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 10 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Richards Bay South Pier sea temperature is
22.9° C

Normal for this time of year

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 (11 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 6s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Richards Bay South Pier at 1AM is: 0.9m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm June 10). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Jun)2.5ft (0.8m)9s
Afternoon (11 Jun)2.5ft (0.7m)9s
Evening (11 Jun)5ft (1.5m)6s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Warm (max 26°C on Thu afternoon, min 17°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNE on Thu night, calm by Fri morning).

Wed
10
Thursday
11
Friday
12
Sat
13
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
0
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
ESE
9
0.8
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
9
0.8
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
9
0.5
S
13
0.7
ESE
9
1.4
NE
5
1.6
NE
6
0.4
SSW
12
0.6
ESE
9
0.6
ESE
9
0.5
ESE
9
0.6
E
9
0.6
ENE
7
0.4
ESE
10
0.6
ESE
11
0.6
ESE
11
0.8
ESE
12
0.9
ESE
11
0.9
ESE
11
1.5
S
7
1
S
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
90
101
106
119
103
113
85
82
119
155
46
61
61
45
54
41
36
91
95
156
186
173
205
276
Wind (km/h)
10
E
10
NE
15
N
15
N
20
N
20
N
25
NNE
25
NNE
30
NE
30
NNE
30
NNE
30
N
20
N
10
NNW
5
N
5
ESE
10
ESE
20
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
S
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
on
on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
00:02AM1.58m
12:34PM1.44m
1:03AM1.68m
1:32PM1.55m
1:57AM1.79m
Low Tide
5:29PM0.53m
6:26AM0.50m
6:36PM0.44m
7:24AM0.38m
7:34PM0.33m
8:14AM0.26m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:41
6:41
6:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:00
5:00
5:00
5:00
 mm
1
3
2
Temp °C
21
20
20
19
18
17
22
26
23
21
20
19
18
18
23
26
24
21
21
21
20
20
19
19
Feels °C
20
20
19
18
16
14
18
22
20
17
16
15
15
15
21
24
23
18
18
18
18
19
17
17
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
ESE
9
0.8
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
9
0.8
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
9
0.7
ESE
9
0.7
ESE
9
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.6
ESE
9
0.9
NE
6
0.7
NE
7
0.6
ENE
7
0.5
ESE
8
0.4
ENE
7
0.6
ESE
11
0.6
ESE
11
0.8
ESE
12
0.9
ESE
11
0.9
ESE
11
1.2
S
6
1.1
SSE
6
Energy kJ
90
101
106
119
103
113
82
82
59
57
39
61
68
46
30
41
17
91
95
156
186
173
108
95
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
S
6
0.4
S
6
0.3
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.5
S
14
0.5
S
13
0.5
S
13
0.5
S
12
0.4
SSW
12
0.4
SSW
12
0.4
SSW
12
0.3
SSW
12
0.6
ESE
9
0.5
ESE
9
0.6
E
9
0.6
ENE
7
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ENE
7
0.4
NE
7
0.4
NE
7
0.3
NE
6
0.3
SSW
14
0.9
ESE
11
1
S
12
Energy kJ
10
10
37
70
103
92
85
76
48
47
46
27
61
45
54
30
22
20
13
11
6
40
167
276
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSW
12
0.3
SSW
14
0.3
S
5
0.2
SSW
6
0.2
S
5
0.1
S
6
0.1
S
15
0.3
S
11
0.3
SSW
11
0.3
SSW
11
0.3
S
11
0.4
ESE
10
0.3
S
11
0.1
SW
15
0.1
S
14
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
10
0.6
S
13
0.9
ESE
11
Energy kJ
14
38
5
3
2
1
5
23
25
24
22
36
21
8
4
8
8
125
164
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ENE
3
0.4
NE
3
0.5
NNE
3
0.7
NNE
3
0.8
NNE
4
0.9
NE
4
1.1
NE
5
1.4
NE
5
1.6
NE
6
1.5
NE
6
1.3
NE
6
1.5
NNE
6
0.3
SSW
2
0.9
SSW
4
1.1
SSW
5
1.1
S
5
1.2
S
6
1.5
S
7
Energy kJ
3
2
5
10
16
26
49
119
155
151
120
187
1
25
59
65
92
205
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
3
3
Distance (km)
155
35
0
115
35
35
116
155
155
115
75
49
35
0
0
60
35
2
2
153
153
153
153
206
Best forecast wave conditions in KwaZulu-Natal North Coast
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
3
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
4
4
2
2
4
3
4
4
5
5
5
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
8
9
8
7
5
7
7
6
6
6
6
6
7
7
8
8
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
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