Richards Bay (Inside) Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.81° S 32.10° E

Richards Bay (Inside) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 07 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Richards Bay (Inside) sea temperature is
20.7°C
1.0° 

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


How big are the waves at Richards Bay (Inside) today (08 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Richards Bay (Inside) at 12AM is: 1.8m 15s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.8m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)14s
Afternoon (08 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)12s
Evening (08 Sep)3ft (0.9m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Thu afternoon, min 17°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds.

Mon
7
Tuesday
8
Wednesday
9
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)
3
3
4
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.4
S
16
2.1
S
16
1.9
S
15
1.7
S
14
1.5
S
14
1.4
SSE
14
1.2
SSE
13
1
SSE
12
0.9
SSE
13
0.9
SSE
12
0.8
SSE
11
0.8
SSE
11
0.7
SSE
11
0.7
SSE
11
0.7
SSE
11
0.6
SSE
11
0.6
SSE
11
0.5
SSE
11
0.6
E
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2948
2203
1721
1229
938
799
539
256
273
196
135
143
107
109
105
79
78
65
73
Wind (km/h)
15
ENE
15
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
20
NNE
25
NNE
30
NE
30
NE
30
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
30
NNE
30
NNE
35
NE
35
NE
30
NNE
30
NNE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
1:55AM1.53m
2:21PM1.67m
2:36AM1.72m
2:58PM1.87m
Low Tide
7:44PM0.53m
8:05AM0.39m
8:29PM0.33m
8:42AM0.20m
9:05PM0.17m
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:58
5:56
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:39
5:39
5:40
 mm
Temp °C
19
19
19
19
18
18
20
22
20
19
18
17
17
17
22
24
21
19
18
Feels °C
17
17
17
17
16
15
16
17
16
15
14
13
14
13
17
18
17
15
14
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