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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Monday 13 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
25.5° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

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

The current surf forecast for Richards Bay (Inside) at 7AM is: 0.7m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00am April 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Apr)2ft (0.6m)8s
Afternoon (13 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)5s
Evening (13 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)6s

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


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Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
NE
0.4
SSE
0.8
E
0.7
E
0.6
E
1.3
SSW
1
S
0.8
S
0.7
S
0.4
E
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.3
SSW
1.7
ENE
0.3
SSW
0.8
E
0.3
SSW
0.6
E
0.5
E
0.2
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.4
E
0.8
SSW
Period(s) (?)512888566677761561371277111174
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)6358725541826240291537343042188345928352412111522
Wind
(km/h)
10
NNE
5
NNW
5
WNW
10
W
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
S
10
SSW
10
W
5
WSW
10
N
15
NNE
20
NNE
25
NE
30
NE
20
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
20
N
15
N
5
NNE
15
SE
20
S
20
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
glassglasscross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
oncross-
on
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
Low Tide
/ height (m)
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Sunrise---6:07-------6:07-------6:09----
Sunset------5:36-------5:35-------5:32-
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
thunderstorm
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
Rain (mm)
----11-1----------------
Temp. °C242222232424242323222222293027252423222330302524
Feels °C (?)262525262424252525242323282926252322222331312625
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