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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Thursday 03 Jul 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
21.7° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)


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

The current surf forecast for Richards Bay (Inside) at 3AM is: 1.4m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.7m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 03). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Jul)1ft (0.3m)11s
Afternoon (03 Jul)5ft (1.6m)9s
Evening (03 Jul)6ft (1.8m)9s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
03
Friday
04
Saturday
05
Sunday
06
Monday
07
Tuesday
08
Wednesday
09
Thursday
10
11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
E
1.4
E
0.3
SSE
0.3
SSE
1.6
E
1.6
E
1.8
E
1.8
E
1.8
E
1.7
E
1.5
E
1.4
E
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.1
E
0.9
S
0.9
S
0.8
S
1
E
1
E
0.6
ESE
0.7
S
0.6
ESE
0.9
SSW
1
S
1.1
S
1.1
S
1.1
S
1.7
S
2.1
SSW
2.3
S
3
S
3.5
S
3
S
3
S
2.5
S
2.3
S
2
S
2.4
S
2.3
S
2.3
S
2.2
S
2
S
1.9
S
1.8
S
1.6
S
1.5
S
1.4
S
1.3
S
1.2
S
1.1
S
1
S
1
S
1
S
1.1
S
1.1
S
Period(s) (?)9812119999999999999991313139914131418161616159879121213131313161616161616161515141414141313131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)135368454550552863160056549839245640338335838336431130151949145738642441543938472478388397190110721345648175534053015277428682718238829512634263823661952175515561184975812696569472366349347425436
Wind
(km/h)
25
NNE
25
N
20
N
25
N
20
N
15
NNE
25
NE
25
NNE
25
NNE
25
N
20
SW
20
SW
10
NW
25
SSW
20
SSE
5
SSE
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
N
10
NNW
10
N
0
ENE
10
ENE
10
N
15
N
20
N
15
NNW
15
NW
20
SSW
15
S
20
SSE
20
S
20
S
20
SSW
35
S
35
SSW
35
SSW
35
SSW
35
SSW
30
S
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
SW
10
WSW
0
NW
15
ENE
25
NE
25
NNE
25
N
30
N
35
N
30
N
30
N
25
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
25
N
20
N
20
N
15
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrossoffcross-
on
ononcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcrosscross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
glasscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:44PM
1.46
8:55AM
1.31
9:43PM
1.38
10:07AM
1.23
10:57PM
1.34
11:37AM
1.22
12:16AM
1.35
12:56PM
1.27
1:21AM
1.42
1:53PM
1.37
2:11AM
1.51
2:38PM
1.47
2:52AM
1.61
3:17PM
1.58
3:29AM
1.70
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:56AM
0.68
3:07PM
0.62
4:04AM
0.73
4:17PM
0.70
5:26AM
0.73
5:41PM
0.71
6:43AM
0.67
6:56PM
0.66
7:42AM
0.58
7:53PM
0.57
8:27AM
0.47
8:38PM
0.47
9:06AM
0.36
9:17PM
0.38
Thursday
03
Friday
04
Saturday
05
Sunday
06
Monday
07
Tuesday
08
Wednesday
09
Thursday
10
Sunrise---6:45-------6:45-------6:45-------6:45-------6:45-------6:45-------6:45-------6:43
Sunset------5:06-------5:06-------5:06-------5:07-------5:07-------5:07-------5:07-----
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Rain (mm)
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Feels °C (?)151413121723201917161715171616181716141518212018161312131618181817161299101112131312121516131212101091318181512121010
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