Richards Bay South Pier Surf Break
Lat Long: 28.82° S 32.09° E

Richards Bay South Pier 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Weather Forecast for Richards Bay South Pier

Issued: 1 am 04 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Richards Bay South Pier sea temperature is
23.1° 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 (04 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 14s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Richards Bay South Pier at 6AM is: 0.5m 14s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am June 04). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Jun)1.5ft (0.5m)14s
Afternoon (04 Jun)4.5ft (1.3m)12s
Evening (04 Jun)4.5ft (1.4m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 28°C on Thu afternoon, min 17°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
4
Friday
5
Saturday
6
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)
1
0
0
0
1
3
3
3
3
2
2
0
0
1
1
!
3
3
3
3
1
0
2
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSW
15
0.5
S
14
0.5
S
14
0.8
S
11
1.2
S
12
1.3
S
12
1.4
S
12
1.4
S
12
1.4
S
12
1.4
SSE
12
1.4
SSE
12
1.2
SSE
12
1.1
SSE
11
2
S
10
2
S
9
3
SSW
10
1.8
S
10
1.7
S
10
1.6
S
10
1.5
S
10
1.4
S
10
1.5
ESE
11
1.6
ESE
11
1.6
ESE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
71
107
93
152
420
472
538
537
537
550
480
355
313
770
651
1734
648
567
492
424
354
533
584
573
Wind (km/h)
15
NNE
25
NNE
25
N
25
N
25
NNE
5
NNW
10
WSW
5
NW
10
NW
20
NNW
20
WSW
25
SW
25
SSW
10
S
15
S
10
W
5
W
5
W
5
W
5
NW
10
ENE
20
ENE
15
NE
10
N
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
High Tide
5:36AM1.66m
6:03PM1.60m
6:11AM1.60m
6:43PM1.55m
6:51AM1.52m
7:29PM1.50m
Low Tide
11:29PM0.37m
11:50AM0.31m
00:05AM0.44m
12:27PM0.37m
00:46AM0.52m
1:08PM0.44m
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:37
6:37
6:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:00
5:00
5:00
 mm
1
3
1
Temp °C
19
20
20
25
28
22
21
19
18
19
17
19
20
20
19
18
18
17
17
19
21
20
20
19
Feels °C
19
16
16
20
23
23
21
20
18
17
14
15
15
18
16
16
17
16
16
19
19
18
18
18
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.8
S
11
1.2
S
12
1.3
S
12
1.4
S
12
1.4
S
12
1.4
S
12
1.4
SSE
12
1.4
SSE
12
1.2
SSE
12
1.1
SSE
11
0.6
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
9
2
S
11
1.8
S
10
1.7
S
10
1.6
S
10
1.5
S
10
1.4
S
10
1.5
ESE
11
1.6
ESE
11
1.6
ESE
11
Energy kJ
49
49
49
152
420
472
538
537
537
550
480
355
313
53
108
898
648
567
492
424
354
533
584
573
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSW
15
0.5
S
14
0.5
S
14
0.6
ESE
8
0.5
ESE
8
1.2
ENE
6
1.1
ENE
7
1
ENE
8
1.1
ENE
7
1.1
ENE
8
1.1
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.7
ESE
8
0.6
ENE
8
0.8
SSE
11
0.9
ESE
8
0.9
SE
11
0.8
ESE
8
0.9
SE
11
0.9
SE
11
1.1
SE
11
1.3
S
9
1.2
S
10
1.1
S
10
Energy kJ
71
107
93
48
34
109
124
113
125
131
149
96
70
43
160
99
189
90
205
198
304
293
273
220
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSW
7
0.3
SSW
7
0.4
S
10
0.5
S
13
0.6
ESE
8
0.7
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
9
0.6
ESE
9
0.6
ESE
9
0.6
ESE
9
0.6
ESE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.2
S
15
0.4
ENE
8
0.9
SE
10
0.9
ESE
8
0.9
SE
11
0.8
ESE
8
0.7
ESE
8
0.7
ESE
8
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
Energy kJ
9
9
34
87
47
58
50
64
62
62
58
57
58
17
24
151
99
182
87
68
68
6
5
5
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
NE
4
1
NE
5
1.1
NE
5
1.1
NE
6
2.1
NE
7
2.1
NE
7
0.6
SW
4
1.4
SSW
6
1.5
S
7
2
S
10
2
S
9
3
SSW
10
0.4
NE
7
Energy kJ
12
41
65
95
440
492
11
139
239
770
651
1734
16
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Distance (km)
0
97
75
153
281
0
0
0
0
35
1
153
153
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
155
155
35
0
Best forecast wave conditions in KwaZulu-Natal North Coast
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
3
4
3
3
3
2
3
4
4
5
4
3
3
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
9
9
9
8
8
8
9
9
9
9
9
9
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