Richards Bay South Pier Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.82° S 32.09° E

Richards Bay South Pier 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 31 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Richards Bay South Pier sea temperature is
20.7°C
1.0° 

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 (31 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Richards Bay South Pier at 9PM is: 1.0m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)9s
Afternoon (31 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)10s
Evening (31 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 33°C on Thu morning, min 19°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds.

Mon
31
Tuesday
1
Wednesday
2
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)
1
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
2
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
E
9
1.1
E
10
1
E
9
1
E
9
0.9
E
9
0.9
E
9
0.8
E
9
0.8
E
9
0.8
ESE
8
1.2
E
8
1.6
ENE
5
1.2
ENE
6
1.1
E
6
1.2
ENE
7
1.3
ENE
7
1.2
ENE
7
1
E
8
0.7
S
15
0.8
S
15
0.9
SSW
16
1.1
S
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
211
216
171
164
130
130
101
96
94
196
133
90
94
131
153
135
118
209
291
427
635
Wind (km/h)
5
E
15
ESE
15
E
10
ENE
5
NE
5
NNE
10
NE
15
NNE
20
NNE
25
NE
25
NE
10
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
25
N
20
N
25
SSW
20
SSW
15
S
15
SW
5
W
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
High Tide
5:31PM2.03m
5:42AM1.88m
6:01PM1.93m
6:12AM1.76m
6:34PM1.78m
Low Tide
11:18AM-0.02m
11:39PM0.08m
11:47AM0.06m
00:10AM0.18m
12:19PM0.18m
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:05
6:05
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:36
5:37
5:37
 mm
Temp °C
22
22
20
20
20
20
19
20
26
29
26
23
23
23
22
24
27
22
20
20
20
Feels °C
24
21
20
21
22
22
20
20
25
26
24
24
21
21
19
21
23
21
20
21
22
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