Richards Bay South Pier 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 28.82° S 32.09° E

Issued: 1 am 25 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Richards Bay South Pier sea temperature is

21.8° 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 (25 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with S swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 9s period with SSE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Richards Bay South Pier at 8AM is: 1.0m 16s primary swell from a South direction and 1.6m 10s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.1m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (25 Jul)	5ft (1.5m)	10s
Afternoon (25 Jul)	6ft (1.8m)	9s
Evening (25 Jul)	4.5ft (1.4m)	10s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 24°C on Mon afternoon, min 16°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Sat night, fresh winds from the SSW by Mon night).
	Saturday 25								Sunday 26								Monday 27
	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)	!	2	2	1	1	1	2	2	3	3	3	2	1	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 10	S 9	S 10	S 10	SSE 9	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 9	SE 9	S 13	S 13	SE 9	S 17	S 16	S 16	S 16	S 14	S 14	S 14	SSW 13
Wave Graph
kJ	1391	549	509	385	492	445	356	490	439	424	273	335	294	280	280	152	138	192	188	124	106	107	96	312
Wind (km/h)	SSW	SW	SW	SSW	S	S	S	SW	W	WNW	NNW	NE	ENE	NE	NNE	N	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NE	NE	NNW	SSW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-off	off	off	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	off	cross
High Tide	00:57AM1.28m				1:41PM1.27m				2:00AM1.39m					2:30PM1.40m				2:42AM1.52m				3:06PM1.53m
Low Tide			7:24AM0.69m				7:41PM0.68m					8:17AM0.56m				8:30PM0.55m				8:55AM0.43m				9:06PM0.43m


	—	6:39	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:39	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:37	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	5:15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:17	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	18	17	17	17	19	19	18	17	16	16	16	18	20	19	18	17	16	16	16	21	24	21	20	20
Feels °C	14	14	14	14	16	17	17	16	16	16	15	16	17	15	15	13	11	11	11	16	20	18	20	17
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 10	S 9	S 10	S 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 8	SE 8	ESE 8	SE 8	ENE 6	ENE 5
kJ	666	549	463	377	492	445	356	490	439	424	273	335	294	235	203	152	129	91	57	55	45	33	40	17
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 8	S 16	SE 8	SE 9	ESE 8	ESE 8	SE 9	S 15	S 14	S 14	SSE 9	S 14	S 13	S 13	S 13	S 12	S 12	S 16	S 16	S 16	S 14	S 14	ESE 8	ESE 8
kJ	104	529	151	225	76	114	148	209	153	150	133	181	284	280	280	110	110	192	188	124	106	107	37	37
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 17	SE 8	S 16	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SE 9	SE 9	ESE 9	S 14	E 8	—	SSW 17	E 8	S 18	S 17	S 12	S 12	SSW 12	S 16	S 11	S 14	E 9
kJ	459	132	509	385	296	228	228	21	21	32	146	5	—	111	6	97	138	108	76	50	77	21	96	39
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 10	—	—	—	SSE 9	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	ENE 3	ENE 4	ENE 4	NE 4	NE 4	NE 5	NNE 5	NE 6	NE 6	NE 5	—	SSW 13
kJ	1391	—	—	—	471	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	13	20	28	46	67	87	67	47	67	—	312
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Zinkwazi KZN North	Mtunzini KZN North	Mtunzini KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North	Addington (South Beach) Durban/KZN South	Alkantstrand KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North	Senoritas KZN North	Richards Bay South Pier KZN North	Richards Bay South Pier KZN North	Richards Bay South Pier KZN North	Cape Vidal KZN North	Sea Vista Eastern Cape (S)	Sea Vista Eastern Cape (S)	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Sodwana KZN North	Salt Rock KZN North	Salt Rock KZN North	Salt Rock KZN North	Siyayi KZN North	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Salt Rock KZN North	Richards Bay South Pier KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North
Rating (10 max)	3	4	4	4	2	4	3	2	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	2	2	2	1	2	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	75	35	35	2	154	2	2	1	0	0	0	90	848	848	576	206	115	115	115	49	155	115	0	2
Best forecast wave conditions in KwaZulu-Natal North Coast	Umhlanga	Umhlanga	Umhlanga	Alkantstrand		Alkantstrand	Umhlanga	Mapelane	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)	Cape Vidal				Kosi Bay	Kosi Bay	Kosi Bay	Umhlanga	Siyayi		Umhlanga	Richards Bay (Outside)	Kosi Bay
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4		4	3	4	3	3	3	3				2	2	2	3	2		1	1	1
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	The Hoek Cape Town	Paranoia Overberg	Paranoia Overberg	Paranoia Overberg	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Yellow sands Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Vleesbaai Overberg	Paranoia Overberg	Dolphin Point Overberg	Dolphin Point Overberg	Baboon Point West Coast	Barbel Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	5	8	4	3	5
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Rating (10 max)	5	8	6	6	9	8	6	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	8	5	5	5

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