Richards Bay (Inside) Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.81° S 32.10° E

Richards Bay (Inside) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 17 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Richards Bay (Inside) sea temperature is
21.4°C
0.3° 

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 (17 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 7s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Richards Bay (Inside) at 12PM is: 1.2m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 1.8m 7s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Sep)6ft (1.8m)7s
Afternoon (17 Sep)4ft (1.2m)10s
Evening (17 Sep)5ft (1.5m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 28mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 20°C on Sat morning, min 16°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Fri morning, calm by Sat night).

Thursday
17
Friday
18
Saturday
19
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
!
0
1
1
2
2
0
1
1
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
SSW
7
1.8
S
7
1.8
SSW
7
1.2
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.5
S
8
1.6
S
9
2.4
SSE
8
3
SE
9
3.5
SSE
9
3.5
SE
9
3
SE
9
3
SE
9
3
SE
9
2.5
SE
9
2.5
SE
9
2.4
SE
9
2.2
SE
9
2
ESE
9
2
ESE
8
1.8
ESE
8
1.8
ESE
8
1.7
ESE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
322
296
296
296
290
309
384
827
1356
1944
1770
1372
1299
1396
1185
993
865
711
595
538
455
422
402
Wind (km/h)
30
SSW
25
SW
30
SW
25
SW
30
SW
20
WSW
35
WSW
20
SW
35
S
40
S
35
S
35
S
30
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
10
SSE
10
S
10
S
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
ESE
10
SE
5
NE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
glassy
High Tide
6:22AM1.54m
6:35PM1.49m
6:47AM1.37m
7:01PM1.32m
7:19AM1.19m
7:45PM1.14m
Low Tide
12:28PM0.45m
00:45AM0.55m
12:54PM0.63m
1:18AM0.73m
1:29PM0.82m
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light rain
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light rain
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light rain
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:48
5:46
5:45
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:45
5:45
5:45
 mm
1
1
3
4
5
6
3
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
18
18
17
17
17
17
16
18
18
17
18
18
18
19
19
19
19
19
20
20
20
20
20
Feels °C
14
15
13
13
13
14
11
17
13
11
13
13
14
17
17
18
18
19
20
20
20
21
22
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