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 16 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Richards Bay South Pier sea temperature is
22.1° C
0.1° 

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 (16 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Richards Bay South Pier at 8PM is: 1.3m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 16). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jul)5ft (1.5m)10s
Afternoon (16 Jul)4.5ft (1.4m)10s
Evening (16 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Fri afternoon, min 16°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
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
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
1
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)
1.5
ESE
10
1.4
ESE
10
1.4
ESE
10
1.3
ESE
10
1.3
ESE
10
1.1
ESE
10
1.1
ESE
10
1.1
ESE
10
1
ESE
10
1
ESE
10
1
ESE
10
1
E
10
0.9
ESE
10
0.9
ESE
10
0.7
S
13
0.8
S
12
0.9
ESE
10
0.8
S
11
0.8
ESE
10
0.8
E
10
1
S
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
446
356
348
301
295
240
245
245
205
205
205
192
157
154
168
184
160
149
125
128
324
Wind (km/h)
10
SSW
10
SSE
15
SE
5
SE
10
WNW
10
NNW
10
N
10
N
10
N
10
ENE
10
ENE
5
NNW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
5
NW
5
NNE
10
E
10
E
5
SSW
10
SW
Wind State
cross
on
on
glassy
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross
High Tide
5:20PM1.98m
5:31AM1.89m
5:59PM1.95m
6:08AM1.81m
6:36PM1.87m
Low Tide
11:03AM0.01m
11:26PM0.13m
11:40AM0.02m
00:04AM0.19m
12:16PM0.10m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:43
6:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:12
5:12
5:13
 mm
Temp °C
20
21
20
20
19
18
18
17
21
24
22
20
18
18
17
16
20
23
20
20
19
Feels °C
20
21
20
22
20
19
18
17
21
23
22
22
18
19
17
16
20
22
20
21
19
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  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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