Richards Bay (Inside) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 28.81° S 32.10° E

Issued: 1 am 08 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Richards Bay (Inside) sea temperature is

20.7°C

Richards Bay (Inside) surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Richards Bay (Inside) today (08 Sep):

Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 14s period with SSE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with SSE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Richards Bay (Inside) at 5AM is: 1.5m 14s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.9m 5s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (08 Sep)	4.5ft (1.4m)	14s
Afternoon (08 Sep)	3.5ft (1.1m)	12s
Evening (08 Sep)	3ft (0.9m)	12s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Thu afternoon, min 17°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Wed afternoon, light winds from the WSW by Thu night).
	Tuesday 8								Wednesday 9								Thursday 10
	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	5 AM	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM
Rating (10 max)	3	2	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 14	S 14	SSE 14	SSE 13	SSE 12	S 13	SSE 12	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	E 10	E 7	E 9	E 9	SE 10	SE 10	SSE 10	E 9	E 9
Wave Graph
kJ	1229	938	799	627	265	334	196	136	143	138	105	105	105	66	78	73	195	153	189	28	27	10	85	108
Wind (km/h)	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NE	NE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NE	NE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NE	NE	NNE	NNE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide	1:55AM1.53m					2:21PM1.67m				2:36AM1.72m				2:58PM1.87m				3:10AM1.86m				3:30PM2.02m
Low Tide				8:05AM0.39m				8:29PM0.33m				8:42AM0.20m				9:05PM0.17m				9:15AM0.05m				9:37PM0.06m


	—	5:58	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:56	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:56	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	5:39	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:40	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:40	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	19	18	18	20	22	20	19	18	17	17	17	22	24	21	19	18	17	17	18	24	26	22	20	20
Feels °C	17	16	16	16	17	16	15	14	14	14	13	18	18	17	15	14	12	13	14	20	22	18	17	17
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 14	S 14	SSE 14	SSE 13	SSE 12	S 13	SSE 12	E 6	E 6	SSE 11	E 6	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	E 10	E 7	E 9	E 9	SE 10	SE 10	SSE 10	E 9	E 9
kJ	1229	938	799	627	265	334	196	136	97	138	98	105	105	66	78	73	195	153	189	28	27	10	85	108
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	S 13	E 10	SSW 13	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSW 12	SSE 11	E 9	SSW 12	—	S 17	SE 11	E 10	SSE 11	SE 10	S 15	S 15	SE 12	SSE 10	SSE 10
kJ	—	31	33	33	128	28	34	135	143	15	105	41	14	—	6	55	98	44	28	4	4	6	10	9
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	S 20	S 20	—	—	S 18	E 10	SSW 13	E 10	SW 13	S 12	S 12	S 16	S 17	SW 17	S 11	SSE 11	S 16	S 16	SW 11	—	S 14	SE 12	SE 12
kJ	—	7	7	—	—	6	18	33	19	41	3	3	5	5	11	2	46	5	5	5	—	4	6	5
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 10	ENE 5	ENE 5	ENE 5	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	NNE 5	NNE 5	ENE 6	NNE 5	ENE 7	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 7	ENE 7	NNE 5	NE 7	NE 7	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7
kJ	127	32	41	64	131	222	213	46	52	181	56	198	237	349	363	345	67	221	195	456	542	395	289	231
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Siyayi KZN North	Mbotyi Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Mbotyi Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Igoda Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Kromme Rivermouth Eastern Cape (S)	Sea Vista Eastern Cape (S)	Sea Vista Eastern Cape (S)	West Pier (Port Alfred) Eastern Cape (S)	Sodwana KZN North	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Sodwana KZN North	Igoda Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Mtati Eastern Cape (S)	Sea Vista Eastern Cape (S)	Sea Vista Eastern Cape (S)	Sodwana KZN North	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Salt Rock KZN North	Umhlanga KZN North	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Guinjata Bay Inhambane	Mpande Bay Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Umzumbe Durban/KZN South	Thompsons Bay KZN North
Rating (10 max)	4	3	3	4	2	3	3	2	3	1	3	4	1	3	3	3	1	1	3	1	3	2	1	2
Distance (km)	50	372	372	630	908	849	849	729	204	156	204	630	709	849	849	204	156	116	141	156	626	420	231	117
Best forecast wave conditions in KwaZulu-Natal North Coast	Siyayi								Sodwana	Kosi Bay	Kosi Bay					Sodwana	Kosi Bay	Kosi Bay	Kosi Bay					Umhlanga
Rating (10 max)	4								3	3	3					3	3	3	3					3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Queensberry Bay Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Van Stadens Mouth Eastern Cape (S)	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Boneyards Eastern Cape (S)	Mngazi Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Igoda Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Igoda Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Van Stadens Mouth Eastern Cape (S)	Sea Vista Eastern Cape (S)	Kromme Rivermouth Eastern Cape (S)	Queensberry Bay Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Queensberry Bay Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Queensberry Bay Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Treskostraal West Coast	Heaven West Coast	Kamer Van Cape Town	Leftovers Eastern Cape (S)	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	9	8	8	8	7	6	6	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	6	6	5	9	9	8	9	8	8

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