Richards Bay South Pier 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 28.82° S 32.09° E

Issued: 1 pm 08 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Richards Bay South Pier sea temperature is

21.9° 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 (08 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with SE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 14s period with SSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Richards Bay South Pier at 4PM is: 0.4m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.7m 5s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (08 Jul)	1.5ft (0.5m)	9s
Afternoon (08 Jul)	1ft (0.3m)	14s
Evening (08 Jul)	3.5ft (1.0m)	6s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 24°C on Wed afternoon, min 18°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.
	Wed 8					Thursday 9								Friday 10								Sat 11
	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	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	3	3	3	4	4	!	!	2	3	3	3	3
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 9	SE 10	SSW 14	NE 6	SSW 14	SSW 15	S 14	S 14	S 15	S 15	S 14	S 14	S 13	S 13	S 13	S 15	S 16	S 15	S 15	S 14	S 14	S 14	S 14	S 13
Wave Graph
kJ	43	45	69	69	70	305	107	104	119	163	801	946	878	734	712	1085	1701	1972	1869	1626	1407	1210	1158	1002
Wind (km/h)	N	NE	NE	NNE	W	SSW	SSW	SSW	SW	SSW	S	SSE	WNW	WNW	NW	N	SE	SSE	S	S	SSW	SW	SW	SW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	glassy	glassy	cross-off	glassy	glassy	glassy	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross
High Tide	8:55AM1.39m				9:43PM1.51m				10:15AM1.31m					11:09PM1.48m				11:52AM1.32m				00:36AM1.53m
Low Tide			3:08PM0.52m				4:09AM0.62m				4:27PM0.58m					5:40AM0.61m				6:00PM0.56m				7:02AM0.51m


	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:45	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:43	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:43	—
	—	—	5:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:08	—	—	—	—	5:08
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	2	1	1
Temp °C	21	24	24	20	19	21	20	19	20	21	20	20	19	18	18	18	21	20	20	20	19	18	18	18
Feels °C	19	21	21	18	16	19	18	17	17	19	20	21	20	18	19	19	22	18	19	20	19	18	18	18
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 9	SE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 8	E 8	E 8	S 15	S 14	S 14	S 13	S 13	S 13	S 15	S 16	S 15	S 15	S 14	S 14	S 14	S 14	S 13
kJ	43	45	36	35	55	40	51	33	30	163	801	946	878	734	712	1085	1701	1972	1869	1626	1407	1210	1158	1002
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 6	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	ESE 9	ESE 9	S 14	S 14	S 15	E 8	E 9	E 9	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8
kJ	12	40	69	69	34	33	107	104	119	30	56	53	49	45	43	29	28	28	28	28	18	18	18	21
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 14	—	ENE 8	ENE 9	SSW 14	ENE 8	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 16	ESE 9	ESE 9	SE 15	SE 15	E 8	SSE 14	SE 13	SE 13	SE 13	SE 13	SE 13	—	—
kJ	38	—	7	8	70	7	23	22	22	21	10	8	8	9	8	42	18	7	7	7	7	6	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	ENE 6	NE 5	NE 6	S 6	SSW 15	SSW 5	SSW 5	SSW 6	S 6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	18	29	59	1	305	48	59	65	69	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Richards Bay South Pier KZN North	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Umhlanga KZN North	Siyayi KZN North	Richards Bay South Pier KZN North	Mapelane KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Alkantstrand 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	Richards Bay South Pier KZN North	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Cintsa East Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Mapelane KZN North	Senoritas KZN North	Senoritas KZN North	Senoritas KZN North	Senoritas KZN North
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	4	3	4	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3
Distance (km)	0	155	140	49	0	57	2	2	2	557	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	557	585	57	1	1	1	1
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Rating (10 max)	1		1	1	2	2	1	1	1		3	4	4	4	3	4	4			4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	5	4	4	4	6	7	5	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	5	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	7	6	6	7	9	9	9	8	6	6	6	5	6	6	5	5	6	7	8	8	8	5	5	5

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