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Richards Bay (Inside) surfForecast / KZN North / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Tuesday 25 Nov 2025 SAST
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Richards Bay (Inside) surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Richards Bay (Inside) sea temperature is
23.0° C
 (Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Richards Bay (Inside) today?

The current surf forecast for Richards Bay (Inside) at 6AM is: 0.7m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.0m 6s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am November 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Nov)2.5ft (0.7m)10s
Afternoon (25 Nov)3.5ft (1.0m)10s
Evening (25 Nov)2ft (0.6m)16s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
2
1
0
0
2
2
2
1
2
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
S
1.2
SSE
1.2
SSE
0.7
SSE
1.1
SSE
1
SSE
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.6
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.9
S
1.4
S
1.5
S
1.5
S
1.3
S
1.2
S
1
S
0.9
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.7
S
0.9
SSW
0.7
S
Period(s) (?)1066101010171615151518171616151414131313121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)13510096102245197153134170218209492112411441078720581383284212202146236132
Wind
(km/h)
15
S
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
S
15
SSE
15
SE
10
ESE
10
ENE
10
N
10
N
15
NNE
20
NE
20
ENE
25
NE
20
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
NNE
15
SSW
20
SSW
20
SW
25
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		ononcrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscross-
on		crosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
on		crosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:02AM
1.57
6:11PM
1.56
6:44AM
1.48
6:56PM
1.45
7:41AM
1.41
7:57PM
1.35
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:50PM
0.34
12:04PM
0.47
12:29AM
0.43
12:49PM
0.58
1:17AM
0.52
1:50PM
0.68
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Sunrise--4:46-------4:46-------4:46-----
Sunset------6:30-------6:30-------6:31-
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
-------1----------------
Temp. °C212121212222222222212123272927242323222626252424
Feels °C (?)201919192021222424222223262826252424232828262524
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