Richards Bay South Pier Surf Forecast

/ KZN North (23 surf breaks) /

South Africa (276 surf breaks) / Lat Long: (28.82° S 32.09° E)

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Richards Bay South Pier surfForecast / KZN North / South Africa

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Wednesday 27 May 2026 SAST

Forecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent

Richards Bay South Pier surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Today's Richards Bay South Pier sea temperature is 23.4° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Richards Bay South Pier today (27 May):

Morning surf: Morning surf (27 May, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 11s period with SE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 May, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 11s period with SE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (27 May, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Richards Bay South Pier at 8PM is: 0.4m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.8m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (27 May)	1.5ft (0.5m)	11s
Afternoon (27 May)	1.5ft (0.5m)	11s
Evening (27 May)	1.5ft (0.4m)	10s

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 Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 24°C on Wed afternoon, min 18°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Wed 27					Thursday 28								Friday 29								Sat 30
	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	5 AM	8 AM
Rating (10 max)	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	1	1	1	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 11	SE 11	ESE 11	ESE 10	SE 10	NE 5	SSW 10	ENE 6	ENE 6	S 9	SSW 18	E 6	SSW 17	SSW 19	SSW 18	S 17	S 16	SSW 18	SSW 17	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	S 15	S 15
Wave Graph
kJ	60	59	45	40	29	42	19	28	18	14	63	13	59	119	107	142	132	322	290	269	259	234	212	212
Wind (km/h)	W	ENE	NE	NNE	NNE	NNE	N	N	N	SE	SSE	W	W	WNW	NNW	NNW	NNE	SSE	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	glassy	cross-on	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	on	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross
High Tide		1:34PM1.48m				1:52AM1.65m					2:13PM1.56m				2:27AM1.70m				2:47PM1.63m				2:59AM1.74m
Low Tide				7:33PM0.45m					8:05AM0.39m				8:12PM0.38m				8:39AM0.32m				8:47PM0.33m


	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:33	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:33	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:35	—
	—	—	5:02	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:02	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:01	—	—	—	—	5:01
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	2	1	—	—
Temp °C	22	24	22	21	20	19	19	19	23	24	22	21	20	20	19	18	23	24	22	21	21	21	20	20
Feels °C	25	24	22	20	18	17	18	18	23	24	24	23	22	22	21	19	23	24	21	19	18	18	19	20
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 11	SE 11	ESE 11	ESE 10	SE 10	SE 10	NE 5	ENE 6	ENE 6	NE 5	NE 5	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 7	S 17	S 16	SSW 18	SSW 17	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	S 15	S 6
kJ	60	59	45	40	26	25	29	28	18	7	7	11	11	12	15	142	132	322	290	269	259	234	212	52
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 5	ENE 5	SSW 4	S 11	SSW 11	SSW 10	SSW 10	SSW 10	S 10	E 6	E 6	NE 5	S 8	SSW 19	SSW 18	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	S 15
kJ	8	8	2	21	22	20	19	18	16	7	12	5	12	119	107	14	21	14	14	14	15	16	15	212
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 4	SW 4	SSW 11	SSW 4	E 7	S 16	SE 10	SE 9	SE 9	S 9	SSW 18	S 8	SSW 17	SSW 8	S 8	S 8	S 20	E 11	E 12	—	S 19	S 19	—	E 7
kJ	4	5	25	2	4	5	14	14	13	14	63	13	59	12	11	11	67	3	3	—	7	7	—	15
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 4	—	ENE 5	NE 4	NE 4	NE 5	NE 5	NE 5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	S 4	SSW 4	SSW 5	S 6	S 6	—
kJ	14	—	13	18	29	42	60	53	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	9	36	56	74	64	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Richards Bay South Pier KZN North	Guinjata Bay Inhambane	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Salt Rock KZN North	Siyayi KZN North	Mtunzini KZN North	Mtunzini KZN North	Richards Bay South Pier KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North	Rame Head Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Richards Bay South Pier KZN North	Alkantstrand 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	Alkantstrand KZN North	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Addington (South Beach) Durban/KZN South	Country Club (African Beach) Durban/KZN South	Blythedale KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North	Senoritas KZN North
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	4	1	1	2	2	1
Distance (km)	0	627	155	115	49	35	35	0	2	423	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	1055	154	151	97	2	1
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Rating (10 max)	1			1	1	1	1	1	1		1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2				2	2	2
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	6	6	6	5	5	5	6	6	6	7	6	4	4	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	7	7	9	7	6	6	8	9	9	7	9	7	7	6	5	5	5	5	5	4	5	5	5	5

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