Richards Bay South Pier 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 28.82° S 32.09° E

Issued: 1 pm 12 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Richards Bay South Pier sea temperature is

22.2° C

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

Surf Forecasts:

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

Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 13s period with S swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with S swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Richards Bay South Pier at 5PM is: 1.3m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 12). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (12 Jul)	5ft (1.5m)	13s
Afternoon (12 Jul)	4.5ft (1.3m)	12s
Evening (12 Jul)	3.5ft (1.1m)	12s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 23°C on Tue afternoon, min 17°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.
	Sun 12					Monday 13								Tuesday 14								Wed 15
	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	1	2	1	2	2	2	3	1	0	0	1	2	2	3	3	2	1	1	2	3	3	3	3
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 12	S 12	S 12	S 12	S 12	S 12	SE 7	ESE 7	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 8	SE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10
Wave Graph
kJ	591	493	488	409	278	221	222	250	270	270	288	268	208	264	481	578	573	528	641	579	533	556	518	529
Wind (km/h)	S	SE	ESE	E	N	WNW	NW	NNW	NE	ENE	ENE	NE	N	NNE	N	N	NNE	NE	NE	NNE	NNE	NNE	N	NNW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	on	on	cross-on	glassy	off	glassy	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide			2:19PM1.58m				2:43AM1.75m				3:11PM1.73m				3:31AM1.84m				3:57PM1.86m				4:14AM1.90m
Low Tide	8:06AM0.38m				8:24PM0.33m				8:57AM0.24m				9:16PM0.21m				9:42AM0.12m				10:03PM0.13m


	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:43	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:43	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:43	—
	—	—	5:09	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:09	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:10	—	—	—	—	5:10
mm	—	—	—	2	3	1	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	20	20	20	19	18	17	17	17	19	20	20	19	19	18	18	17	21	23	20	20	19	18	17	17
Feels °C	19	18	20	19	19	17	18	17	19	18	18	18	18	18	18	16	19	20	18	19	18	17	16	17
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 12	S 12	S 12	S 12	S 12	ESE 7	SE 7	ESE 7	ESE 8	ESE 8	S 11	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 8	SE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10
kJ	591	493	488	409	278	96	222	250	270	270	121	268	208	264	481	578	573	528	641	579	533	556	518	529
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	ESE 7	S 12	S 12	S 12	S 12	S 11	S 13	S 11	S 11	S 11	E 8	E 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 10
kJ	15	16	15	23	73	221	175	132	166	160	14	118	119	89	156	183	52	51	33	31	18	18	17	17
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 9	S 7	SSE 7	S 15	SSE 14	SSE 15	—	S 14	S 13	—	SSE 10	SSW 11	SSW 11	—	SSW 11	S 10	S 10	S 10	—	SW 14	—
kJ	24	14	14	15	35	41	18	41	21	—	36	3	—	10	158	121	—	49	30	17	8	—	7	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	E 8	—	—	ESE 8	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	ENE 4	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	186	—	—	288	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	31	—	—	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Senoritas KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North	Zinkwazi KZN North	Mtunzini 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	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Siyayi 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	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Siyayi 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
Rating (10 max)	2	3	2	2	2	2	2	3	2	3	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3
Distance (km)	1	2	75	35	0	0	0	0	155	155	155	49	0	0	0	0	155	155	155	49	0	0	0	0
Best forecast wave conditions in KwaZulu-Natal North Coast	Alkantstrand	Alkantstrand	Blythedale	Umhlanga	Richards Bay (Outside)	Cape Vidal	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)				Siyayi	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)	Kosi Bay			Sodwana	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	2	3	2	3				2	2	2	3	3	3			3	3	3	3	3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Yellow sands Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Vredenberg Point West Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Double Mouth Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts) Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Glen Eden Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Van Stadens Mouth Eastern Cape (S)	Sea Vista Eastern Cape (S)	Sea Vista Eastern Cape (S)	Yellow sands Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Yellow sands Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Yellow sands Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts) Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts) Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts) Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Barbel Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts) Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Yellow sands Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Yellow sands Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Yellow sands Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Yellow sands Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating (10 max)	4	3	3	3	4	3	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	6	5	7	8	9	9	8	5	9	6	6	7	6	4	4

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