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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Saturday 18 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
26.0° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Richards Bay (Inside) today?

The current surf forecast for Richards Bay (Inside) at 11PM is: 1.3m 7s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm April 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Apr)--
Afternoon (18 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)5s
Evening (18 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)6s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.4
S
1.4
SSE
1.3
SSE
0.9
S
1.4
S
1.3
S
1.1
S
0.8
S
0.6
S
1.4
NE
0.3
S
0.4
SW
0.3
SSW
0.7
SSW
1.1
S
1.4
S
1.5
S
1.5
SSE
2
S
1
S
1.4
S
1.1
S
1.2
S
1.1
S
Period(s) (?)667111111121212611141313566791412121515
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1301601571844413823221719913821463415152117173181642383584327670517
Wind
(km/h)
25
S
15
S
10
S
5
SSE
5
NNE
15
N
20
NNE
30
NNE
30
NNE
30
NNE
30
N
25
N
20
N
30
SW
30
SSW
30
S
25
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
SE
10
E
10
ENE
15
NE
20
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
crosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:19PM
2.00
4:37AM
2.11
4:54PM
1.96
5:12AM
2.01
5:30PM
1.86
5:49AM
1.84
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:23PM
-0.08
10:47AM
-0.04
10:59PM
-0.01
11:22AM
0.06
11:37PM
0.12
12:00PM
0.21
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Sunrise-----6:11-------6:11-------6:11--
Sunset5:30-------5:29-------5:28-------
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C242323232323262828272827262626252423232222222527
Feels °C (?)222223242523252625252626242322212121222223232627
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