Richards Bay South Pier Surf Break

Richards Bay South Pier 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 28.82° S 32.09° E

Issued: 1 am 12 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Richards Bay South Pier sea temperature is
22.8° C

Normal for this time of year

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 (12 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jun, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Jun, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Richards Bay South Pier at 7AM is: 0.5m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am June 12). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 7s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.6m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Jun)1.5ft (0.5m)9s
Afternoon (12 Jun)2ft (0.6m)8s
Evening (12 Jun)2ft (0.6m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Warm (max 26°C on Fri afternoon, min 17°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, fresh winds from the NNE by Sun night).

Friday
12
Saturday
13
Sunday
14
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
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
1
2
4
4
4
4
2
1
1
1
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
ESE
9
0.6
ESE
9
0.5
ESE
9
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
8
0.4
ESE
10
0.6
ESE
11
0.6
ESE
11
0.7
ESE
11
1.7
S
6
2.1
S
7
2
S
8
2.3
S
12
2
S
12
1.7
S
11
1.6
S
14
1.6
S
14
1.6
S
14
1.7
S
14
1.6
S
14
1.5
S
14
1.2
S
14
1.1
S
13
1
S
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
61
62
44
54
51
36
90
93
133
212
425
559
1522
1095
701
1045
1045
1059
1191
1030
869
518
430
352
Wind (km/h)
30
N
20
N
15
N
5
NNW
10
ESE
10
SE
20
SSW
30
SSW
30
S
30
S
25
S
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
5
WSW
5
WNW
10
NNW
15
N
25
NNE
30
NNE
30
NNE
35
NNE
35
NNE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
1:03AM1.68m
1:32PM1.55m
1:57AM1.79m
2:24PM1.67m
2:46AM1.87m
3:12PM1.77m
Low Tide
7:24AM0.38m
7:34PM0.33m
8:14AM0.26m
8:27PM0.23m
9:01AM0.16m
9:16PM0.15m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:41
6:41
6:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:00
5:00
5:00
 mm
1
2
2
1
Temp °C
20
18
17
24
26
24
21
22
21
20
19
18
19
20
19
19
18
18
18
22
25
24
21
20
Feels °C
16
15
13
22
24
22
19
18
18
16
16
15
16
18
18
19
17
17
16
18
20
20
17
16
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
ESE
9
1
NE
6
0.7
NE
7
0.6
ENE
7
0.6
E
8
0.4
ENE
7
0.6
ESE
11
0.6
ESE
11
0.7
ESE
11
0.8
ESE
11
0.9
ESE
11
1.1
S
13
2.3
S
12
2
S
12
1.7
S
11
1.6
S
14
1.6
S
14
1.6
S
14
1.7
S
14
1.6
S
14
1.5
S
14
1.2
S
14
1.1
S
13
1
S
13
Energy kJ
61
79
46
30
51
18
90
93
133
140
170
421
1522
1095
701
1045
1045
1059
1191
1030
869
518
430
352
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSW
12
0.6
ESE
9
0.5
ESE
9
0.6
E
9
0.6
ENE
7
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
7
0.4
NE
7
0.3
NE
6
0.6
SSW
15
0.9
ESE
11
0.9
ESE
11
0.8
ESE
10
0.8
ESE
10
0.8
ESE
10
0.7
ESE
10
0.7
ESE
10
0.6
ESE
9
0.7
ESE
9
0.7
ESE
9
0.9
SE
7
0.7
SE
7
0.9
E
7
Energy kJ
27
62
44
54
31
22
19
20
11
7
142
167
161
125
116
114
86
83
68
73
73
79
56
74
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
15
0.3
S
11
0.3
SSW
11
0.3
SSW
11
0.3
S
11
0.4
ESE
10
0.3
S
11
0.1
SW
14
0.2
SSW
14
0.4
NE
7
0.1
NE
7
0.2
NNE
6
0.6
S
14
0.1
NE
6
0.1
NE
6
0.1
NE
6
0.4
ESE
6
0.5
E
9
0.7
E
7
0.4
ESE
8
Energy kJ
5
23
25
24
22
36
21
8
19
11
2
4
150
2
2
1
13
41
43
28
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
NE
6
1.6
NNE
7
0.3
SSW
2
0.9
SSW
4
1.4
S
5
1.7
S
6
2.1
S
7
2
S
8
0.1
NE
6
0.5
NE
3
0.8
NE
4
1.1
NE
5
1.4
NE
5
1.5
NE
6
Energy kJ
124
222
1
25
104
212
425
559
1
4
20
64
114
133
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
7
1
3
4
4
5
3
4
4
4
4
3
2
4
2
4
Distance (km)
116
35
0
0
60
514
2
153
438
419
153
153
153
97
1
0
0
0
0
155
556
460
250
140
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Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
1
1
5
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
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Rating
(10 max)
4
2
2
4
4
4
4
4
7
6
4
5
5
5
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
6
8
9
6
4
4
4
6
5
5
5
5
4
5
4
4
4
6
5
5
9
9
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