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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Saturday 18 Apr 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
26.0° 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 7PM is: 1.4m 6s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm April 18). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Apr)0.5ft (0.2m)13s
Afternoon (18 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)5s
Evening (18 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)6s

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


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Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
SSW
1.3
S
1.4
S
1.4
SSE
1.3
SSE
0.9
S
1.4
S
1.3
S
0.9
S
0.7
S
1.5
NE
0.7
E
0.3
S
0.4
SW
0.3
SSW
0.8
SW
1.1
SSW
1.4
S
1.4
S
1.5
SSE
1
S
1.3
S
1.4
S
1.2
S
Period(s) (?)135667111111121267111413356669131212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)11483130160152184441382220132148512146341356116141165165600575403
Wind
(km/h)
35
SSW
30
S
25
S
15
S
10
S
5
S
5
N
15
N
25
N
30
NNE
30
NNE
30
N
30
N
25
N
20
N
15
W
30
SSW
30
S
25
SSE
25
SSE
15
SE
15
ESE
10
E
10
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:19PM
2.00
4:37AM
2.11
4:54PM
1.96
5:12AM
2.01
5:30PM
1.86
5:49AM
1.84
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:14AM
-0.07
10:23PM
-0.08
10:47AM
-0.04
10:59PM
-0.01
11:22AM
0.06
11:37PM
0.12
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Sunrise-------6:11-------6:11-------6:11
Sunset--5:30-------5:29-------5:28-----
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C272524232323222225302727272625262625242322222222
Feels °C (?)242222222324242223282626242625252321212021212223
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