Richards Bay (Inside) Surf Forecast

/ KZN North (23 surf breaks) /

South Africa (276 surf breaks) / Lat Long: (28.81° S 32.10° E)

Surf Forecasts:

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

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Tuesday 02 Jun 2026 SAST

Forecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent

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 23.2° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Richards Bay (Inside) today (02 Jun):

Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Jun, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 14s period with SSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with ESE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Richards Bay (Inside) at 11AM is: 0.5m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am June 02). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (02 Jun)	1ft (0.3m)	14s
Afternoon (02 Jun)	1.5ft (0.5m)	8s
Evening (02 Jun)	2.5ft (0.7m)	8s

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

Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 24°C on Tue afternoon, min 16°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.
	Tuesday 2							Wednesday 3								Thursday 4								Fri 5
	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	2 AM
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	SSW 15	S 14	NE 6	S 12	S 12	S 12	S 12	S 12	S 12
Wave Graph
kJ	71	41	40	40	54	55	43	43	36	36	37	51	51	50	50	71	107	75	129	217	319	449	537	604
Wind (km/h)	N	N	NNE	ENE	ENE	NNE	N	NNW	WSW	W	SW	SSE	ENE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	N	SSW	SSE	S	W	N	N
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-on	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-on	cross-on	glassy	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide					4:54PM1.68m					5:04AM1.71m				5:27PM1.65m				5:36AM1.66m				6:03PM1.60m
Low Tide			10:43AM0.23m				10:56PM0.31m					11:16AM0.26m				11:29PM0.37m				11:50AM0.31m				00:05AM0.44m


	6:35	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:37	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:37	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:37
	—	—	—	—	5:00	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:00	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:00	—	—	5:00
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	4	1	1
Temp °C	18	17	22	24	22	21	20	19	18	18	21	22	21	20	20	21	20	20	22	22	21	18	18	18
Feels °C	18	17	22	23	22	21	20	19	17	17	21	23	21	19	19	18	16	18	21	21	21	20	18	18
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ENE 6	S 12	S 12	S 12	S 12	S 12
kJ	40	40	40	40	54	55	43	43	36	36	37	51	51	50	50	49	49	47	60	217	319	449	537	604
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	NE 4	S 12	S 12	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 13	SSW 15	S 14	SSW 14	S 12	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 7
kJ	26	19	19	19	34	34	29	4	25	25	10	10	10	22	30	71	107	63	129	50	57	89	93	56
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SSW 12	ENE 4	ENE 4	S 14	S 14	S 13	S 13	S 16	SSW 11	—	S 11	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9
kJ	71	41	40	35	18	18	18	28	2	2	15	14	14	14	20	47	—	35	50	45	47	69	64	62
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 3	NE 3	NE 3	ENE 3	ENE 3	NE 4	NE 4	NNE 4	—	WSW 2	SW 3	SSW 3	NNE 4	—	NNE 3	NE 4	NE 5	NE 6	—	—	—	—	NE 8	—
kJ	1	2	3	1	4	6	5	10	—	1	1	1	1	—	4	27	66	75	—	—	—	—	269	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Richards Bay (Inside) KZN North	Richards Bay (Inside) KZN North	Richards Bay (Inside) KZN North	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Richards Bay (Inside) KZN North	Richards Bay (Inside) KZN North	Richards Bay (Outside) KZN North	Richards Bay (Outside) KZN North	Richards Bay (Outside) KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Mtunzini KZN North	Richards Bay (Inside) KZN North	Salt Rock KZN North	Zinkwazi KZN North	Mtunzini KZN North	Senoritas KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North	Richards Bay (Inside) KZN North	Richards Bay (Inside) KZN North	Richards Bay (Inside) KZN North
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	2	3	2	2	2
Distance (km)	0	0	0	156	156	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	156	36	0	116	76	36	0	1	1	0	0	0
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1			1	1	1	1	1	1	1		1	1	1	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	3	3	1	3	1	4	4	4	4	2	2	4	1	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5
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Rating (10 max)	5	4	4	4	5	4	5	5	5	5	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	5	4	5	5	5	5

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