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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Tuesday 07 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
26.0° 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 1AM is: 1.6m 15s primary swell from a South direction and 0.8m 11s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm April 07). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Apr)5ft (1.6m)14s
Afternoon (08 Apr)5ft (1.5m)14s
Evening (08 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)14s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Friday
10
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
0
0
2
2
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.6
S
1.6
S
1.6
S
1.6
S
1.6
S
1.6
S
1.6
S
1.5
S
1.4
S
1.4
S
1.3
S
1.2
S
1.1
S
1.1
S
1
S
0.9
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
Period(s) (?)141515151514141414141413131313131212121212111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)105911191114108510701041105592876475361349941341133125618718113613697926058
Wind
(km/h)
5
SW
5
WNW
5
NW
5
NW
5
NNW
10
N
10
NE
20
ENE
25
NE
20
NE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
25
NNE
25
NE
30
NE
25
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
15
N
20
NNE
20
NE
25
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassglassoffglasscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:09PM
1.55
6:21AM
1.52
6:38PM
1.40
6:51AM
1.36
7:17PM
1.23
7:40AM
1.20
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:14AM
0.45
12:33PM
0.51
12:43AM
0.61
1:10PM
0.67
1:26AM
0.79
Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Sunrise-----6:05-------6:05-------6:05--
Sunset5:42-------5:40-------5:39-------
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C222121212121242523222221202025272423222120212628
Feels °C (?)232222222222242321212120191823242221202019202526
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