Richards Bay South Pier 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Richards Bay South Pier today (07 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with SE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with NE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Richards Bay South Pier at 5AM is: 0.6m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 07). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (07 Jul)	2ft (0.6m)	10s
Afternoon (07 Jul)	3.5ft (1.0m)	6s
Evening (07 Jul)	4ft (1.2m)	6s

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

Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Tue afternoon, min 16°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Tuesday 7								Wednesday 8								Thursday 9
	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)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SSW 14	SSW 14	NE 6	SSW 14	SSW 15	S 14	S 14	S 15	S 15	S 14	S 14	S 13
Wave Graph
kJ	82	80	79	79	58	86	116	90	46	43	43	43	40	69	72	70	71	107	104	118	165	416	725	796
Wind (km/h)	N	N	N	NNE	NNE	NE	NNE	NNE	N	NNW	NNW	N	NE	NE	NNE	NNW	SSW	SW	SW	SSW	S	SSE	SSE	SW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross-off	off	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	on	cross
High Tide			7:57AM1.49m					8:36PM1.57m				8:55AM1.39m				9:43PM1.51m				10:15AM1.31m
Low Tide	1:57AM0.49m					2:09PM0.43m				2:54AM0.57m				3:08PM0.52m				4:09AM0.62m				4:27PM0.58m


	—	6:45	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:45	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:45	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	5:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:07	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	18	17	16	21	25	23	20	18	17	17	17	21	25	23	20	19	20	19	19	20	20	20	21	19
Feels °C	14	13	12	17	21	20	18	15	15	15	15	18	22	20	18	17	18	17	17	18	19	20	21	19
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 9	NE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 8	E 8	E 8	S 15	S 14	S 14	S 13
kJ	82	80	79	79	47	46	45	44	43	24	20	21	36	36	35	56	45	68	45	43	165	416	725	796
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 13	S 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 14	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	ESE 10	ESE 9	S 14	S 14	S 15	E 8	E 9	E 9	E 8
kJ	3	3	16	15	15	14	21	42	41	43	43	43	40	69	69	36	34	107	104	118	30	55	53	47
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 9	S 12	S 9	E 10	SW 12	S 15	ESE 12	E 10	E 10	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	—	—	ENE 9	SSW 14	SSW 15	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	E 12	ESE 9
kJ	2	3	2	18	6	17	14	17	17	41	40	38	—	—	8	70	71	22	22	22	21	13	3	8
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 5	NE 5	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NNE 6	NE 6	NE 6	ENE 6	ENE 5	NE 6	NE 6	SSW 3	SSW 4	SSW 5	SSW 5	SSW 5	S 6	—	—
kJ	85	82	75	67	58	86	116	90	46	53	61	52	21	37	72	96	3	28	30	36	35	30	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Zinkwazi KZN North	Zinkwazi KZN North	Mtunzini KZN North	Siyayi KZN North	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Battery Beach Durban/KZN South	Salt Rock KZN North	Mtunzini KZN North	Mtunzini KZN North	Richards Bay South Pier KZN North	Richards Bay South Pier KZN North	Richards Bay South Pier KZN North	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Amanzimtoti Durban/KZN South	Siyayi KZN North	Richards Bay South Pier KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North	Senoritas KZN North
Rating (10 max)	2	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	3	2
Distance (km)	75	75	35	49	155	152	115	35	35	0	0	0	155	180	49	0	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1
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Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	1			2	2	1	1	1	1			1	1	2	1	2	1	2	2	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	5	6	5	4	4	6	5
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Rating (10 max)	8	7	6	5	5	7	7	9	9	9	8	7	7	8	9	9	8	7	6	6	6	6	6	7

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