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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Sunday 11 Jan 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
25.3° 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 1AM is: 0.7m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 1.2m 7s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm January 11). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Jan)3.5ft (1.0m)7s
Afternoon (12 Jan)1.5ft (0.5m)22s
Evening (12 Jan)2ft (0.6m)20s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
S
0.9
S
0.8
S
0.7
S
1.1
E
1
E
1.1
E
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.6
S
0.7
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
1.2
E
1.2
E
0.4
SSW
Period(s) (?)1414131377722212019181716161514141413138812
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)26431122916612010012023123928235440437733024521815314893878720019648
Wind
(km/h)
25
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
20
NNE
20
ENE
25
ENE
30
NE
30
NNE
30
NNE
35
NNE
30
NNE
30
N
25
NNE
20
NE
25
NE
25
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
15
N
20
NE
25
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:10PM
1.22
10:09AM
1.28
10:58PM
1.15
12:00PM
1.26
12:56AM
1.19
1:24PM
1.34
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:12PM
0.74
3:25AM
0.72
4:43PM
0.80
5:08AM
0.79
6:37PM
0.76
6:56AM
0.74
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Sunrise-----5:03-------5:05-------5:05--
Sunset6:53-------6:53-------6:53-------
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
1---11-----------21-----
Temp. °C242323232324282927262423222530272926232222252828
Feels °C (?)232424252424282825242219182229282826232223262727
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