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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Monday 30 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
26.6° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Richards Bay (Inside) today?

The current surf forecast for Richards Bay (Inside) at 2AM is: 0.6m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.8m 8s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.8m 5s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm March 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Mar)2ft (0.6m)11s
Afternoon (31 Mar)4ft (1.2m)8s
Evening (31 Mar)2ft (0.6m)12s

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


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Monday
30
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
E
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
1.2
E
1.3
E
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.9
E
0.9
E
1.1
E
1.3
E
1.1
E
1
E
0.6
ESE
1
E
1
E
1
E
1.1
ESE
Period(s) (?)8121211111111881212111199955588887
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1739595878482821992289595898412712518074605353137137137132
Wind
(km/h)
20
ENE
15
ENE
10
NNE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
15
ENE
10
NE
10
NNE
10
NNE
15
NNE
20
ENE
25
ENE
20
ENE
15
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
15
ENE
20
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:43PM
1.70
3:01AM
1.88
3:13PM
1.82
3:29AM
1.99
3:40PM
1.90
3:55AM
2.04
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:47PM
0.20
9:09AM
0.18
9:15PM
0.09
9:36AM
0.09
9:42PM
0.02
10:02AM
0.04
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
Sunrise-----6:00-------6:01-------6:01--
Sunset5:51-------5:50-------5:49-------
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
----1-------------------
Temp. °C262424242425262625242424242427262524232323242525
Feels °C (?)272527262627262524252526252526242424242424252523
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