Richards Bay (Inside) Surf Break

Richards Bay (Inside) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 28.81° S 32.10° E

Issued: 7 am 30 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Richards Bay (Inside) sea temperature is
22.2° 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 (30 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Jun, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 8s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Jun, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Richards Bay (Inside) at 2PM is: 1.3m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 1.0m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am June 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Jun)6ft (1.8m)8s
Afternoon (30 Jun)4.5ft (1.3m)8s
Evening (30 Jun)4ft (1.2m)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 Tue morning. Warm (max 27°C on Thu morning, min 18°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (calm on Tue afternoon, fresh winds from the N by Wed night).

Tuesday
30
Wednesday
1
Thursday
2
Fri
3
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
2 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
1
2
1
2
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
2
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Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
S
8
1.8
S
8
1.5
S
8
1.3
S
8
1.1
ESE
8
1.2
ESE
8
1.4
ESE
8
1.4
ESE
8
1.3
ESE
8
1.3
ESE
8
1.3
ESE
8
1.3
E
8
1.6
E
6
1.3
E
6
0.5
S
13
0.5
S
16
0.6
S
16
0.6
S
15
0.6
S
15
1.2
S
15
1.7
S
6
1.6
S
7
2.5
SSW
11
4
SSW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
409
407
311
223
180
207
250
244
206
201
196
212
169
132
80
127
174
163
161
606
172
240
1537
4528
Wind (km/h)
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SW
10
S
5
SE
10
NE
10
N
10
N
15
N
15
N
25
NNE
25
NNE
30
NE
25
NNE
30
N
30
N
25
N
25
N
10
NW
25
S
25
SSE
20
S
15
S
5
W
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
High Tide
4:18PM1.69m
4:27AM1.75m
4:50PM1.72m
4:58AM1.76m
5:22PM1.74m
Low Tide
10:06AM0.25m
10:18PM0.31m
10:38AM0.21m
10:51PM0.29m
11:09AM0.19m
11:23PM0.30m
light rain
rain showers
light rain
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
cloud
cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:45
6:45
6:45
6:45
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:05
5:05
5:05
5:06
 mm
2
1
1
1
Temp °C
18
18
19
20
20
20
20
19
19
18
23
26
23
23
22
21
20
20
27
23
21
20
21
19
Feels °C
16
16
18
20
21
20
20
19
19
17
20
22
20
20
18
17
16
16
24
21
18
17
19
18
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
S
15
0.8
E
9
1.5
S
8
1.3
S
8
1.1
ESE
8
1.2
ESE
8
1.4
ESE
8
1.4
ESE
8
1.3
ESE
8
1.3
ESE
8
1.3
ESE
8
0.5
S
11
0.5
S
13
1.3
E
6
0.5
S
13
0.8
ESE
8
0.7
ESE
8
0.7
ESE
8
0.9
NE
7
0.8
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
8
0.7
S
13
2
S
11
2.5
S
12
Energy kJ
221
101
311
223
180
207
250
244
206
201
196
64
82
132
80
77
67
63
82
72
40
173
951
1786
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
E
8
0.6
S
14
0.8
ESE
9
1
ESE
9
1
S
8
0.9
S
8
0.6
S
8
0.7
S
12
0.7
S
13
0.5
S
13
0.4
S
11
0.3
SSW
14
0.1
S
16
0.5
S
13
0.3
S
16
0.5
S
16
0.6
S
16
0.6
S
15
0.6
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.5
E
8
0.6
ENE
8
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
Energy kJ
41
153
103
158
129
107
44
146
158
86
41
36
5
82
45
127
174
163
47
55
36
43
39
44
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ESE
9
0.8
E
9
0.5
S
14
0.5
S
14
0.5
S
14
0.5
S
14
0.5
S
13
0.4
SW
15
0.3
SSW
14
0.2
SSW
16
0.2
S
16
0.3
SSW
16
0.4
S
11
0.4
S
12
0.4
SSW
12
0.6
S
15
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
8
0.5
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
Energy kJ
17
101
106
106
103
100
82
56
36
25
20
51
37
42
46
161
39
40
36
33
16
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
S
8
1.8
S
8
0.3
NNE
3
0.4
NNE
3
0.4
NNE
3
1.3
E
8
1.6
E
6
0.9
NNE
5
1.6
ENE
6
1.4
NE
6
1.3
NE
6
1.1
NE
7
1.9
NNE
7
1.2
S
15
1.7
S
6
1.6
S
7
2.5
SSW
11
4
SSW
11
Energy kJ
409
407
1
3
4
212
169
45
197
126
136
114
382
606
172
240
1537
4528
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
1
1
2
3
2
4
Distance (km)
1
1
1
0
0
36
0
0
0
50
156
439
156
141
98
36
36
36
0
156
513
98
0
0
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Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
2
3
2
2
2
2
1
2
3
2
3
3
2
4
6
8
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Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
1
3
4
7
9
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
8
5
7
6
6
5
7
9
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