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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Sunday 12 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
25.5° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

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

The current surf forecast for Richards Bay (Inside) at 4PM is: 1.3m 5s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.3m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm April 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)14s
Afternoon (12 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)13s
Evening (12 Apr)4ft (1.2m)5s

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


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Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
SSE
0.4
SSE
1.3
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.1
ENE
0.4
SSE
0.3
SSE
0.7
E
1.1
SSW
1.2
SSW
1
S
0.8
S
0.9
SW
0.7
SW
0.4
E
0.4
E
0.5
S
0.3
SSW
1.7
NE
0.3
SSW
0.8
E
0.7
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
Period(s) (?)141355612128455555777156137777
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)7167769571582869506753333625151725421833457443435
Wind
(km/h)
15
NE
25
NE
25
NE
20
NNE
10
NNE
5
NNW
5
WNW
10
W
20
WSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
10
SSW
10
W
5
NW
10
N
20
NNE
25
NNE
25
NE
25
NE
30
N
25
N
25
N
25
N
20
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
offglasscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
crosscross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
Low Tide
/ height (m)
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Sunrise-------6:07-------6:07-------6:09
Sunset--5:37-------5:36-------5:35-----
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
-----1--1----------6----
Temp. °C272926252423232324252423232223232830272222222323
Feels °C (?)272725252726262525252525252425232728272020212323
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