Richards Bay South Pier Surf Break

Richards Bay South Pier 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 28.82° S 32.09° E

Issued: 1 am 13 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Richards Bay South Pier sea temperature is
22.9° 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 (13 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Jun, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 8s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Jun, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 12s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Jun, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 11s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Richards Bay South Pier at 5AM is: 2.0m 7s primary swell from a South direction and 0.9m 11s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am June 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Jun)7ft (2.1m)8s
Afternoon (13 Jun)7.5ft (2.3m)12s
Evening (13 Jun)6ft (1.8m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Warm (max 25°C on Mon morning, min 18°C on Sat afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Sat night, fresh winds from the NNE by Sun night).

Saturday
13
Sunday
14
Monday
15
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
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
3
3
4
4
4
4
2
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
S
6
2
S
7
2.1
S
8
2.4
S
13
2.3
S
12
2
S
12
1.8
S
11
1.5
S
14
1.5
S
14
1.6
S
14
1.7
S
14
1.6
S
14
1.5
S
14
1.3
S
14
1.2
S
14
1.1
S
13
1
S
13
1
S
13
0.9
S
13
0.9
S
13
1.3
SSW
13
1.7
S
13
0.9
S
13
1.5
S
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
207
360
510
1883
1547
1113
785
919
919
1045
1179
1030
881
613
515
426
342
336
273
268
581
956
263
284
Wind (km/h)
35
S
30
S
25
S
20
S
20
SSW
15
SSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
NW
10
N
15
N
25
NNE
25
NNE
30
NNE
30
NNE
35
NNE
30
N
30
N
25
N
10
NW
30
SSW
25
SSW
25
S
20
SSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
1:57AM1.79m
2:24PM1.67m
2:46AM1.87m
3:12PM1.77m
3:33AM1.91m
3:58PM1.84m
Low Tide
8:14AM0.26m
8:27PM0.23m
9:01AM0.16m
9:16PM0.15m
9:45AM0.10m
10:03PM0.11m
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
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
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
21
20
20
20
19
18
19
18
18
18
18
21
24
23
21
20
20
19
19
25
21
21
21
20
Feels °C
16
15
16
17
16
16
18
17
17
17
16
17
19
19
17
16
16
15
15
23
17
18
18
19
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
ESE
11
0.9
ESE
11
0.9
ESE
11
0.9
ESE
11
0.8
ESE
11
2
S
12
1.8
S
11
1.5
S
14
1.5
S
14
1.6
S
14
1.7
S
14
1.6
S
14
1.5
S
14
1.3
S
14
1.2
S
14
1.1
S
13
1
S
13
1
S
13
0.9
S
13
1
ENE
7
0.9
E
7
0.7
E
7
0.9
S
13
0.8
S
12
Energy kJ
133
176
170
167
130
1113
785
919
919
1045
1179
1030
881
613
515
426
342
336
273
102
79
47
263
196
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NE
7
0.2
ENE
7
0.5
S
14
0.1
NE
7
0.8
ESE
11
0.8
ESE
10
0.8
ESE
10
0.7
ESE
10
0.7
ESE
10
0.7
ESE
10
0.6
ESE
9
0.7
ESE
9
0.7
ESE
9
0.7
ESE
9
0.7
SE
7
0.8
ESE
7
0.7
ESE
7
0.6
ESE
7
0.8
E
7
0.9
S
13
0.7
E
7
0.6
NE
6
0.6
E
7
0.6
E
7
Energy kJ
11
5
106
2
150
125
118
88
86
83
68
73
73
70
49
56
44
41
64
268
48
33
34
34
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
14
0.2
SSW
14
0.3
NE
7
0.1
NE
6
0.1
NE
6
0.1
NE
6
0.1
NE
6
0.1
NE
6
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.5
E
7
0.6
E
7
0.6
E
7
0.5
NE
6
Energy kJ
8
19
7
2
2
1
1
1
26
24
14
24
36
34
19
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
S
6
2
S
7
2.1
S
8
2.4
S
13
2.3
S
12
0.4
NNE
3
0.7
NE
4
1.1
NE
5
1.5
NE
6
1.6
NE
6
1.5
NE
6
1.3
NNE
5
1
NNE
6
1.3
SSW
13
1.7
S
13
1.5
S
6
1.5
S
8
Energy kJ
207
360
510
1883
1547
3
13
56
133
150
154
83
77
581
956
181
284
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
3
3
Distance (km)
206
153
153
97
97
1
0
0
0
0
0
155
155
155
115
115
115
115
35
0
627
627
137
97
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Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
3
4
4
3
3
2
3
4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
9
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
3
5
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
9
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
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