Richards Bay South Pier 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 28.82° S 32.09° E

Issued: 1 am 06 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Richards Bay South Pier sea temperature is

20.9°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 (06 Sep):

Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with ESE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with ESE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 24s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Richards Bay South Pier at 8AM is: 1.6m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.7m 12s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 06). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (06 Sep)	5ft (1.5m)	8s
Afternoon (06 Sep)	4.5ft (1.3m)	8s
Evening (06 Sep)	2ft (0.6m)	24s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Warm (max 23°C on Tue afternoon, min 18°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sun morning, fresh winds from the NE by Tue afternoon).
	Sunday 6								Monday 7								Tuesday 8
	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)	3	3	2	0	0	1	1	2	3	3	!	!	!	!	!	3	3	3	2	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	S 24	S 23	S 22	S 20	S 19	S 18	S 17	S 16	S 16	S 15	S 15	S 14	S 14	S 13	SSE 12	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 7
Wave Graph
kJ	411	363	338	254	254	232	396	657	1117	1782	4171	4841	4154	2948	2178	1525	1087	938	674	521	246	320	312	282
Wind (km/h)	SE	SSE	WSW	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	ESE	SE	E	E	ENE	NE	NE	NE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NE	NE	NE	NNE	NNE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	on	on	on	on	on	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide					12:06PM1.21m				00:55AM1.33m				1:34PM1.43m				1:55AM1.53m					2:21PM1.67m
Low Tide			5:17AM0.79m				6:25PM0.74m				7:14AM0.61m				7:44PM0.53m					8:05AM0.39m				8:29PM0.33m


	—	6:01	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:00	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:58	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	5:38	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:39	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:39	—	—
mm	—	—	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	18	18	18	18	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	22	23	20	19	19
Feels °C	20	19	19	17	17	18	17	18	18	18	18	19	18	17	17	17	17	17	16	18	18	15	15	15
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	S 20	S 19	S 18	S 17	S 16	S 16	S 15	S 15	S 14	S 14	S 13	SSE 12	SSE 13	SSE 12	SSE 11
kJ	411	363	338	254	254	232	187	174	142	1782	4171	4841	4154	2948	2178	1525	1087	938	674	521	246	273	145	135
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 10	E 10	S 12	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 23	S 22	S 14	ESE 7	ESE 8	ESE 9	—	E 10	E 10	E 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	S 13	S 18	SSW 13	SSW 13
kJ	71	70	130	149	149	146	144	657	1117	315	104	75	118	—	68	49	49	33	33	32	92	6	34	33
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 12	S 12	E 9	E 9	SSE 15	S 25	S 24	S 11	S 10	E 8	SE 7	—	—	—	—	—	—	S 20	S 20	—	—	—	—	SSE 14
kJ	47	103	27	15	42	201	396	141	104	74	19	—	—	—	—	—	—	7	7	—	—	—	—	19
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	E 10	E 10	E 10	ENE 4	ENE 5	ENE 5	ENE 5	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 7
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	149	115	148	26	39	48	64	81	214	320	312	282
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	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	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Mtunzini KZN North	Blythedale KZN North	Mtunzini KZN North	Siyayi KZN North	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Keurbooms Garden Route	Keurbooms Garden Route	Doughnuts Backreef Eastern Cape (S)	Mtati Eastern Cape (S)	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Igoda Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Mtati Eastern Cape (S)	Sea Vista Eastern Cape (S)	Doughnuts Backreef Eastern Cape (S)	Sodwana KZN North
Rating (10 max)	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	3	4	5	5	6	5	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	2	3	2	2
Distance (km)	0	0	0	155	155	155	155	155	35	97	35	49	155	1006	1006	853	708	576	155	629	708	848	853	206
Best forecast wave conditions in KwaZulu-Natal North Coast	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)	Umhlanga						Siyayi	Blythedale	Umhlanga	Siyayi												Sodwana
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3						4	5	6	6												2
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Koeel Bay Overberg	Koeel Bay Overberg	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Amanzimtoti Durban/KZN South	Amanzimtoti Durban/KZN South	Siyayi KZN North	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Boneyards Eastern Cape (S)	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	J-Bay Eastern Cape (S)	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	The Hoek Cape Town
Rating (10 max)	4	5	5	6	4	3	5	5	4	7	8	6	5	4	4	5	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	6	5	5	6	5	8	7	6	6	7	8	5	5	5	5	6	6	9	9	8	8	7	6	6

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