Richards Bay South Pier 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 28.82° S 32.09° E

Issued: 7 am 10 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Richards Bay South Pier sea temperature is

22.1° 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 (10 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 15s period with S swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 15s period with S swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 14s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Richards Bay South Pier at 11AM is: 1.8m 15s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 10). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (10 Jul)	5ft (1.6m)	15s
Afternoon (10 Jul)	7ft (2.1m)	15s
Evening (10 Jul)	7ft (2.1m)	14s

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

	Short Range Forecast Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Fri night. Warm (max 21°C on Fri morning, min 17°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Friday 10							Saturday 11								Sunday 12								Mon 13
	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	2 AM
Rating (10 max)	3	3	4	!	!	!	3	3	3	3	3	1	2	2	3	3	3	2	2	1	0	1	2	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 13	S 14	S 15	S 15	S 15	S 14	S 14	S 14	S 14	S 13	S 13	S 13	S 13	S 13	S 13	S 13	S 13	S 13	S 12	S 12	S 12	S 12	S 12	S 12
Wave Graph
kJ	663	928	1507	1946	2079	1818	1581	1368	1175	1124	987	848	839	878	680	660	551	620	510	504	416	409	339	221
Wind (km/h)	W	WNW	NNW	SE	SSE	S	SSW	SSW	SSW	SW	SW	S	S	SSE	SSW	WSW	SW	SW	SSW	S	SSE	SE	NW	W
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross	cross	cross-on	on	on	glassy	glassy
High Tide				11:52AM1.32m				00:36AM1.53m				1:16PM1.43m				1:47AM1.63m					2:19PM1.58m
Low Tide		5:40AM0.61m				6:00PM0.56m				7:02AM0.51m				7:20PM0.46m					8:06AM0.38m				8:24PM0.33m


	6:43	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:43	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:43	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:43
	—	—	—	—	5:08	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:08	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:09	—	—	5:09
mm	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	1	1	1	1	—	—	—	1	1	1	1	1	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	18	18	21	20	21	20	19	18	18	18	19	20	20	19	18	18	18	17	19	20	19	19	18	18
Feels °C	18	18	22	18	21	20	19	17	18	18	18	19	20	19	19	19	19	16	17	18	18	19	19	18
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 13	S 14	S 15	S 15	S 15	S 14	S 14	S 14	S 14	S 13	S 13	S 13	S 13	S 13	S 13	S 13	S 13	S 13	S 12	S 12	S 12	S 12	S 12	ESE 6
kJ	663	928	1507	1946	2079	1818	1581	1368	1175	1124	987	848	839	878	680	660	551	620	510	504	416	409	339	90
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	SSE 7	SE 6	SSE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	E 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	S 12
kJ	44	29	28	28	28	18	18	18	18	21	22	22	21	21	53	68	60	33	25	24	46	46	58	221
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 15	E 8	SE 14	SE 13	SE 13	SE 13	SE 13	SE 13	—	—	—	—	—	—	E 9	E 7	E 7	ESE 8	ESE 7	E 7	—	S 13	S 13	SSE 7
kJ	8	42	7	7	7	7	7	7	—	—	—	—	—	—	23	9	44	20	16	24	—	3	3	42
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	E 9	—	—	—	—	E 6	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	74	—	—	—	—	41	—	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Richards Bay South Pier KZN North	Richards Bay South Pier KZN North	Richards Bay South Pier KZN North	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Mapelane KZN North	Senoritas KZN North	Senoritas KZN North	Senoritas KZN North	Senoritas KZN North	Senoritas KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North	Richards Bay South Pier KZN North	Richards Bay South Pier KZN North	Richards Bay South Pier KZN North	Senoritas KZN North	Senoritas KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North	Richards Bay South Pier KZN North	Richards Bay South Pier KZN North
Rating (10 max)	3	3	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	4	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	3	3	3	2	2
Distance (km)	0	0	0	557	557	57	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	0	0	0	1	1	2	2	2	0	0
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Rating (10 max)	3	3	4			4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	3	4	4	3	3	3	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	6	5	5	7	7	5	5	5	4	5	7	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4

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