Richards Bay (Inside) Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.81° S 32.10° E

Richards Bay (Inside) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 02 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Richards Bay (Inside) sea temperature is
20.6°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 (02 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 14s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 15s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 16s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Richards Bay (Inside) at 6PM is: 0.9m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)14s
Afternoon (02 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)15s
Evening (02 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Warm (max 33°C on Thu morning, min 18°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, strong winds from the S by Fri afternoon).

Wed
2
Thursday
3
Friday
4
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)
0
0
1
2
3
2
1
1
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
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
14
0.7
S
15
0.9
SSW
15
1
S
16
1.1
S
16
1.1
S
16
1
S
16
0.9
S
15
0.8
S
14
0.7
S
13
0.6
S
13
0.5
S
12
0.5
S
12
1.1
SSW
4
1.4
SSW
7
2.3
SSW
7
3
S
8
3.5
S
9
3.5
SSE
9
3.5
SSE
9
3.5
SSE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
107
212
375
503
627
620
490
343
257
176
125
76
72
43
176
572
945
1660
1728
1900
2081
Wind (km/h)
15
SSW
15
S
10
S
5
SW
5
ENE
15
N
20
N
25
N
25
NNE
35
NNE
35
NE
30
NNE
20
N
30
SW
30
SW
35
SW
40
SSW
45
S
40
S
40
S
35
S
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
6:34PM1.78m
6:46AM1.60m
7:12PM1.59m
7:29AM1.41m
8:07PM1.38m
Low Tide
12:19PM0.18m
00:45AM0.33m
12:56PM0.36m
1:27AM0.52m
1:43PM0.56m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:03
6:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:37
5:37
5:37
 mm
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
27
23
21
20
20
22
23
25
33
33
29
28
26
21
22
22
22
20
19
19
18
Feels °C
25
23
23
23
23
21
19
20
27
27
23
22
22
18
19
18
18
14
13
13
12
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