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 am Sunday 24 May 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 23.6° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Richards Bay South Pier today?

The current surf forecast for Richards Bay South Pier at 8AM is: 0.6m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (24 May)	2ft (0.6m)	10s
Afternoon (24 May)	2.5ft (0.7m)	12s
Evening (24 May)	1.5ft (0.5m)	12s

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 Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Warm (max 25°C on Tue afternoon, min 18°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Sunday 24								Monday 25								Tuesday 26
	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	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	S 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SE 10	S 18	S 17	S 16	S 15	S 14
Wave Graph
kJ	96	70	70	68	141	81	77	97	93	91	85	83	82	88	86	64	63	63	45	160	215	186	161	153
Wind (km/h)	SSW	S	SSW	SSW	SSE	SE	ESE	NNW	NW	NNW	NNW	NNE	NE	NE	NE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	N	NE	NE	NNE	N
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-on	cross-on	on	glassy	off	off	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide				10:12AM1.27m					11:14PM1.43m				11:42AM1.30m				00:22AM1.50m				12:46PM1.39m
Low Tide		4:05AM0.72m				4:26PM0.62m					5:37AM0.68m				5:47PM0.59m				6:42AM0.59m				6:47PM0.53m


	—	6:31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:33	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	5:04	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:04	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:02	—	—
mm	1	1	1	2	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	21	20	20	22	22	21	21	20	20	19	19	22	23	22	21	20	19	19	18	22	25	23	21	20
Feels °C	21	20	20	23	23	22	23	22	21	20	20	22	22	21	20	19	18	18	17	21	24	22	21	21
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 10	S 5	E 10	E 10	S 12	E 10	E 10	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SE 10	SE 10	S 17	S 16	S 15	NE 6
kJ	96	15	70	68	141	47	47	97	93	91	85	83	82	88	86	64	63	63	45	45	215	186	161	47
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 10	E 10	SSE 9	SE 12	E 10	SSE 12	SSE 12	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	SSW 13	SW 13	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 8	ESE 8	SE 14	S 18	SE 10	SE 9	SE 9	S 14
kJ	31	70	28	37	68	81	77	45	39	40	40	39	16	6	16	16	13	12	29	160	44	43	31	153
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 13	SSE 9	SE 12	SSW 14	SSW 14	S 6	S 6	SSW 13	SSW 14	SSW 12	SSW 13	SSW 13	S 16	S 16	S 16	S 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	S 19	SE 13	SE 13	SE 13	SE 13	SE 9
kJ	43	28	39	20	18	12	11	18	19	15	16	16	5	5	5	5	25	25	29	46	44	43	40	30
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 5	S 5	S 4	S 9	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	E 9	ENE 4	ENE 4	NE 5	NE 5	NE 5	NE 5	NE 5	NE 5	ENE 5	NE 5	NE 6
kJ	29	27	14	57	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	57	27	42	41	47	49	42	31	28	45	67	89
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Alkantstrand KZN North	Senoritas KZN North	Senoritas KZN North	Senoritas KZN North	Alkantstrand 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	Richards Bay South Pier KZN North	Richards Bay South Pier KZN North	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Country Club (African Beach) Durban/KZN South	Salt Rock KZN North	Siyayi KZN North	Mtunzini KZN North	Siyayi KZN North	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Siyayi KZN North	Richards Bay South Pier KZN North
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	1	2	1
Distance (km)	2	1	1	1	2	35	0	0	0	0	0	0	155	155	155	151	115	49	35	49	155	155	49	0
Best forecast wave conditions in KwaZulu-Natal North Coast	Siyayi	Alkantstrand	Umhlanga	Mapelane	Alkantstrand	Siyayi	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)				Kosi Bay	Kosi Bay	Umhlanga	Umhlanga	Siyayi			Umhlanga	Richards Bay (Outside)
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1				1	1	2	2	2			2	1
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Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	5	4	4	5	5	6	7	9	9	9	9	8

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