Richards Bay South Pier 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 28.82° S 32.09° E

Issued: 1 am 18 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Richards Bay South Pier sea temperature is

21.3°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 (18 Sep):

Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with SE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with SE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Richards Bay South Pier at 5AM is: 2.5m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.7m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (18 Sep)	10ft (3.0m)	9s
Afternoon (18 Sep)	10ft (3.0m)	9s
Evening (18 Sep)	10ft (3.0m)	9s

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

	Short Range Forecast Heavy rain (total 27mm), heaviest during Fri morning. Warm (max 24°C on Sun afternoon, min 18°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Fri morning, light winds from the NNE by Sat night).
	Friday 18								Saturday 19								Sunday 20
	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	0	0	0	0	0	0	!	!	!	!	1	2	2	1	2	2	0	0	0	1	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 8	SSE 8	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	ESE 9	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	E 8	E 8
Wave Graph
kJ	699	903	1474	1342	1328	1366	1336	1385	1042	1134	1011	885	587	547	512	428	385	385	344	291	223	223	392	264
Wind (km/h)	S	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SE	SE	ESE	ESE	E	E	E	ENE	NE	NE	NNE	NNE	NE	ENE	NE	NE	NNE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-off
High Tide			6:47AM1.37m				7:01PM1.32m				7:19AM1.19m				7:45PM1.14m						11:25AM1.04m
Low Tide	00:45AM0.55m				12:54PM0.63m				1:18AM0.73m				1:29PM0.82m					2:49AM0.90m					6:06PM0.93m


	—	5:46	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:45	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:43	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	5:45	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:45	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:45	—	—
mm	8	10	4	1	2	3	2	2	2	1	1	2	1	1	—	1	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	18	18	18	19	19	18	19	19	19	20	19	19	20	20	20	20	20	20	21	23	24	22	21	21
Feels °C	18	15	14	16	16	15	16	17	17	20	19	19	20	20	21	21	21	21	22	23	23	21	21	22
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 10	E 9	E 9	SSW 13	SSW 12	E 9	SSW 12	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	ESE 9	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	E 8	E 8
kJ	221	57	162	55	52	106	28	1242	1042	865	805	699	587	547	512	428	385	385	344	291	223	223	298	264
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 15	S 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	S 13	SSW 12	S 12	SSW 18	S 17	S 16
kJ	44	168	222	209	193	129	156	25	25	27	28	81	78	73	109	69	64	34	30	14	11	63	147	188
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNE 6	—	NE 6	—	—	—	—	S 15	SSW 15	S 16	S 16	SSW 12	SSW 11	S 11	NE 8	SSW 11	NE 8	NE 7	S 16	S 9	S 19	S 11	S 11	S 11
kJ	4	—	2	—	—	—	—	18	42	19	43	26	24	21	3	45	2	2	5	6	28	10	9	9
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 8	SSE 8	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	—	SE 9	SE 9	ESE 9	—	—	—	NE 8	—	—	—	ENE 8	ENE 4	NE 5	E 8	NE 8
kJ	699	903	1474	1342	1328	1366	1336	1385	—	1134	1011	885	—	—	—	3	—	—	—	108	25	53	392	3
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Mapelane KZN North	Guinjata Bay Inhambane	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Caravan Park/Lamberts Bay West Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Salt Rock KZN North	Blythedale KZN North	Zinkwazi KZN North	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Siyayi KZN North	Siyayi KZN North	Siyayi KZN North	Richards Bay South Pier KZN North	Richards Bay South Pier KZN North	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Siyayi KZN North	Richards Bay South Pier KZN North
Rating (10 max)	4	1	4	4	2	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	2
Distance (km)	57	627	1055	1055	1368	1055	155	155	115	97	75	155	155	155	49	49	49	0	0	155	155	155	49	0
Best forecast wave conditions in KwaZulu-Natal North Coast	Mapelane								Umhlanga	Umhlanga	Umhlanga				Siyayi	Siyayi	Umhlanga	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)				Umhlanga	Richards Bay (Outside)
Rating (10 max)	4								4	3	3				4	4	3	2	2				3	2
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Cape St Martin West Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Van Stadens Mouth Eastern Cape (S)	Sea Vista Eastern Cape (S)	Cape St Martin West Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Vleesbaai Overberg	Vleesbaai Overberg	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3
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Rating (10 max)	5	9	5	4	6	6	5	5	5	5	4	5	8	7	5	4	4	4	5	9	9	9	9	9

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