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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Wednesday 15 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 10AM is: 0.2m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am April 15). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 6s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.5m 7s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.4m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Apr)0.5ft (0.2m)10s
Afternoon (15 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)7s
Evening (15 Apr)3ft (0.9m)4s

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


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Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.4
NE
0.8
E
0.3
SSW
0.2
S
0.2
SSE
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.4
E
1.3
S
1.4
S
1.2
S
1.1
S
1
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.6
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
1.1
NE
1.3
NE
0.4
S
0.2
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.3
SSW
Period(s) (?)671211107775666777111010669151515
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1185626992323158512399918560618652468010825212143
Wind
(km/h)
25
NNE
30
NNE
25
N
20
N
5
E
10
E
5
ENE
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
SW
10
S
10
E
10
NE
15
N
20
NNE
25
NNE
30
NNE
20
N
30
NE
25
N
25
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
Low Tide
/ height (m)
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Sunrise---6:09-------6:09-------6:09----
Sunset------5:32-------5:31-------5:30-
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
Rain (mm)
----------------------415
Temp. °C252423243030272523242323242524232323232329312423
Feels °C (?)242322243131302621232323252726242523222128292322
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