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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Wednesday 19 Nov 2025 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
22.7° C
(Which is 1.1°C colder than average for this time of year)


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

The current surf forecast for Richards Bay (Inside) at 1AM is: 0.6m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 7s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm November 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Nov)1.5ft (0.5m)9s
Afternoon (20 Nov)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Evening (20 Nov)2ft (0.6m)7s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
3
3
3
3
3
2
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
SSE
0.6
SSE
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.5
S
0.6
S
0.4
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.6
E
0.4
S
0.7
S
1
S
1.2
S
1.5
S
1.6
S
1.6
S
1.6
S
1.6
S
1.6
S
1.6
S
1.6
S
1.6
S
1.6
S
Period(s) (?)89999998862121201917161616151514141414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)575854545639562222271424327691026135913551274122611641074104110411012956
Wind
(km/h)
15
SE
5
SSE
5
WSW
5
WNW
10
NNW
10
NNE
15
E
20
E
15
E
5
E
5
WNW
5
SW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SE
15
ESE
15
ESE
5
SSE
5
WSW
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
SW
5
E
15
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
ononcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glassglasscrosscrosscrossoncross-
on
onglassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:11PM
1.83
3:28AM
1.76
3:39PM
1.84
3:56AM
1.77
4:07PM
1.83
4:25AM
1.75
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:21PM
0.17
9:29AM
0.20
9:48PM
0.15
9:58AM
0.20
10:16PM
0.16
10:27AM
0.23
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunrise----4:47-------4:47-------4:47---
Sunset6:24-------6:25-------6:27-------
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C212120191821242422222120202123222221212020212323
Feels °C (?)202221201821232321232321212122212122222020222422
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