Richards Bay (Inside) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 28.81° S 32.10° E

Issued: 1 am 14 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Richards Bay (Inside) sea temperature is

22.3° C

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

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Richards Bay (Inside) today (14 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 9s period with ESE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 10s period with ESE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 10s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Richards Bay (Inside) at 8AM is: 2.0m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.8m 11s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 14). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (14 Jul)	7ft (2.1m)	9s
Afternoon (14 Jul)	7ft (2.1m)	10s
Evening (14 Jul)	7ft (2.1m)	10s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Wed afternoon, min 17°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Tuesday 14								Wednesday 15								Thursday 16
	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	2 AM	5 AM	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM
Rating (10 max)	2	3	3	3	1	1	2	3	3	3	3	2	1	1	3	3	3	2	2	0	1	1	1	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 8	SE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 10	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10
Wave Graph
kJ	287	562	695	687	752	892	880	880	778	778	692	612	650	793	808	730	631	551	551	432	363	363	307	301
Wind (km/h)	WNW	WNW	WNW	NE	E	ENE	NE	NNW	NNW	NNW	N	NE	E	ESE	WSW	WSW	W	WSW	WSW	SSW	S	SE	ESE	NNW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	off	off	glassy	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross	off	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-on	cross-on	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-on	on	cross-on	cross-off
High Tide		3:31AM1.84m				3:57PM1.86m				4:14AM1.90m				4:40PM1.95m				4:54AM1.92m					5:20PM1.98m
Low Tide				9:42AM0.12m				10:03PM0.13m				10:24AM0.04m				10:45PM0.10m					11:03AM0.01m


	—	6:43	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:43	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:43	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	5:10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:12	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	18	18	17	20	21	20	19	19	19	18	18	21	22	21	20	19	19	19	19	20	21	20	20	19
Feels °C	18	18	17	20	20	19	19	19	19	18	18	21	21	21	22	19	18	19	18	19	21	20	20	19
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 8	SE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 10	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10
kJ	287	562	695	687	752	892	880	880	778	778	692	612	650	793	808	730	631	551	551	432	363	363	307	301
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 11	E 9	SSW 11	S 11	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	SSW 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	S 5	SSW 5	S 8
kJ	108	209	156	55	51	33	32	32	18	17	17	8	19	17	18	18	20	18	17	8	8	12	8	37
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 11	SSW 11	—	—	—	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 17	—	—	S 19	S 19	SE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	S 13	SSW 9	S 12	S 18	SSE 9	SSW 12	SSW 12
kJ	194	158	—	—	—	17	17	17	6	—	—	7	7	5	12	11	22	3	8	3	6	8	14	13
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SW 3	SSW 4	SSW 5	S 5	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7	12	18	12	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Richards Bay (Inside) KZN North	Richards Bay (Inside) KZN North	Richards Bay (Inside) KZN North	Richards Bay (Inside) KZN North	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Mtunzini KZN North	Richards Bay (Inside) KZN North	Richards Bay (Inside) KZN North	Richards Bay (Inside) KZN North	Richards Bay (Inside) KZN North	Richards Bay (Inside) KZN North	Mntafufu Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Zinkwazi KZN North	Richards Bay (Inside) KZN North	Richards Bay (Inside) KZN North	Richards Bay (Inside) KZN North	Richards Bay (Inside) KZN North	Richards Bay (Inside) KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Mtunzini KZN North	Richards Bay (Inside) KZN North
Rating (10 max)	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	3	2	2	2	2
Distance (km)	0	0	0	0	156	156	36	0	0	0	0	0	391	76	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	156	36	0
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Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3			4	4	3	3	3	3		3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2		2	2
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Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	3	3	3	4	3	4	4	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	7	7	6	9	9	6	8	8	7	4	5	4	4	5	4	5	5	5	5	6	5	9	9	7

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