Richards Bay (Inside) Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.81° S 32.10° E

Richards Bay (Inside) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 16 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Richards Bay (Inside) sea temperature is
22.2° C
0.2° 

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 (16 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Richards Bay (Inside) at 11AM is: 1.5m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jul)5ft (1.5m)10s
Afternoon (16 Jul)4.5ft (1.4m)10s
Evening (16 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Fri afternoon, min 16°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sun
19
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)
2
2
1
0
0
2
2
2
2
2
2
0
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
ESE
10
1.6
ESE
10
1.5
ESE
10
1.4
ESE
10
1.4
ESE
10
1.3
ESE
10
1.3
ESE
10
1.1
ESE
10
1.1
ESE
10
1.1
ESE
10
1
ESE
10
1
ESE
10
1
ESE
10
1
E
10
0.9
ESE
10
0.9
ESE
10
0.9
ESE
10
0.9
ESE
10
0.8
ESE
10
0.8
ESE
10
0.8
ESE
10
0.8
ESE
10
0.9
S
13
1
S
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
532
500
446
356
348
301
295
240
245
245
205
205
205
192
154
154
154
157
125
125
123
128
263
295
Wind (km/h)
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
SSW
15
SSE
10
SE
0
ESE
10
WNW
5
NNW
10
N
10
N
10
N
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
N
10
W
5
WSW
5
W
5
NNW
5
NNE
10
E
5
E
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross
on
on
glassy
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
5:20PM1.98m
5:31AM1.89m
5:59PM1.95m
6:08AM1.81m
6:36PM1.87m
Low Tide
11:03AM0.01m
11:26PM0.13m
11:40AM0.02m
00:04AM0.19m
12:16PM0.10m
00:42AM0.29m
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:43
6:43
6:41
6:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:12
5:12
5:13
5:13
 mm
Temp °C
18
18
20
21
20
20
19
18
18
17
21
23
21
20
19
18
17
16
20
23
21
20
19
18
Feels °C
17
17
20
21
20
22
20
19
18
17
21
22
21
21
20
19
18
17
20
22
22
21
19
18
  • Map Icons:
  • Break
  • Live Wave Height (m)
  • Live Wind Speed (km/h)
  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
Map placeholder
How to use the Wavefinder 

FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website

The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Richards Bay (Inside) surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.


Nearest locationNearest