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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Tuesday 14 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
25.9° 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 10PM is: 0.8m 6s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm April 14). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Apr)--
Afternoon (14 Apr)1ft (0.3m)14s
Evening (14 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)5s

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


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Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
ENE
1.4
NE
0.8
E
0.7
E
0.3
SSW
0.2
S
0.2
S
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.9
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
S
1.2
S
1.3
SSW
1
S
0.9
S
0.9
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.9
NE
1.2
NE
1.3
NE
0.4
S
0.2
SSW
Period(s) (?)556712111177456677771110556915
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)811194943269923232594114106152867272867445851082521
Wind
(km/h)
30
NE
30
NNE
25
NNE
25
N
25
N
20
N
5
NNE
15
E
5
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
SW
15
WSW
10
SSW
5
S
10
NE
10
N
20
NNE
25
NNE
30
NNE
20
N
30
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
crosscross-
off
crosscross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
Low Tide
/ height (m)
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Sunrise-----6:09-------6:09-------6:09--
Sunset5:35-------5:32-------5:31-------
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C272625242324313127242424232323242423222222232931
Feels °C (?)262524232324323231232324242424262625242321212829
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