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 pm 20 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Richards Bay South Pier sea temperature is
22.3° 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 (20 Jun):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jun, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 12s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jun, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Richards Bay South Pier at 11PM is: 1.1m 11s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.9m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm June 20). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Jun)--
Afternoon (20 Jun)5.5ft (1.7m)12s
Evening (20 Jun)4ft (1.2m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Tue afternoon, min 17°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
20
Sunday
21
Monday
22
Tue
23
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
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
3
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
3
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
S
12
1.2
S
12
1.1
SSE
11
1
SSE
10
1.2
SSE
10
1.2
SSE
10
1.1
SE
10
1
SE
10
0.9
SSE
10
0.9
SE
10
1.3
NE
6
0.5
SSE
9
0.7
SE
9
0.7
SE
9
1.1
NE
6
0.6
S
19
0.8
S
18
0.9
S
18
1
S
18
1
S
18
1
S
18
1
S
17
1
S
17
0.9
S
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
657
396
303
236
267
277
229
192
168
137
124
49
81
79
87
263
416
515
628
621
607
580
540
412
Wind (km/h)
15
ENE
15
NNE
15
N
20
N
20
NNE
20
N
25
N
25
NNE
25
NNE
30
NNE
30
NNE
25
N
20
N
15
N
15
N
10
ENE
15
NE
15
NNE
15
N
20
N
15
N
15
N
10
N
10
ENE
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
High Tide
7:53PM1.63m
8:03AM1.46m
8:49PM1.53m
9:03AM1.35m
9:54PM1.44m
10:18AM1.28m
Low Tide
2:02AM0.54m
2:16PM0.45m
3:02AM0.64m
3:15PM0.56m
4:14AM0.69m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:43
6:43
6:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:01
5:01
5:01
5:01
 mm
Temp °C
20
20
19
19
17
17
21
22
22
20
19
19
18
17
22
25
24
21
20
19
18
18
23
26
Feels °C
17
17
16
16
13
13
16
17
17
15
15
15
15
14
20
23
22
20
18
16
15
15
21
24
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
S
12
1.2
S
12
1.1
SSE
11
1
SSE
10
1.2
SSE
10
1.2
SSE
10
1.1
SE
10
1
SE
10
0.9
SSE
10
0.9
SE
10
0.8
SE
9
0.5
SSE
9
0.7
SE
9
0.7
SE
9
0.8
ENE
6
0.7
ENE
6
0.8
S
18
0.9
S
18
1
ENE
6
1
S
18
1
S
18
1
S
17
1
S
17
0.9
S
16
Energy kJ
657
396
303
236
267
277
229
192
168
137
106
49
81
79
42
39
416
515
73
621
607
580
540
412
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
9
1.1
SE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.8
ESE
8
0.4
SSW
12
0.7
SSW
12
0.6
SSW
12
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.2
S
16
0.5
SE
9
0.3
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
15
0.6
SE
9
0.6
SE
9
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
1
S
18
0.9
ENE
6
0.9
ENE
6
0.8
ENE
6
0.8
ENE
6
0.7
ENE
6
Energy kJ
6
128
95
71
46
123
91
5
5
5
20
37
44
74
64
62
58
57
628
60
62
42
44
43
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
12
0.4
SSW
12
0.1
S
16
0.2
E
8
0.3
ESE
6
0.2
E
8
0.1
SW
16
0.2
SSW
16
0.1
SE
12
0.2
S
16
0.2
ESE
12
0.3
SE
12
0.4
SSW
15
0.6
S
19
0.2
ESE
12
0.1
SE
12
0.6
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.5
SE
9
0.5
SE
9
0.4
ESE
8
0.5
ESE
8
Energy kJ
78
49
5
6
6
6
10
25
6
19
15
23
75
263
14
6
47
47
36
37
27
34
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
ESE
8
0.5
NE
3
0.5
NNE
3
0.8
NNE
4
0.8
NNE
4
1
NNE
4
1
NNE
4
1.1
NE
5
1.2
NE
5
1.3
NE
6
1.3
NE
6
1.3
NE
6
1.1
NE
6
0.9
NE
6
1.1
NE
6
1.1
NE
6
0.9
ENE
6
1
ENE
6
1.4
NE
6
1.3
NE
6
1.3
NE
6
1.1
NE
6
1.3
NE
6
1.1
NE
6
Energy kJ
92
5
6
16
18
37
38
47
74
107
124
124
80
52
87
92
55
80
152
136
118
90
118
94
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
2
3
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
Distance (km)
840
0
35
206
115
115
115
155
155
115
115
75
35
35
0
155
140
35
35
35
35
1
0
155
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Rating
(10 max)
3
2
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
9
9
9
8
8
7
7
7
6
6
6
7
7
5
5
5
5
5
6
5
5
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