Surf Forecasts:
Richards Bay South Pier surf forecast from 12 Nov 2026:
- Best quality surf: Tuesday 17 Nov, 2AM (local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 8s period, ENE swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Monday 23 Nov, 2AM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period, SSW swell with 653 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Thursday 12 Nov, 11PM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with ESE swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Richards Bay South Pier this week:
The surf forecast for Richards Bay South Pier over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Thursday (Nov 12) at 11PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.0m and 9s period with a secondary swell of 0.3m and 11s. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Richards Bay South Pier in the next 16 days are 1.3m 14s and forecast to arrive on Monday (Nov 23) at 2AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 2.0m 6s period and expected on Tuesday (Nov 24) at 8PM.
| Wave Type | Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 11PM (Thu 12th Nov) | 3.5ft (1.0m) 9s |
| Best Surf | 2AM (Tue 17th Nov) | 7ft (2.1m) 8s |
| Most Powerful | 2AM (Mon 23rd Nov) | 4.5ft (1.3m) 14s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Richards Bay South Pier over the next 16 days.
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 32mm), heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 30°C on Fri afternoon, min 20°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Fri afternoon, calm by Sat night). | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryHeavy rain (total 36mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 27°C on Sun morning, min 20°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, fresh winds from the WSW by Tue night). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 12 | Friday 13 | Saturday 14 | Sunday 15 | Monday 16 | Tuesday 17 | Wednesday 18 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ENE 6 | E 8 | E 8 | SE 6 | S 14 | S 15 | S 14 | S 12 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | ESE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 259 | 211 | 169 | 96 | 146 | 113 | 88 | 120 | 302 | 510 | 366 | 138 | 218 | 257 | 481 | 395 | 229 | 522 | 476 | 208 | 149 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy | cross | cross | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross | off | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:58PM1.75m | 5:18AM1.67m | 5:27PM1.65m | 5:50AM1.57m | 5:58PM1.54m | 6:26AM1.46m | 6:35PM1.43m | 7:15AM1.35m | 7:26PM1.31m | 8:30AM1.28m | 8:54PM1.22m | 10:19AM1.29m | 10:52PM1.23m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 10:51AM0.25m | 11:09PM0.23m | 11:21AM0.34m | 11:39PM0.33m | 11:53AM0.46m | 00:14AM0.44m | 12:30PM0.59m | 00:55AM0.56m | 1:20PM0.72m | 1:54AM0.67m | 2:45PM0.81m | 3:27AM0.72m | 4:43PM0.79m | ||||||||
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 | 4:50 | — | — | 4:50 | — | — | 4:50 | — | — | 4:50 | — | — | 4:48 | — | — | 4:48 | — | — | 4:48 | — | — |
 | — | 6:20 | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | 6:21 | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | 6:23 | — | — | 6:24 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 3 | 21 | 1 | — | 11 | 2 | — | 3 | — | 4 | 15 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 23 | 22 | 29 | 30 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 27 | 25 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 27 | 27 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 |
Feels °C | 23 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 28 | 23 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 24 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SSW 14 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | S 14 | ESE 6 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | S 8 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | 259 | 211 | 169 | 96 | 70 | 113 | 88 | 41 | 191 | 107 | 366 | 123 | 218 | 257 | 298 | 299 | 229 | 134 | 147 | 208 | 149 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | SSW 5 | S 10 | S 8 | S 7 | S 11 | S 14 | S 10 | S 14 | S 15 | E 8 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SE 16 | S 15 | E 8 | S 7 |
| kJ | 6 | 7 | 19 | 22 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 302 | 510 | 23 | 138 | 88 | 114 | 74 | 50 | 71 | 10 | 115 | 137 | 45 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 9 | SSW 4 | S 11 | S 14 | SSW 11 | S 11 | — | — | NNE 6 | — | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | — | SE 14 | S 14 | SE 12 |
| kJ | 2 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 2 | — | — | 4 | — | 41 | 38 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 55 | — | 33 | 103 | 89 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 4 | — | — | ENE 4 | ENE 6 | S 7 | SSE 5 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | — | E 6 | — | — | NE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | S 4 | S 7 | S 8 | — | — |
| kJ | 18 | — | — | 19 | 146 | 23 | 58 | 120 | 244 | — | 115 | — | — | 11 | 481 | 395 | 50 | 522 | 476 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 482 | 155 | 0 | 155 | 438 | 57 | 2 | 75 | 0 | 155 | 121 | 0 | 2 | 627 | 1 | 155 | 0 | 153 | 151 | 155 | 0 |
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