Richards Bay (Inside) Surf Break

Richards Bay (Inside) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 28.81° S 32.10° E

Issued: 7 pm 05 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Richards Bay (Inside) sea temperature is
22.1° 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.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Richards Bay (Inside) today (06 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 11s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Richards Bay (Inside) at 12AM is: 1.2m 11s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 05). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Jul)--
Afternoon (06 Jul)5ft (1.5m)11s
Evening (06 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)11s

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

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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Tue afternoon, min 16°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
5
Monday
6
Tuesday
7
Wed
8
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
SE
11
1.3
SE
11
1.3
SE
11
1.2
SE
11
1.1
SE
11
1
SE
10
1
SE
10
0.9
SE
10
0.8
SE
10
0.8
SE
10
0.8
SE
10
0.7
SE
10
0.6
SE
10
0.6
SE
10
0.6
SE
10
1
NE
6
1.2
NE
6
1.4
NE
6
1.2
NE
6
1
NE
6
0.5
SE
9
0.5
SE
9
0.5
SE
10
0.3
SSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
497
429
382
332
254
212
204
173
150
124
124
102
80
79
79
71
102
131
102
65
43
43
44
40
Wind (km/h)
20
ENE
20
NNE
20
N
20
NNE
20
N
20
N
25
NNE
25
NE
25
NE
25
NNE
25
NNE
25
N
25
N
25
N
25
N
25
NNE
25
NE
25
NNE
25
NNE
20
N
15
N
15
N
15
N
15
NE
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
High Tide
7:04PM1.70m
7:12AM1.59m
7:46PM1.64m
7:57AM1.49m
8:36PM1.57m
8:55AM1.39m
Low Tide
1:11AM0.42m
1:24PM0.34m
1:57AM0.49m
2:09PM0.43m
2:54AM0.57m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:45
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6:45
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6:45
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5:06
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5:07
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5:07
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5:07
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Temp °C
21
19
19
18
17
16
21
24
21
21
20
18
18
17
22
25
22
20
18
17
16
16
21
25
Feels °C
19
17
18
16
15
13
17
20
18
19
16
15
15
14
18
21
19
18
15
14
14
13
17
21
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
SE
11
1.3
SE
11
1.3
SE
11
1.2
SE
11
1.1
SE
11
1
SE
10
1
SE
10
0.9
SE
10
0.8
SE
10
0.8
SE
10
0.8
SE
10
0.7
SE
10
0.6
SE
10
0.6
SE
10
0.6
SE
10
0.5
SE
10
0.5
SE
10
0.5
SE
10
0.5
SE
10
0.5
SE
9
0.8
NE
6
0.7
NE
6
0.7
ENE
6
0.4
ESE
10
Energy kJ
497
429
382
332
254
212
204
173
150
124
124
102
80
79
79
47
46
45
44
43
39
34
30
36
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
14
0.2
S
9
0.2
S
9
0.2
S
9
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
13
0.2
SSW
13
0.2
SSW
12
0.2
ESE
12
0.2
ESE
12
0.2
SSW
15
0.3
SSW
15
0.3
SSW
14
0.5
SE
9
0.5
SE
9
0.5
SE
10
0.3
SSW
14
Energy kJ
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
6
6
6
2
3
16
15
15
14
21
42
41
43
43
44
40
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
11
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.3
SSW
9
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
9
0.3
SW
13
0.3
E
10
0.2
SSW
12
0.2
S
15
0.2
ESE
12
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
SSW
14
0.3
SSW
14
0.3
SSW
14
0.1
S
21
Energy kJ
57
3
2
3
3
16
2
2
4
4
3
3
2
25
18
15
17
14
17
17
41
40
38
9
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ENE
3
0.7
NE
4
0.8
NE
4
0.8
NNE
4
0.9
NNE
4
0.8
NNE
5
0.7
NE
5
0.8
NE
5
1.2
NE
5
1.3
NE
6
1.3
NE
5
1.2
NE
5
1.1
NE
5
1.1
NE
6
1.1
NE
6
1
NE
6
1.2
NE
6
1.4
NE
6
1.2
NE
6
1
NE
6
1.2
NE
6
1.1
NE
6
1.1
NE
6
0.7
ENE
6
Energy kJ
3
13
18
21
28
27
23
30
76
97
103
82
62
72
80
71
102
131
102
65
92
72
72
31
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Reunion
Durban/KZN South
Salt Rock
KZN North
Salt Rock
KZN North
Mtunzini
KZN North
Mtunzini
KZN North
Mtunzini
KZN North
Siyayi
KZN North
Reunion
Durban/KZN South
Battery Beach
Durban/KZN South
Salt Rock
KZN North
Salt Rock
KZN North
Zinkwazi
KZN North
Zinkwazi
KZN North
Mtunzini
KZN North
Siyayi
KZN North
Reunion
Durban/KZN South
Reunion
Durban/KZN South
Salt Rock
KZN North
Blythedale
KZN North
Mtunzini
KZN North
Richards Bay (Inside)
KZN North
Richards Bay (Inside)
KZN North
Richards Bay (Inside)
KZN North
Reunion
Durban/KZN South
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
156
116
116
36
36
36
50
156
153
116
116
76
76
36
50
156
156
116
98
36
0
0
0
156
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