Richards Bay (Inside) Surf Break

Richards Bay (Inside) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 28.81° S 32.10° E

Issued: 7 pm 12 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Richards Bay (Inside) sea temperature is
23.0° C

Normal for this time of year

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 (13 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Jun, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 7s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Jun, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 12s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Jun, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 11s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Richards Bay (Inside) at 2AM is: 1.6m 5s primary swell from a South direction and 0.7m 11s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm June 12). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Jun)6.5ft (2.0m)7s
Afternoon (13 Jun)7.5ft (2.3m)12s
Evening (13 Jun)6ft (1.8m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 25°C on Sun afternoon, min 18°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Sat night, fresh winds from the NNE by Sun night).

Fri
12
Saturday
13
Sunday
14
Mon
15
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
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
4
3
3
3
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
2
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ESE
10
0.6
ESE
11
0.6
ESE
11
1.6
S
5
1.9
S
6
2
S
7
2.4
S
13
2.3
S
12
2
S
12
1.8
S
11
1.6
S
14
1.5
S
14
1.6
S
14
1.7
S
14
1.6
S
14
1.5
S
14
1.3
S
14
1.2
S
14
1.1
S
13
1.1
S
13
1
S
13
0.9
S
13
0.9
S
13
1.3
SSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
36
90
93
146
293
439
1883
1547
1113
799
1030
919
1045
1191
1030
881
622
522
426
420
336
273
268
581
Wind (km/h)
10
ENE
25
SSW
30
SSW
30
S
30
S
25
S
20
S
20
SSW
15
SSW
10
SW
10
WSW
5
NW
10
N
15
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
30
NE
30
NNE
35
NNE
35
N
30
N
25
N
10
NNW
30
SSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross
High Tide
1:57AM1.79m
2:24PM1.67m
2:46AM1.87m
3:12PM1.77m
3:33AM1.91m
Low Tide
7:34PM0.33m
8:14AM0.26m
8:27PM0.23m
9:01AM0.16m
9:16PM0.15m
9:45AM0.10m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:41
6:41
6:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:00
5:00
5:00
5:00
 mm
1
1
1
Temp °C
25
22
22
21
20
20
20
19
19
18
18
18
18
18
21
25
23
21
20
20
19
19
25
22
Feels °C
24
19
18
17
16
17
17
16
17
16
17
17
18
17
17
21
19
17
16
16
15
16
23
19
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
ENE
7
0.6
ESE
11
0.6
ESE
11
0.7
ESE
11
0.8
ESE
11
0.9
ESE
11
0.9
ESE
11
0.8
ESE
11
2
S
12
1.8
S
11
1.6
S
14
1.5
S
14
1.6
S
14
1.7
S
14
1.6
S
14
1.5
S
14
1.3
S
14
1.2
S
14
1.1
S
13
1.1
S
13
1
S
13
0.9
S
13
1
ENE
7
0.9
E
7
Energy kJ
31
90
93
133
140
170
167
128
1113
799
1030
919
1045
1191
1030
881
622
522
426
420
336
273
105
79
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ENE
7
0.5
NE
7
0.4
NE
7
0.3
NE
7
0.5
S
14
0.1
NE
7
0.9
ESE
11
0.8
ESE
10
0.8
ESE
10
0.7
ESE
10
0.7
ESE
10
0.7
ESE
10
0.6
ESE
9
0.7
ESE
9
0.5
ESE
9
0.7
ESE
9
0.6
ESE
9
0.6
ESE
8
0.7
ESE
7
0.7
ESE
7
0.8
E
7
0.9
S
13
0.7
E
7
Energy kJ
22
18
24
11
7
106
2
187
125
116
88
86
83
68
73
47
70
50
43
48
54
62
268
51
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ESE
10
0.4
SSW
11
0.1
SW
14
0.2
SSW
14
0.4
NE
7
0.1
NE
6
0.7
SSW
15
0.1
NE
6
0.1
NE
6
0.1
NE
6
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
8
0.5
E
7
0.6
E
7
Energy kJ
36
47
8
19
11
2
231
1
1
1
25
24
24
37
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSW
11
1
S
4
1.6
S
5
1.9
S
6
2
S
7
2.4
S
13
2.3
S
12
0.6
NNE
3
0.8
NE
4
1.3
NE
5
1.5
NE
6
1.6
NE
6
1.5
NE
6
1.3
NNE
5
1
NNE
5
1.3
SSW
13
Energy kJ
40
34
146
293
439
1883
1547
6
17
74
133
149
154
90
61
581
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
3
2
4
4
4
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
2
2
Distance (km)
513
55
229
207
155
155
123
98
0
0
0
0
0
0
156
156
156
141
116
116
116
50
0
55
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Rating
(10 max)
1
1
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
3
4
4
3
3
2
2
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Rating
(10 max)
4
4
8
9
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
8
9
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
5
5
9
9
4
4
5
5
5
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