Richards Bay South Pier 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 28.82° S 32.09° E

Issued: 7 pm 12 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Richards Bay South Pier sea temperature is

22.2° 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 (13 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period with ESE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with ESE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Richards Bay South Pier at 1AM is: 0.9m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.9m 7s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (13 Jul)	5ft (1.5m)	7s
Afternoon (13 Jul)	5ft (1.6m)	8s
Evening (13 Jul)	5ft (1.5m)	8s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 24°C on Wed afternoon, min 17°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.
	Sun 12			Monday 13								Tuesday 14								Wed 15
	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	5 AM	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM
Rating (10 max)	2	1	2	2	2	3	1	0	0	1	2	3	3	3	2	1	1	2	3	3	3	3	3	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 12	S 12	S 12	S 12	SE 7	SE 7	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 7	ESE 9	SE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10
Wave Graph
kJ	488	409	278	221	200	235	270	270	256	244	208	372	528	632	601	549	506	605	631	579	579	591	603	529
Wind (km/h)	SE	ESE	NW	W	SW	NNW	NE	ENE	ENE	NE	N	N	NNW	N	NNE	NE	NE	NNE	NNE	N	N	N	NNE	NE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	on	on	glassy	cross-off	glassy	glassy	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross
High Tide	2:19PM1.58m				2:43AM1.75m				3:11PM1.73m				3:31AM1.84m				3:57PM1.86m				4:14AM1.90m
Low Tide			8:24PM0.33m				8:57AM0.24m				9:16PM0.21m				9:42AM0.12m				10:03PM0.13m				10:24AM0.04m


	—	—	—	—	6:43	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:43	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:43	—	—	—
	5:09	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:09	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:10	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:10
mm	—	1	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	20	19	18	17	17	17	19	20	20	19	19	19	18	17	21	23	20	20	20	18	18	18	21	24
Feels °C	19	19	19	17	18	17	19	18	18	18	18	19	17	16	19	20	18	19	19	18	18	18	19	23
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 12	S 12	S 12	ESE 7	SE 7	SE 7	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 7	ESE 9	SE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10
kJ	488	409	278	86	200	235	270	270	256	244	208	372	528	632	601	549	506	605	631	579	579	591	603	529
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 6	E 6	ESE 6	S 12	S 12	S 12	S 12	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 11	E 8	SSW 11	SSW 11	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	SSW 10
kJ	15	16	43	221	175	132	166	160	121	118	119	87	171	121	117	52	33	31	18	18	18	17	8	33
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 8	ESE 9	SSE 7	SSE 7	S 15	SSE 14	S 15	—	S 13	S 13	—	SSW 11	SSW 11	—	—	—	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	SW 14	—	S 12	S 20
kJ	14	15	36	51	18	41	4	—	14	3	—	202	158	—	—	—	30	17	8	16	7	—	3	7
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	E 8	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	N 3	—	—	ENE 4	—	NNE 4	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	186	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	25	—	11	—	—	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Zinkwazi KZN North	Mtunzini KZN North	Richards Bay South Pier KZN North	Richards Bay South Pier KZN North	Richards Bay South Pier KZN North	Richards Bay South Pier KZN North	Cape Vidal KZN North	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Siyayi KZN North	Richards Bay South Pier KZN North	Richards Bay South Pier KZN North	Richards Bay South Pier KZN North	Richards Bay South Pier KZN North	Siyayi KZN North	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Siyayi KZN North	Richards Bay South Pier KZN North	Richards Bay South Pier KZN North	Richards Bay South Pier KZN North	Richards Bay South Pier KZN North	Richards Bay South Pier KZN North	Reunion Durban/KZN South
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3
Distance (km)	75	35	0	0	0	0	90	155	155	49	0	0	0	0	49	155	155	49	0	0	0	0	0	155
Best forecast wave conditions in KwaZulu-Natal North Coast	Thompsons Bay	Siyayi	St Lucia	Cape Vidal	Alkantstrand	Richards Bay (Outside)	Cape Vidal			Umhlanga	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)	Kosi Bay			Umhlanga	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)
Rating (10 max)	2	3	3	3	3	3	3			2	2	3	3	3	3			3	3	3	3	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	3	3	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	6	5	5	9	9	7	8	8	6	7	6	7	7	4	4	4	5

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