Richards Bay (Inside) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 28.81° S 32.10° E

Issued: 7 pm 13 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Richards Bay (Inside) sea temperature is

22.3° 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 (13 Jul):

Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with ESE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Richards Bay (Inside) at 11PM is: 1.4m 7s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.7m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 13). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (13 Jul)	-	-
Afternoon (13 Jul)	5ft (1.6m)	8s
Evening (13 Jul)	4.5ft (1.4m)	7s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Wed afternoon, min 18°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.
	Mon 13			Tuesday 14								Wednesday 15								Thu 16
	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)	1	1	2	2	3	3	3	1	1	2	3	3	3	3	2	0	1	3	3	3	2	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 8	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 8	SE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10
Wave Graph
kJ	256	220	220	287	562	755	735	752	817	863	880	898	820	731	625	637	778	808	716	631	530	510	442	363
Wind (km/h)	E	E	NW	W	WNW	W	E	ESE	ENE	NE	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNE	E	E	NW	W	WSW	WSW	SW	SSW	S
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross-on	off	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-on	cross-on	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross-on
High Tide	3:11PM1.73m				3:31AM1.84m				3:57PM1.86m				4:14AM1.90m				4:40PM1.95m				4:54AM1.92m
Low Tide			9:16PM0.21m				9:42AM0.12m				10:03PM0.13m				10:24AM0.04m				10:45PM0.10m					11:03AM0.01m


	—	—	—	—	6:43	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:43	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:43	—	—	—
	5:09	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:10	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:12
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	19	20	19	18	18	18	20	20	20	20	19	19	18	18	21	23	21	20	18	18	18	19	20	21
Feels °C	18	20	19	18	18	18	21	19	19	20	19	19	18	18	20	22	21	22	18	18	17	18	18	21
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 8	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 8	SE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10
kJ	256	220	220	287	562	755	735	752	817	863	880	898	820	731	625	637	778	808	716	631	530	510	442	363
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 11	E 9	SSW 11	SSW 11	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	SSW 10	SSW 10	SSW 10	S 10	S 10	SSW 10	S 10	S 10	SSE 10	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9
kJ	121	118	119	108	209	156	119	51	33	31	32	18	33	33	33	17	17	18	19	18	19	17	8	8
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 14	S 13	—	SSW 11	SSW 11	—	—	—	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 17	—	—	S 19	S 19	SE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 10	SSW 9	S 12	S 18
kJ	15	3	—	194	158	—	—	—	31	17	17	6	—	—	7	7	5	12	11	22	21	8	3	6
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SW 3	SW 4	SSW 4	SSW 5	S 5
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5	10	16	18	17
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Siyayi KZN North	Richards Bay (Inside) KZN North	Richards Bay (Inside) KZN North	Richards Bay (Inside) KZN North	Richards Bay (Inside) KZN North	Richards Bay (Inside) KZN North	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Mtunzini KZN North	Richards Bay (Inside) KZN North	Richards Bay (Inside) KZN North	Richards Bay (Inside) KZN North	Richards Bay (Inside) KZN North	Richards Bay (Inside) KZN North	Mpande Bay Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Sunrise KZN North	Richards Bay (Inside) KZN North	Richards Bay (Inside) KZN North	Richards Bay (Inside) KZN North	Richards Bay (Inside) KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	3	3	3	3	3	2	3	3	2
Distance (km)	156	50	0	0	0	0	0	156	156	36	0	0	0	0	0	420	123	0	0	0	0	1	1	1
Best forecast wave conditions in KwaZulu-Natal North Coast		Umhlanga	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)	Umhlanga	Mapelane			Umhlanga	Sodwana	Umhlanga	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)		Sunrise	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)	Umhlanga	Umhlanga	Alkantstrand
Rating (10 max)		2	2	3	3	3	3			4	4	4	3	3	3		3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Queensberry Bay Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Queensberry Bay Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Yellow sands Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Glen Eden Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts) Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts) Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Hole-in-the-Wall Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Amanzimtoti Durban/KZN South	Amanzimtoti Durban/KZN South	Amanzimtoti Durban/KZN South	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts) Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Hout Bay Cape Town	Barbel Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Paranoia Overberg	Paranoia Overberg	Paranoia Overberg	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	4	4	4	5	5	5	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	7	8	7	7	6	6	9	6	8	8	7	4	4	4	4	4	9	4	5	5	5	5	5

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