Richards Bay South Pier Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.82° S 32.09° E

Richards Bay South Pier WaveFinder

Issued: 1 pm 07 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Richards Bay South Pier sea temperature is
21.6° C
0.5° 

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 7 Jul 2026:

  • Best quality surf: Friday 10 Jul, 2PM (local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 16s period, S swell with cross-shore winds.
  • Most powerful swell: Friday 10 Jul, 5PM (local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 16s period, S swell with 2,280 kJ wave energy.
  • Next surfable swell (1★+): Wednesday 8 Jul, 2AM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with SE 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 Wednesday (Jul 08) at 2AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.5m and 9s period. 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 16s and forecast to arrive on Friday (Jul 10) at 5PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-shore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.2m 6s period and expected on Wednesday (Jul 08) at 2AM.

Wave TypeTime (SAST) & Date Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+) 2AM (Wed 8th Jul)1.5ft (0.5m) 9s
Best Surf 2PM (Fri 10th Jul)7ft (2.1m) 16s
Most Powerful 5PM (Fri 10th Jul)7ft (2.2m) 16s

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


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