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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Friday 27 Mar 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 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 1AM is: 1.1m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.6m 12s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm March 27). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Mar)3.5ft (1.0m)8s
Afternoon (28 Mar)5ft (1.6m)6s
Evening (28 Mar)4.5ft (1.3m)7s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Monday
30
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.5
E
1.4
E
1.3
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1
E
0.8
SSW
1.5
E
1.8
ENE
1.3
E
1.2
E
1.1
E
1.6
SSW
1.4
SSW
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.8
E
0.6
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
1.2
ESE
Period(s) (?)8888881256678668991313121212119
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)259233201146157133187129207137155135186155113122991271601381349792197
Wind
(km/h)
25
NE
20
NE
20
NNE
15
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
25
NNE
30
NE
30
NE
10
NNW
25
SW
30
SW
20
SW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
S
15
SSE
15
S
15
S
15
S
10
S
10
S
10
S
10
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:59AM
1.31
1:26PM
1.36
1:54AM
1.53
2:10PM
1.54
2:31AM
1.73
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:24PM
0.75
7:19AM
0.68
7:35PM
0.55
8:06AM
0.49
8:15PM
0.36
8:40AM
0.32
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Monday
30
Sunrise-----5:58-------5:58-------6:00--
Sunset5:54-------5:53-------5:52-------
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
mod rain
thunderstorm
cloud
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
Rain (mm)
---------362-1------1223
Temp. °C272525252425293127252424242424252524242423232423
Feels °C (?)282626272626293027292423252425252626262624252726
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