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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Friday 16 Jan 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
25.3° C
 (Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Richards Bay (Inside) today?

The current surf forecast for Richards Bay (Inside) at 2PM is: 1.2m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 1.2m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00am January 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jan)4ft (1.2m)9s
Afternoon (16 Jan)4ft (1.2m)9s
Evening (16 Jan)3.5ft (1.1m)9s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Mon
19
5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
1
0
1
1
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
SSW
1.5
S
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.1
E
1.2
S
1.2
S
1.6
SSW
1.2
S
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.1
E
1.3
E
1.1
E
2.5
SSW
3
S
2.5
S
2.5
SSE
2.5
SSE
Period(s) (?)1579999101010910101010101010101078888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1942512402462462032942714542302212312792792792902503382446651206970910784
Wind
(km/h)
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
S
15
S
15
S
15
S
20
S
10
SSW
15
SSW
10
S
10
ESE
15
ENE
20
NE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
N
10
WSW
35
SW
45
SW
40
SSW
35
S
35
S
30
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		oncrosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:43AM
1.44
2:55PM
1.58
3:18AM
1.57
3:28PM
1.69
3:49AM
1.69
3:58PM
1.79
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:42AM
0.50
9:08PM
0.38
9:17AM
0.39
9:39PM
0.26
9:49AM
0.29
10:08PM
0.16
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Mon
19
Sunrise-5:07-------5:07-------5:09------
Sunset----6:53-------6:52-------6:52---
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
Rain (mm)
1111----------------1232
Temp. °C232323252524242423232425262423232325262323232222
Feels °C (?)232323262624252424242526262423232327241819201919
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