Richards Bay South Pier Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.82° S 32.09° E

Richards Bay South Pier Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Issued: 1 pm 09 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Richards Bay South Pier sea temperature is
22.0° C
0.1° 

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


Richards Bay South Pier surf forecast from 9 Jul 2026:

  • Best quality surf: Friday 10 Jul, 2PM (local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 15s period, S swell with onshore winds.
  • Most powerful swell: Friday 10 Jul, 5PM (local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 15s period, S swell with 2,079 kJ wave energy.
  • Next surfable swell (1★+): Thursday 9 Jul, 11PM (local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 13s period with S 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 (Jul 09) at 11PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.5m and 13s period with a secondary swell of 0.6m and 8s. 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 2.2m 15s and forecast to arrive on Friday (Jul 10) at 5PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.5m 3s period and expected on Thursday (Jul 16) at 2AM.

Wave TypeTime (SAST) & Date Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+)11PM (Thu 9th Jul)5ft (1.5m) 13s
Best Surf 2PM (Fri 10th Jul)7ft (2.1m) 15s
Most Powerful 5PM (Fri 10th Jul)7ft (2.2m) 15s

Table - best surf conditions forecast for Richards Bay South Pier over the next 16 days.


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 21°C on Thu afternoon, min 17°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5-7 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 21°C on Mon afternoon, min 16°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
9
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
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1
3
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3
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2
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2
1
1
0
1
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1
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Direction
Period (s)
1.4
S
14
1.4
S
13
1.8
S
15
2.2
S
15
1.9
S
14
1.7
S
13
1.6
S
13
1.4
S
13
1.3
S
12
1
S
12
0.9
S
12
1.3
SE
7
1.6
ESE
8
1.3
ESE
8
1.3
ESE
8
1.5
ESE
9
1.6
ESE
10
1.6
ESE
10
1.5
ESE
10
1.4
ESE
10
1.3
ESE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
801
653
1507
2079
1368
987
835
670
518
287
221
176
318
209
243
354
460
460
402
342
353
Wind (km/h)
15
S
10
W
0
NNE
10
SSE
10
SW
10
SW
10
SSE
10
WSW
5
SSW
15
SSW
10
WSW
0
ESE
15
ENE
15
NNE
10
SSW
15
SSW
15
SW
15
SSW
10
S
10
NW
20
NNE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
off
cross-off
High Tide
11:09PM1.48m
11:52AM1.32m
00:36AM1.53m
1:16PM1.43m
1:47AM1.63m
2:19PM1.58m
2:43AM1.75m
3:11PM1.73m
3:31AM1.84m
3:57PM1.86m
4:14AM1.90m
4:40PM1.95m
4:54AM1.92m
Low Tide
4:27PM0.58m
5:40AM0.61m
6:00PM0.56m
7:02AM0.51m
7:20PM0.46m
8:06AM0.38m
8:24PM0.33m
8:57AM0.24m
9:16PM0.21m
9:42AM0.12m
10:03PM0.13m
10:24AM0.04m
10:45PM0.10m
11:03AM0.01m
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 mm
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Temp °C
21
20
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Feels °C
19
20
22
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21
18
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Information about the Richards Bay South Pier Surf forecast

The above surf forecast table for Richards Bay South Pier provides essential information for determining whether the surfing conditions will be good over the next 16 days. A general guide to surfing at Richards Bay South Pier can be found by selecting the local surf guide option on the grey menu. Our Richards Bay South Pier surf forecast is unique since it includes wave energy (power) that defines the real feel of the surf rather than just the height or the period. If you surf the same spot (Richards Bay South Pier) regularly then make a mental note of the wave energy from the surf forecast table each time you go. Very soon you may start to choose your surf days based on the wave energy alone combined with our forecast of favourable offshore wind conditions. Our star ratings will help here and of course you will also find the usual wave height and period predictions on our surf forecasts as well as a full break down of the swell components under our advanced users option (to reveal that, click the little Einstein character under the tide times).

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