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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Thursday 09 Apr 2026 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
25.7° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

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

The current surf forecast for Richards Bay (Inside) at 3PM is: 0.9m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 1.2m 5s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am April 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)13s
Afternoon (09 Apr)3ft (0.9m)12s
Evening (09 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)12s

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


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Thursday
09
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sun
12
5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
S
1.1
S
1
S
1
S
0.9
S
0.8
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
1.3
ENE
1.1
NE
1
NE
0.9
NE
0.3
SSE
0.3
SSE
0.3
SSE
0.3
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.4
SSE
Period(s) (?)13131313121212121211111155551716161615151414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)48841133031923618113613697906058876251385752504878878278
Wind
(km/h)
15
N
20
N
20
NNE
25
NE
25
NE
25
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
20
NNE
20
NE
25
NE
25
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NE
20
ENE
25
NE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:51AM
1.36
7:17PM
1.23
7:40AM
1.20
9:27PM
1.10
11:11AM
1.13
12:35AM
1.23
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:10PM
0.67
1:26AM
0.79
2:29PM
0.83
4:09AM
0.92
5:54PM
0.81
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sun
12
Sunrise-6:05-------6:05-------6:05------
Sunset----5:39-------5:38-------5:37---
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C202126272423222120212628252322212122272926242322
Feels °C (?)192025242222212019202526242322202122272825242321
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