Richards Bay (Inside) Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.81° S 32.10° E

Richards Bay (Inside) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 08 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Richards Bay (Inside) sea temperature is
20.8°C
1.0° 

Richards Bay (Inside) surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Richards Bay (Inside) today (09 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Richards Bay (Inside) at 12AM is: 0.8m 11s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 08). An open ocean swell of 1.5m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Sep)--
Afternoon (09 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)12s
Evening (09 Sep)3ft (0.9m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Thu afternoon, min 17°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds.

Tue
8
Wednesday
9
Thursday
10
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
S
13
0.9
SSE
12
0.8
SSE
11
0.8
SSE
11
0.8
SSE
11
0.7
SSE
11
0.7
SSE
11
0.7
SSE
11
0.6
SSE
11
0.6
SSE
11
0.6
E
10
0.7
E
10
1
E
9
1.4
E
9
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.2
SSE
10
0.8
E
9
0.9
E
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
334
196
135
143
138
109
107
105
79
78
73
96
168
327
27
27
10
110
127
Wind (km/h)
30
NE
25
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
30
NNE
30
NE
30
NE
30
NNE
30
NNE
30
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
30
NE
30
NE
20
NNE
20
NNE
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
2:21PM1.67m
2:36AM1.72m
2:58PM1.87m
3:10AM1.86m
3:30PM2.02m
Low Tide
8:29PM0.33m
8:42AM0.20m
9:05PM0.17m
9:15AM0.05m
9:37PM0.06m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:56
5:56
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:39
5:40
5:40
 mm
Temp °C
19
18
18
17
17
18
22
24
20
19
18
17
17
18
23
25
22
20
20
Feels °C
15
14
15
14
14
14
18
19
16
15
14
13
13
14
19
21
19
18
18
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