Richards Bay South Pier Surf Forecast

/ KZN North (23 surf breaks) /

South Africa (276 surf breaks) / Lat Long: (28.82° S 32.09° E)

Surf Forecasts:

Richards Bay South Pier surfForecast / KZN North / South Africa

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Monday 01 Jun 2026 SAST

Forecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent

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

Today's Richards Bay South Pier sea temperature is 23.1° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Richards Bay South Pier today (01 Jun):

Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 15s period with SSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period with SSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 16s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Richards Bay South Pier at 5PM is: 0.4m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.6m 3s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm June 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (01 Jun)	1.5ft (0.4m)	15s
Afternoon (01 Jun)	1.5ft (0.4m)	13s
Evening (01 Jun)	1.5ft (0.4m)	16s

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

Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Tue afternoon, min 17°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Mon 1					Tuesday 2								Wednesday 3								Thu 4
	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	5 AM	8 AM
Rating (10 max)	1	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	E 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	SSW 14	ESE 8	S 11
Wave Graph
kJ	67	58	85	84	83	78	71	41	40	36	54	42	43	37	37	37	37	37	51	50	50	70	49	81
Wind (km/h)	NE	ENE	NE	NNE	N	N	N	N	NNE	ENE	NE	NNE	N	N	WSW	WSW	SW	S	SE	NNE	N	NNE	NNE	N
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-on	cross	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	cross-on	on	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide			4:22PM1.70m				4:32AM1.74m				4:54PM1.68m					5:04AM1.71m				5:27PM1.65m				5:36AM1.66m
Low Tide	10:12AM0.22m				10:23PM0.28m				10:43AM0.23m				10:56PM0.31m					11:16AM0.26m				11:29PM0.37m


	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:37	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:37	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:37	—
	—	—	5:01	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:00	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:00	—	—	—	—	5:00
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	21	23	22	20	20	19	18	17	22	25	23	21	20	19	19	18	22	23	22	21	20	20	19	19
Feels °C	21	21	20	19	19	19	18	16	21	24	22	21	20	19	18	17	22	24	24	22	19	18	16	18
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 7	SE 7	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	E 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	S 11
kJ	61	45	46	26	26	40	40	40	40	36	54	42	43	37	37	37	37	37	51	50	50	49	49	81
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 14	E 9	E 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	NE 4	NE 4	S 12	S 11	S 11	SSW 4	SSW 4	S 13	SSW 14	SSW 11	ESE 8
kJ	67	39	42	42	42	25	26	19	19	19	34	34	29	10	5	25	10	10	3	2	30	70	40	34
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 8	SSW 13	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SSW 12	S 12	ENE 4	S 14	S 14	S 11	S 11	SSW 4	SSW 6	SSW 15	SSW 14
kJ	22	58	85	84	83	78	71	41	40	35	18	18	18	28	25	2	15	14	10	23	2	4	42	64
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	ENE 2	ENE 3	ENE 4	NE 3	NNE 3	NNE 3	NE 4	NNE 4	NE 4	NE 4	NE 4	NE 4	NE 4	SW 2	WSW 3	SW 4	SSW 4	—	NNE 4	NNE 2	NE 4	NE 5	NE 6
kJ	—	1	9	9	7	8	2	3	10	3	11	21	16	20	1	7	12	11	—	1	1	17	56	58
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Richards Bay South Pier KZN North	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Richards Bay South Pier KZN North	Richards Bay South Pier KZN North	Richards Bay South Pier KZN North	Richards Bay South Pier KZN North	Richards Bay South Pier KZN North	Richards Bay South Pier KZN North	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Richards Bay South Pier KZN North	Richards Bay South Pier KZN North	Richards Bay South Pier KZN North	Richards Bay South Pier KZN North	Richards Bay South Pier KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Richards Bay South Pier KZN North	Siyayi KZN North	Salt Rock KZN North	Zinkwazi KZN North	Mtunzini KZN North
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2
Distance (km)	0	155	155	0	0	0	0	0	0	155	155	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	155	0	49	115	75	35
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Rating (10 max)	1			1	1	1	1	1	1			1	1	1	1	1	1	1		1	1	1	2	2
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Jacobs Bay West Coast	Hout Bay Cape Town	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Hout Bay Cape Town	Hout Bay Cape Town	Hout Bay Cape Town	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Cintsa East Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Cape St Martin West Coast	Santos Reef Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts) Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Barbel Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts) Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Doring Bay West Coast	Barbel Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts) Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Yellow sands Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	3	1	4	2	4	4	4	2	2	4	2	1	4	4	5	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	4	7	9	5	5	4	4	4	6	4	5	5	5	5	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5

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