Richards Bay South Pier Surf Break

Richards Bay South Pier 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 28.82° S 32.09° E

Issued: 7 am 11 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Richards Bay South Pier sea temperature is
22.8° C

Normal for this time of year

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 (11 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 6s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Richards Bay South Pier at 1PM is: 0.7m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.5m 12s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.0m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am June 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Jun)2.5ft (0.8m)9s
Afternoon (11 Jun)2.5ft (0.7m)9s
Evening (11 Jun)5ft (1.6m)6s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Warm (max 26°C on Thu afternoon, min 17°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNE on Thu night, calm by Sat night).

Thursday
11
Friday
12
Saturday
13
Sun
14
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
!
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2
4
4
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
9
0.5
S
13
0.7
ESE
9
1.4
ENE
5
1.6
NE
6
0.6
ESE
9
0.6
ESE
9
0.6
E
9
0.5
ESE
9
0.7
ENE
7
0.6
E
8
0.6
ENE
7
0.6
ESE
11
0.6
ESE
11
1.5
S
6
1.7
S
6
2.1
S
7
2
S
8
2.3
S
12
2.1
S
12
1.7
S
11
1.7
S
15
1.6
S
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
111
113
85
82
106
155
59
61
56
44
42
51
36
90
93
134
219
437
546
1544
1204
701
1212
1059
Wind (km/h)
20
NNE
20
N
25
NNE
25
NNE
30
NE
30
NNE
30
NNE
30
N
20
N
15
NNW
5
N
5
SSE
10
SSE
25
SSW
30
SSW
30
S
30
S
30
S
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
10
SSW
5
WSW
10
W
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
High Tide
12:34PM1.44m
1:03AM1.68m
1:32PM1.55m
1:57AM1.79m
2:24PM1.67m
Low Tide
6:26AM0.50m
6:36PM0.44m
7:24AM0.38m
7:34PM0.33m
8:14AM0.26m
8:27PM0.23m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:41
6:41
6:41
6:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:00
5:00
5:00
5:00
 mm
1
2
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
18
17
22
26
23
22
20
20
18
17
24
26
24
22
22
21
20
18
19
18
19
18
18
18
Feels °C
16
14
18
22
20
19
15
16
15
13
21
24
22
19
18
17
16
14
16
15
16
17
17
16
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
9
0.7
ESE
9
0.7
ESE
9
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.6
ESE
9
0.6
ESE
9
1
NE
6
0.7
NE
7
0.7
ENE
7
0.6
E
8
0.6
ENE
7
0.6
ESE
11
0.6
ESE
11
0.7
ESE
11
0.8
ESE
11
0.9
ESE
11
1
S
13
0.9
ESE
11
2.1
S
12
1.7
S
11
1.7
S
15
1.6
S
14
Energy kJ
111
113
82
82
59
57
59
61
79
46
41
51
31
90
93
133
143
170
339
161
1204
701
1212
1059
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
14
0.5
S
13
0.5
S
13
0.5
S
12
0.4
SSW
12
0.4
SSW
12
0.4
SSW
12
0.3
SSW
12
0.6
E
9
0.5
ESE
9
0.5
ESE
9
0.6
ENE
7
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
7
0.4
NE
7
0.3
NE
7
0.6
SSW
14
0.9
ESE
11
0.1
NE
7
0.8
ESE
10
0.8
ESE
10
0.8
ESE
10
0.7
ESE
10
Energy kJ
103
92
85
76
48
47
46
27
56
44
42
31
22
20
20
11
7
140
167
2
125
116
114
85
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
5
0.1
S
6
0.1
S
15
0.3
S
11
0.3
SSW
11
0.3
SSW
11
0.3
S
11
0.4
ESE
10
0.3
S
11
0.1
SW
15
0.1
SW
14
0.2
SSW
14
0.4
NE
7
0.1
NE
7
0.2
NNE
6
0.1
NE
6
0.7
S
15
0.1
NE
6
0.1
NE
6
Energy kJ
1
1
5
23
25
24
22
36
21
9
8
19
11
2
4
2
215
2
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
NNE
3
0.7
NE
4
0.9
NE
4
1
NE
5
1.4
ENE
5
1.6
NE
6
1.4
NE
6
1.4
NE
6
1.6
NNE
6
0.4
SSW
3
1.1
S
4
1.5
S
6
1.7
S
6
2.1
S
7
2
S
8
2.3
S
12
Energy kJ
8
14
26
41
106
155
129
135
215
2
45
134
219
437
546
1544
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
6
6
3
4
1
4
3
4
4
Distance (km)
115
35
155
155
155
115
75
49
35
0
0
2
2
2
153
438
438
153
153
153
97
1
0
0
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Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
3
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
4
4
4
4
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Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
3
4
3
4
4
2
2
4
4
4
4
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
6
7
6
6
6
6
6
6
7
7
9
9
8
8
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
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