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 27 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Richards Bay South Pier sea temperature is
22.0° C

Slightly cooler than normal

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 (28 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Jun, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Jun, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Jun, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Richards Bay South Pier at 3AM is: 0.7m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 7s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm June 27). An open ocean swell of 1.6m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Jun)2ft (0.6m)14s
Afternoon (28 Jun)2ft (0.6m)14s
Evening (28 Jun)4ft (1.2m)7s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 28°C on Sun afternoon, min 18°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Mon night, light winds from the SSE by Tue afternoon).

Sat
27
Sunday
28
Monday
29
Tue
30
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)
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
15
0.7
SSW
15
0.7
S
14
0.6
S
14
1.2
ENE
7
0.6
S
14
0.6
S
14
1.2
ENE
7
1.2
ENE
7
1.2
E
7
1.6
ENE
7
1.2
E
7
1.1
E
7
0.5
S
18
1
SSW
18
1.6
S
16
2
S
6
1.9
S
7
1.8
S
7
1.7
S
7
1.2
S
8
1.5
ESE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
421
406
300
222
203
148
148
148
144
156
160
155
264
156
131
162
637
1398
308
331
340
311
201
292
Wind (km/h)
30
NE
30
NNE
30
NNE
25
NNE
25
N
25
N
20
N
20
NNE
15
NE
20
NNE
20
N
20
NNE
20
N
15
N
10
NNW
10
S
30
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
5
SSE
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
High Tide
2:32PM1.48m
2:45AM1.59m
3:10PM1.56m
3:22AM1.66m
3:44PM1.63m
3:55AM1.71m
Low Tide
8:32PM0.47m
8:58AM0.38m
9:10PM0.40m
9:33AM0.31m
9:45PM0.34m
10:06AM0.25m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:45
6:45
6:45
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:04
5:04
5:04
5:05
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
23
22
21
20
19
18
25
28
25
22
21
19
18
18
23
25
22
21
21
20
18
18
19
20
Feels °C
19
19
18
17
16
14
20
24
24
21
19
17
15
15
20
23
19
17
18
18
16
17
19
21
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
15
0.7
SSW
15
1.1
E
7
1.1
ENE
7
1.2
ENE
7
1
E
7
0.6
S
14
0.6
S
13
1.2
ENE
7
1.2
E
7
1.2
E
8
1.2
E
7
1.1
E
7
1
E
7
1
E
8
0.9
E
8
0.8
E
8
0.8
E
8
0.9
E
9
1.7
S
7
1.1
ESE
8
1.5
ESE
8
Energy kJ
421
406
300
222
107
111
124
94
144
130
160
155
163
156
131
108
111
94
76
78
125
311
176
292
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
10
0.9
E
7
0.7
S
14
0.6
S
14
0.6
S
14
0.6
S
14
0.5
S
13
0.5
S
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
19
0.5
S
18
1
SSW
18
1.1
ENE
8
1
E
8
1
E
9
0.7
SSW
15
0.9
ESE
9
1.2
S
8
1
S
8
Energy kJ
8
79
203
148
148
148
87
87
57
57
125
162
637
155
127
146
237
123
201
140
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
23
0.1
S
22
0.2
S
20
0.3
SSW
13
0.3
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
13
0.6
S
15
1
SSE
6
0.6
S
14
Energy kJ
10
9
32
34
33
111
170
85
153
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
ENE
6
1.6
ENE
6
1.6
NE
6
1.6
NE
6
1.1
NNE
5
0.9
N
4
0.2
NNW
4
1.4
NE
7
1.1
E
7
1.2
ENE
7
1.7
ENE
7
1.7
ENE
7
1.6
ENE
7
1.7
ENE
7
0.9
SSW
18
1.6
S
16
2
S
6
1.9
S
7
1.8
S
7
1.1
SE
6
Energy kJ
129
184
182
190
59
31
2
178
120
156
251
266
264
274
510
1398
308
331
340
96
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
4
1
1
2
2
1
1
2
2
3
2
2
2
1
3
2
4
3
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
371
229
151
115
75
35
35
155
152
35
35
35
35
0
0
1
90
230
438
2
153
1
1
2
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Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
2
3
3
3
2
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
2
3
3
4
5
9
7
4
5
6
5
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
6
9
8
8
6
6
9
5
5
9
6
9
7
5
5
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
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