Richards Bay (Inside) Surf Break
Lat Long: 28.81° S 32.10° E

Richards Bay (Inside) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Weather Forecast for Richards Bay (Inside)

Issued: 7 am 09 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Richards Bay (Inside) sea temperature is
22.9° C

Normal for this time of year

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 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Richards Bay (Inside) at 11AM is: 1.0m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.9m 4s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am June 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Jun)3.5ft (1.0m)9s
Afternoon (09 Jun)3ft (0.9m)9s
Evening (09 Jun)3ft (0.9m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 27°C on Thu afternoon, min 17°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, fresh winds from the NE by Thu afternoon).

Tuesday
9
Wednesday
10
Thursday
11
Fri
12
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
2 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
ESE
10
1
ESE
9
1
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
9
0.8
ESE
9
0.8
ESE
9
0.8
ESE
9
0.8
ESE
9
0.8
ESE
9
0.8
ESE
9
0.8
ESE
9
0.5
S
13
0.7
ESE
9
1.3
NE
6
1.3
NE
6
0.6
ESE
9
0.6
E
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
235
189
181
149
146
146
146
116
116
116
116
106
103
86
84
86
104
92
85
82
97
100
62
56
Wind (km/h)
15
SW
15
SW
20
SSW
20
S
15
S
10
S
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
5
SSW
10
E
15
ENE
15
NE
15
N
20
NNE
20
N
25
N
25
N
25
NNE
30
NE
25
NNE
25
N
20
N
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
10:01AM1.33m
10:52PM1.49m
11:24AM1.36m
00:02AM1.58m
12:34PM1.44m
1:03AM1.68m
Low Tide
4:14PM0.58m
5:17AM0.60m
5:29PM0.53m
6:26AM0.50m
6:36PM0.44m
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
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>
6:39
6:39
6:41
6:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:00
5:00
5:00
5:00
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
20
19
21
22
21
21
20
19
19
18
20
20
20
20
19
18
17
17
23
27
24
23
21
20
Feels °C
18
17
19
20
20
21
21
19
19
18
21
19
19
19
18
16
15
14
20
23
21
20
17
17
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
ESE
10
1
ESE
9
1
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
9
0.8
ESE
9
0.8
ESE
9
0.8
ESE
9
0.8
ESE
9
0.8
ESE
9
0.8
ESE
9
0.8
ESE
9
0.7
ESE
9
0.7
ESE
9
0.6
ESE
9
0.6
E
7
0.6
ESE
9
0.9
NE
6
Energy kJ
235
189
181
149
146
146
146
116
116
116
116
106
103
86
84
86
88
90
82
82
62
32
62
66
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSW
14
0.2
SSW
14
0.2
SSW
14
0.2
SSW
14
0.3
SSW
14
0.6
S
5
0.6
S
5
0.6
S
6
0.6
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.4
S
6
0.4
S
6
0.3
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
15
0.5
S
14
0.5
S
13
0.5
S
13
0.5
S
12
0.5
S
12
0.6
E
9
0.5
E
7
0.6
E
9
Energy kJ
21
20
20
20
37
17
18
25
25
16
16
16
9
10
37
71
104
92
85
76
73
54
23
56
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSW
8
0.1
SW
8
0.1
SW
8
0.3
SSW
14
0.3
SSW
13
0.3
SSW
13
0.2
SSW
13
0.2
SSW
13
0.2
SSW
12
0.2
SSW
12
0.2
SSW
12
0.3
SSW
14
0.3
S
5
0.4
SSW
12
0.4
SSW
12
0.3
SSW
12
Energy kJ
6
3
3
36
35
34
17
16
15
14
14
38
5
47
46
27
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SSW
3
0.8
SSW
4
0.9
SSW
4
0.9
SSW
5
0.7
S
5
0.7
SSW
5
0.8
S
6
0.3
ENE
3
0.5
ENE
3
0.6
NE
3
0.7
NE
4
0.8
NNE
4
0.9
NNE
4
0.9
NE
5
1
NE
5
1.3
NE
6
1.3
NE
6
1.1
NE
6
1.5
NNE
6
Energy kJ
6
17
32
33
24
26
43
1
6
6
13
19
28
31
50
97
100
72
187
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
2
Distance (km)
0
1
1
1
1
439
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
156
156
0
204
116
98
36
116
76
116
117
Best forecast wave conditions in KwaZulu-Natal North Coast
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
2
3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
3
3
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
9
9
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
4
7
8
8
9
9
9
7
6
8
6
6
5
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