Richards Bay South Pier Surf Break
Lat Long: 28.82° S 32.09° E

Richards Bay South Pier 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Weather Forecast for Richards Bay South Pier

Issued: 7 am 05 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Richards Bay South Pier sea temperature is
23.1° 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 (05 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Richards Bay South Pier at 11AM is: 1.2m 12s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 1.2m 5s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am June 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Jun)4.5ft (1.3m)12s
Afternoon (05 Jun)3.5ft (1.1m)11s
Evening (05 Jun)4.5ft (1.4m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Fri morning. Warm (max 21°C on Sun afternoon, min 17°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
5
Saturday
6
Sunday
7
Mon
8
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
2 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
0
0
0
0
2
2
2
2
3
2
1
2
3
3
3
3
3
0
1
2
3
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
SSE
12
1.4
SSE
12
1.2
SSE
12
1.1
SSE
11
1.8
S
10
1.4
S
9
1.3
S
9
1.3
S
10
1.4
S
9
1.3
S
10
1.2
S
10
1.4
ESE
11
1.5
ESE
11
1.6
ESE
11
1.6
ESE
11
1.6
ESE
11
1.5
ESE
10
1.6
ESE
10
1.4
ESE
10
1.4
ESE
10
1.5
ESE
10
1.5
ESE
10
1.5
ESE
10
1.5
ESE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
550
480
355
319
666
304
274
305
332
312
257
450
543
595
584
540
471
520
418
410
464
442
442
433
Wind (km/h)
15
NNW
15
W
25
SW
20
SSW
15
S
15
S
10
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
5
SW
5
S
10
ESE
10
E
10
ENE
5
N
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
WNW
0
E
10
E
15
ENE
10
NE
10
N
10
N
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
off
off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
6:43PM1.55m
6:51AM1.52m
7:29PM1.50m
7:39AM1.44m
8:26PM1.46m
Low Tide
12:27PM0.37m
00:46AM0.52m
1:08PM0.44m
1:35AM0.59m
1:58PM0.51m
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:37
6:37
6:39
6:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:00
5:00
5:00
5:00
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
18
17
19
20
20
20
18
19
18
18
20
20
20
20
19
18
18
18
20
21
20
20
19
18
Feels °C
15
15
15
16
17
17
16
18
16
17
20
19
19
19
19
18
18
18
20
19
18
19
18
17
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
SSE
12
1.4
SSE
12
1.2
SSE
12
1.1
SSE
11
0.9
ESE
8
1
SSE
10
1.3
S
9
1.3
S
10
1.4
S
9
1.3
S
10
1.2
S
10
1.4
ESE
11
1.5
ESE
11
1.6
ESE
11
1.6
ESE
11
1.6
ESE
11
1.5
ESE
10
1.6
ESE
10
1.4
ESE
10
1.4
ESE
10
1.5
ESE
10
1.5
ESE
10
1.5
ESE
10
1.5
ESE
10
Energy kJ
550
480
355
319
94
220
274
305
332
312
257
450
543
595
584
540
471
520
418
410
464
442
442
433
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.7
ESE
8
0.7
ESE
8
0.6
ENE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.8
ESE
8
1
SE
11
1.1
S
10
1.1
S
10
1
S
11
0.9
S
10
0.9
S
10
0.8
S
9
0.7
S
9
0.7
S
9
0.6
S
9
0.6
S
9
0.6
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.5
S
9
Energy kJ
138
102
65
68
41
96
116
107
107
87
224
216
264
223
167
151
110
83
81
60
63
73
70
42
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
ESE
9
0.6
ESE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
8
0.2
S
15
0.4
NE
8
0.9
SSE
11
0.9
SE
11
0.8
SE
11
0.8
SE
11
0.8
ESE
8
0.8
E
8
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
NE
6
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.1
SW
15
0.1
NE
6
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
14
0.2
S
11
Energy kJ
61
54
56
41
17
14
200
179
142
142
87
86
6
5
5
5
1
4
4
9
1
7
7
10
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NW
3
0.7
SW
4
1.2
SSW
5
1.5
S
8
1.8
S
10
1.4
S
9
0.4
ENE
3
0.4
ENE
3
0.4
NE
3
Energy kJ
1
14
78
253
666
304
3
4
3
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
2
3
3
4
4
2
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Distance (km)
0
0
0
1
57
2
1012
75
1
0
1
1
0
155
155
35
0
0
0
0
0
708
155
35
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Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
9
9
9
9
8
8
8
9
9
9
9
9
9
6
6
8
8
8
8
8
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