Richards Bay South Pier Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.82° S 32.09° E

Richards Bay South Pier 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 11 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Richards Bay South Pier sea temperature is
21.6° C
0.0° 

Richards Bay South Pier surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Richards Bay South Pier today (12 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Richards Bay South Pier at 12AM is: 2.5m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.9m 11s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.6m 14s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 11). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Aug)--
Afternoon (12 Aug)10ft (3.0m)9s
Evening (12 Aug)8ft (2.5m)8s

Table - waves today at Richards Bay South Pier. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Tue night. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue night, min 16°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SE on Tue night, calm by Thu night).

Tue
11
Wednesday
12
Thursday
13
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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2
1
1
1
3
4
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
SE
8
2.5
SE
8
2.5
SE
8
2.5
SE
9
3
SE
9
3
SE
9
3
SE
9
3
SE
9
3
SE
9
2.5
SE
9
2.4
SE
9
2.3
SE
9
2.1
ESE
9
2
ESE
9
1.9
ESE
9
1.8
SE
9
1.7
ESE
8
1.7
SE
8
0.8
SSW
17
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1132
986
948
1185
1642
1642
1433
1297
1341
1212
904
842
691
604
541
471
383
419
392
Wind (km/h)
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
SE
30
SE
25
SE
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
10
S
10
S
5
S
10
SW
15
SSW
15
S
10
SSE
5
SE
5
SW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
High Tide
3:10PM1.79m
3:26AM1.85m
3:49PM1.95m
4:02AM1.94m
4:25PM2.05m
Low Tide
9:16PM0.21m
9:34AM0.08m
9:55PM0.10m
10:09AM-0.03m
10:31PM0.04m
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:26
6:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:25
5:25
5:27
 mm
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
Temp °C
18
17
18
18
17
17
18
17
17
17
18
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
Feels °C
12
12
12
12
11
12
13
12
13
14
15
15
15
15
14
14
15
17
17
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