Richards Bay South Pier Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.82° S 32.09° E

Richards Bay South Pier, South Africa Weather Observations

Issued: 7 pm 09 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Richards Bay South Pier sea temperature is
21.6° C
0.0° 

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

Current weather conditions and live observations for Richards Bay South Pier based on the nearest weather station observations (including METAR, SYNOP, ship and quickscat wind data). This is the most reliable place on surf-forecast.com to see what is happening with the weather in Richards Bay South Pier right now. Also check out the current weather map overlays on our dynamic weather maps.

Current Weather near Richards Bay South Pier

as reported by 5 closest weather stations

Weather Station WeatherWindGustsTemp.Visibility
Visibility /
Cloud

Siyanda

5 km WNW9 m above sea level

1 hour ago
-
wind obs. (44 kph from 331 degs) was rejected
(- km/h at -°)
20.2 °C-
-
-
-
0

Richards Bay

9 km W8 m above sea level

3 hours ago
no report
5
light winds from the SW
(6 km/h at 220°)
19.0 °C-
-
-
-
-

Mtunzini

41 km SW100 m above sea level

3 hours ago
no report
-
(- km/h at -°)
- °C-
-

-

ASCATB32E29S

49 km SE15 m above sea level

2 hours ago
50
strong winds from the SSW
(48 km/h at 196°)
- °C- km
- km


Mandini

77 km SW79 m above sea level

3 hours ago
no report
-
(- km/h at -°)
19.0 °C-
-

-

ASCATB32E30S

77 km S15 m above sea level

2 hours ago
50
near gales from the SSW
(51 km/h at 202°)
- °C- km
- km


ASCATB33E29S

85 km SSE15 m above sea level

2 hours ago
40
strong winds from the SSW
(41 km/h at 209°)
- °C- km
- km


ASCATB33E30S

98 km SSE15 m above sea level

2 hours ago
35
fresh winds from the SW
(37 km/h at 214°)
- °C- km
- km


Babanango

110 km W1338 m above sea level

3 hours ago
no report
5
calm
(4 km/h at 360°)
19.0 °C-
-

-

Durban Shaka Airport

130 km SSW109 m above sea level

2 hours ago
cloudDry and cloudy
20
moderate winds from the SSW
(22 km/h at 210°)
19 °C10.0
10.0
scattered
overcast

* NOTE: not all weather observatories update at the same frequency which is the reason why some locations may show data from stations that are further away than known closer ones. We also include passing Ship data if it is recorded close to Richards Bay South Pier and within an acceptable time window.

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