Richards Bay South Pier 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 28.82° S 32.09° E

Issued: 7 am 18 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Richards Bay South Pier sea temperature is

22.0° 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 (18 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with S swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with S swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Richards Bay South Pier at 11AM is: 0.9m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.8m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 18). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (18 Jul)	2.5ft (0.8m)	12s
Afternoon (18 Jul)	2.5ft (0.8m)	10s
Evening (18 Jul)	2ft (0.6m)	13s

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

	Short Range Forecast Some drizzle, heaviest during Mon morning. Warm (max 23°C on Sat afternoon, min 17°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Saturday 18							Sunday 19								Monday 20
	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)	2	2	2	1	1	2	1	1	2	3	2	2	2	2	3	3	2	1	1	1	2	2	3
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 13	S 12	S 11	S 11	ESE 10	S 13	S 13	S 12	S 12	SSE 14	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 11	SSE 12	SSE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 13	SE 13	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12
Wave Graph
kJ	168	180	198	149	125	128	324	295	322	693	666	669	635	663	749	821	822	964	1211	1077	992	761	689
Wind (km/h)	W	WNW	E	E	ENE	NNW	SW	SSW	SW	WSW	SSW	SE	ESE	NE	NW	WSW	SW	SSW	S	S	SSE	ESE	N
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	glassy	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	glassy	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross	on	cross-on	cross	glassy	cross-off	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	cross-on	cross-off
High Tide						6:36PM1.87m				6:43AM1.71m				7:13PM1.75m				7:19AM1.58m				7:51PM1.61m
Low Tide				12:16PM0.10m				00:42AM0.29m				12:52PM0.21m				1:20AM0.41m				1:29PM0.35m


	6:41	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:41	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:41	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	5:13	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:13	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:14	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	17	17	20	23	21	20	19	19	18	18	21	22	21	20	19	18	18	19	21	20	20	20	19
Feels °C	17	17	20	22	21	21	19	19	17	18	22	22	22	21	20	19	17	17	19	18	19	20	19
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 10	ESE 10	S 11	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	S 13	S 12	S 12	SSE 14	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 11	SSE 12	SSE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 13	SE 13	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12
kJ	157	157	198	125	125	94	324	295	322	693	666	669	635	663	749	821	822	964	1211	1077	992	761	689
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 13	S 12	ESE 10	S 11	S 10	S 10	E 9	E 9	SSE 15	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	ESE 10	E 9	E 9	E 9	S 9	S 10
kJ	168	180	128	149	98	90	87	87	272	88	65	70	71	70	70	49	48	31	28	27	6	109	148
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	S 16	S 15	SSE 15	S 14	S 13	NE 5	SSE 15	E 10	S 12	E 10	S 15	S 11	E 10	NE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	NE 6	SW 12	SSW 16	S 15	SSW 12	E 9
kJ	—	5	40	72	103	128	1	89	88	26	98	4	38	94	1	3	3	1	6	24	17	27	6
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SW 3	—	—	—	—	—	—	SSW 3	S 4	SW 9	SSW 8	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	3	13	83	151	—	—	—
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	Blythedale KZN North	Richards Bay South Pier KZN North	Senoritas KZN North	Senoritas KZN North	Senoritas KZN North	Richards Bay South Pier KZN North	Senoritas KZN North	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Mtunzini KZN North	Richards Bay South Pier KZN North	Richards Bay South Pier KZN North	Senoritas KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North	Sunrise KZN North	Lwandile Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Alkantstrand KZN North	Mtunzini KZN North	Richards Bay South Pier KZN North
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	4	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	3	3
Distance (km)	0	0	0	155	97	0	1	1	1	0	1	155	155	35	0	0	1	2	121	438	2	35	0
Best forecast wave conditions in KwaZulu-Natal North Coast	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)		Umhlanga	Richards Bay (Outside)	Umhlanga	Umhlanga	Umhlanga	Richards Bay (Outside)	Mapelane			Umhlanga	Umhlanga	Umhlanga	Siyayi	Alkantstrand	Bog Bay		Alkantstrand	Umhlanga	Richards Bay (Outside)
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2		2	2	3	3	3	3	4			4	4	4	4	4	4		4	4	3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts) Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Yellow sands Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts) Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	J-Bay Eastern Cape (S)	Dolphin Point Overberg	Barbel Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Vleesbaai Overberg	Vleesbaai Overberg	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Barbel Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Kromme Rivermouth Eastern Cape (S)	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	3	3	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3
Header Global	Seconds (White Rock) New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Seconds (White Rock) New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Seconds (White Rock) New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach New Zealand	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach New Zealand	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach New Zealand	Tora Point New Zealand	White Rock - The Spit New Zealand	Seconds (White Rock) New Zealand	Ning Nong Point and Reef New Zealand	Loisell's New Zealand	Diners Beach New Zealand
Rating (10 max)	9	9	8	8	6	6	6	6	6	7	7	7	8	7	7	5	5	7	7	6	5	5	5

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