Richards Bay (Inside) Surf Break
Lat Long: 28.81° S 32.10° E

Richards Bay (Inside) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Weather Forecast for Richards Bay (Inside)

Issued: 1 am 05 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Richards Bay (Inside) sea temperature is
23.1° C

Normal for this time of year

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 (05 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Jun, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 10s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Richards Bay (Inside) at 4AM is: 1.4m 12s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am June 05). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 8s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Jun)4.5ft (1.3m)12s
Afternoon (05 Jun)6.5ft (2.0m)10s
Evening (05 Jun)5ft (1.5m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Warm (max 21°C on Sun afternoon, min 17°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Fri morning, calm by Sun morning).

Friday
5
Saturday
6
Sunday
7
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
1
0
1
0
0
1
2
1
1
2
0
1
2
3
2
2
2
2
0
0
1
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
S
12
1.4
SSE
12
1.4
SSE
12
1.2
SSE
12
2
S
11
2
S
10
1.5
S
8
1.4
S
9
1.3
S
9
1.3
S
9
1.3
S
9
1
SE
11
1.4
ESE
11
1.5
ESE
11
1.6
ESE
11
1.6
ESE
11
1.6
ESE
11
1.6
ESE
10
1.6
ESE
10
1.5
ESE
10
1.4
ESE
10
1.5
ESE
10
1.5
ESE
10
1.5
ESE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
628
550
480
355
907
770
262
318
293
280
293
244
441
543
595
550
540
530
530
483
418
464
442
442
Wind (km/h)
10
NNW
15
NW
20
WSW
30
SW
25
SSW
15
S
15
S
10
SSW
10
WSW
10
SW
5
SSW
5
S
10
SE
10
ESE
10
E
5
N
5
NW
5
N
5
W
0
SE
10
ESE
15
ENE
10
NE
10
N
Wind State
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
High Tide
6:11AM1.60m
6:43PM1.55m
6:51AM1.52m
7:29PM1.50m
7:39AM1.44m
8:26PM1.46m
Low Tide
00:05AM0.44m
12:27PM0.37m
00:46AM0.52m
1:08PM0.44m
1:35AM0.59m
1:58PM0.51m
thunderstorm
light rain
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:37
6:37
6:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:00
5:00
5:00
 mm
4
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
19
19
17
19
20
20
19
18
18
19
18
19
20
19
19
19
18
18
18
20
21
20
20
19
Feels °C
20
17
14
14
16
17
16
16
17
18
17
19
19
18
18
19
18
18
18
21
20
19
19
18
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
S
12
1.4
SSE
12
1.4
SSE
12
1.2
SSE
12
0.7
ESE
8
0.8
ESE
8
1
SSE
11
1.4
S
9
1.3
S
9
1.3
S
9
1.3
S
9
1.2
S
9
1.4
ESE
11
1.5
ESE
11
1.6
ESE
11
1.6
ESE
11
1.6
ESE
11
1.6
ESE
10
1.6
ESE
10
1.5
ESE
10
1.4
ESE
10
1.5
ESE
10
1.5
ESE
10
1.5
ESE
10
Energy kJ
628
550
480
355
68
76
238
318
293
280
293
244
441
543
595
550
540
530
530
483
418
464
442
442
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
ENE
8
1
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.7
ESE
8
0.6
ENE
8
0.5
ENE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.9
SSE
10
0.9
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.8
ESE
8
1
SE
11
1.1
S
9
1.1
S
9
1
S
10
0.9
S
10
0.8
S
9
0.8
S
9
0.7
S
9
0.7
S
9
0.6
S
9
0.6
S
9
0.6
S
10
0.6
S
10
Energy kJ
107
116
83
67
43
34
96
192
109
107
85
220
210
210
200
145
110
110
83
81
59
61
68
65
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
ESE
9
0.6
ESE
9
0.6
ESE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.1
S
15
0.2
S
15
0.4
ENE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.9
SE
11
0.9
SE
11
0.8
SE
11
0.8
ESE
8
0.2
ENE
6
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
NE
6
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.1
NE
6
0.1
SW
14
0.1
SW
14
0.1
SW
14
Energy kJ
62
61
54
56
4
17
23
119
179
172
142
87
4
6
5
5
5
1
4
4
1
7
7
7
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NW
3
0.7
SW
4
1.5
SSW
6
2
S
11
2
S
10
1.5
S
8
0.1
NE
5
0.4
ENE
3
0.4
ENE
3
Energy kJ
2
15
160
907
770
262
1
4
3
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
3
2
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
Distance (km)
0
0
0
36
0
155
1
76
1
0
0
0
0
0
649
156
36
0
0
0
0
0
709
156
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Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
9
9
9
9
8
8
8
8
9
9
9
9
9
6
6
8
8
8
8
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