Richards Bay (Inside) Surf Forecast

/ KZN North (23 surf breaks) /

South Africa (276 surf breaks) / Lat Long: (28.81° S 32.10° E)

Surf Forecasts:

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

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Tuesday 26 May 2026 SAST

Forecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent

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 23.7° 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 2PM is: 0.6m 17s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (26 May)	2ft (0.6m)	10s
Afternoon (26 May)	2ft (0.6m)	16s
Evening (26 May)	2ft (0.6m)	15s

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

Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Thu afternoon, min 18°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Tuesday 26							Wednesday 27								Thursday 28								Fri 29
	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)	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 10	SSE 10	S 18	S 17	S 16	S 15	S 14	SSW 13	SE 9	SE 11	SE 11	SE 11	SE 11	ESE 10	NE 5	NE 5	SSW 10	S 10	S 10	SSW 19	NE 6	SSW 18	SSW 17	SSW 19
Wave Graph
kJ	61	63	158	202	186	157	106	60	29	63	60	59	56	40	41	50	19	17	16	71	69	60	59	123
Wind (km/h)	NNE	NNE	NNE	NE	NE	NNE	NNE	NNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	ENE	NE	NNE	NNE	N	N	N	NNE	NE	NE	W	WSW	W
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	cross-on	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide				12:46PM1.39m				1:12AM1.58m				1:34PM1.48m				1:52AM1.65m					2:13PM1.56m
Low Tide		6:42AM0.59m				6:47PM0.53m				7:28AM0.49m				7:33PM0.45m					8:05AM0.39m				8:12PM0.38m


	6:33	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:33	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:33	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:33
	—	—	—	—	5:02	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:02	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:02	—	—	5:01
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	18	18	22	25	22	21	20	19	19	20	22	23	23	21	20	19	19	18	24	27	24	21	20	20
Feels °C	17	16	20	23	20	20	18	19	20	21	24	23	22	20	18	17	17	16	22	26	24	21	22	22
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 10	SSE 10	SE 10	S 17	S 16	S 15	S 14	NE 5	E 6	SE 11	SE 11	SE 11	SE 11	ESE 10	SE 10	SE 10	ENE 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	ENE 6	NE 5	ENE 5	E 6
kJ	61	61	45	202	186	157	106	30	10	63	60	59	56	40	26	15	12	12	12	12	30	13	11	12
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 8	S 19	S 18	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SSW 13	NE 5	ENE 5	SW 4	ENE 5	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 10	SSW 10	S 10	S 10	SSW 19	SSW 18	E 6	E 6	SSW 19
kJ	10	63	158	43	43	30	29	60	8	9	6	8	25	23	22	20	19	17	16	71	63	12	11	123
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 16	E 8	SE 13	SE 13	SE 13	SE 13	SE 12	SE 9	SE 9	SSW 13	ENE 5	SW 4	SSW 4	SW 4	E 7	S 16	SE 10	SE 10	SE 9	S 9	S 9	SSW 18	SSW 17	NE 6
kJ	25	10	46	44	43	40	39	29	29	32	8	4	2	1	4	5	15	14	14	14	14	60	59	5
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 4	NE 4	NE 4	NE 5	ENE 5	NE 5	NE 5	NE 5	WSW 2	SW 4	SW 4	—	ENE 3	NE 4	NE 5	NE 5	NNE 5	NE 5	NE 5	NE 6	NE 6	SW 2	SW 3	SW 3
kJ	19	21	20	17	48	64	60	60	1	8	14	—	5	20	41	50	32	29	22	24	69	1	1	4
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Siyayi KZN North	Mtunzini KZN North	Siyayi KZN North	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Salt Rock KZN North	Siyayi KZN North	Richards Bay (Inside) KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North	Richards Bay (Inside) KZN North	Richards Bay (Outside) KZN North	Guinjata Bay Inhambane	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Salt Rock KZN North	Sunrise KZN North	Mtunzini KZN North	Mtunzini KZN North	Mtunzini KZN North	Mtunzini KZN North	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Richards Bay (Outside) KZN North	Richards Bay (Outside) KZN North	Richards Bay (Outside) KZN North	Richards Bay (Inside) KZN North
Rating (10 max)	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	3	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	50	36	50	156	156	116	50	0	1	0	0	626	156	116	123	36	36	36	36	559	0	0	0	0
Best forecast wave conditions in KwaZulu-Natal North Coast	Kosi Bay	Umhlanga	Siyayi			Umhlanga	Siyayi	Richards Bay (Outside)	Kosi Bay	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)			Umhlanga	Sodwana	Sodwana	Umhlanga	Umhlanga	Siyayi		Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)
Rating (10 max)	1	2	2			2	2	1	1	1	1			1	1	1	1	1	2		1	1	1	1
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Hout Bay Cape Town	Hout Bay Cape Town	Hout Bay Cape Town	Hout Bay Cape Town	Hout Bay Cape Town	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Hout Bay Cape Town	Hout Bay Cape Town	Hout Bay Cape Town	Hout Bay Cape Town	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Hout Bay Cape Town	Hout Bay Cape Town	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Hout Bay Cape Town	Fish Boma Garden Route	Hout Bay Cape Town	Kanon Overberg	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	4	4	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	6	6	4	4	5	5	6	5	4	6	6	5
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Rating (10 max)	5	6	9	9	9	5	6	7	6	7	7	9	6	9	6	9	9	9	8	7	9	7	7	6

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