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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Monday 23 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
26.5° 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 10AM is: 0.7m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am March 23). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Mar)2.5ft (0.8m)8s
Afternoon (23 Mar)3.5ft (1.0m)11s
Evening (23 Mar)6ft (1.8m)6s

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


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Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thu
26
5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
S
0.8
E
0.7
S
1
S
1.3
SSW
1.6
S
2
S
2.1
S
1.9
S
1.5
S
0.7
S
0.9
S
1
S
1
S
1
S
1
S
0.9
S
0.9
S
0.9
S
0.8
S
1.6
ESE
1.5
ESE
1.5
ESE
1.4
ESE
Period(s) (?)1181011567776161514141414141414148777
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)108849024787171342403309176245367416411411405329333329250300231215208
Wind
(km/h)
15
N
15
N
0
WNW
25
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
30
S
20
S
20
S
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SW
15
SSW
5
SSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
NW
10
N
15
NE
20
NE
25
NE
25
NE
20
NNE
25
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:03AM
1.92
6:17PM
1.75
6:37AM
1.71
6:54PM
1.55
7:18AM
1.48
7:44PM
1.33
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:12PM
0.18
12:24AM
0.23
12:49PM
0.37
1:04AM
0.45
1:34PM
0.58
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thu
26
Sunrise-5:56-------5:56-------5:56------
Sunset----5:59-------5:58-------5:57---
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cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
mod rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
heavy rain
heavy rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
----11026311814176111---------
Temp. °C242428262524242323222222232323232323262826252524
Feels °C (?)262632262524242424232323252726262726272826252624
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