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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Saturday 04 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
26.1° 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 5AM is: 1.4m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am April 04). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)9s
Afternoon (04 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)9s
Evening (04 Apr)5.5ft (1.7m)11s

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


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Saturday
04
Sunday
05
Monday
06
11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
1
2
0
0
2
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
1
2
2
2
3
0
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.5
ESE
1.5
ESE
1.4
ESE
1.4
ESE
1.4
ESE
1.4
ESE
1.2
ESE
1.6
E
1.7
E
1.6
E
1.6
ESE
1.7
ESE
1.7
ESE
1.8
ESE
1.6
ESE
1.6
ESE
2.1
E
1.8
E
1.4
ESE
1.7
ESE
1.6
ESE
1.8
SSW
2
S
2.2
S
Period(s) (?)88899991112111112131313131313121212191817
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)299286262297311326237663760675693780903102581285214171070628847800213025702669
Wind
(km/h)
25
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
20
N
15
NNE
20
NE
25
NE
20
NNE
15
N
15
N
15
N
15
N
15
NE
25
NE
30
NE
30
NNE
30
NNE
20
N
10
NW
10
W
30
SW
30
SSW
30
S
30
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:44AM
1.99
4:56PM
1.89
5:08AM
1.91
5:20PM
1.81
5:32AM
1.80
5:44PM
1.69
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:34PM
0.02
10:51AM
0.06
10:59PM
0.08
11:16AM
0.13
11:24PM
0.18
11:40AM
0.23
Saturday
04
Sunday
05
Monday
06
Sunrise---6:03-------6:03-------6:03----
Sunset------5:45-------5:44-------5:43-
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
Rain (mm)
---------------------111
Temp. °C222120212628262423212022272926242423222325242323
Feels °C (?)201817202526242322201921262724222121232423222021
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