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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Wednesday 20 May 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
23.6° 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 6PM is: 0.9m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.9m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 20). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 May)2ft (0.6m)13s
Afternoon (20 May)3ft (0.9m)9s
Evening (20 May)3.5ft (1.0m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Wed afternoon. Warm (max 27°C on Fri afternoon, min 18°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
20
Thursday
21
Friday
22
Sat
23
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
S
12
0.9
S
9
0.9
S
9
1
S
9
1
S
9
0.9
SSE
9
0.8
ESE
9
0.8
ESE
9
0.8
ESE
9
0.8
ESE
9
0.6
E
13
0.6
E
12
0.6
E
12
1.1
E
12
1
E
12
0.9
ESE
12
0.6
E
12
1.1
E
7
0.5
S
12
0.6
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.9
E
7
0.8
E
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
314
126
132
164
157
132
118
112
110
103
117
112
106
339
276
228
98
110
72
88
62
61
74
59
Wind (km/h)
10
SSW
10
S
5
SSE
0
ESE
5
WNW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
25
N
25
N
25
NNE
25
NE
25
NNE
10
N
10
NNW
10
W
15
WSW
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
6:15PM1.72m
6:32AM1.62m
7:09PM1.59m
7:26AM1.46m
8:17PM1.47m
Low Tide
11:58AM0.21m
00:22AM0.35m
12:46PM0.34m
1:18AM0.51m
1:43PM0.47m
2:30AM0.66m
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:30
6:30
6:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:06
5:05
5:05
5:04
2
1
Temp °C
21
22
22
21
20
19
19
19
21
23
21
21
20
19
18
18
24
27
24
23
21
20
20
19
21
22
23
23
21
20
20
19
21
21
19
19
18
16
15
15
20
23
21
21
20
20
20
17
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
S
12
0.9
S
9
0.9
S
9
1
S
9
1
S
9
0.9
SSE
9
0.9
SSE
8
0.9
SSE
8
0.9
SSE
8
0.8
SSE
8
0.7
SSE
7
0.6
SSE
7
0.7
E
9
1.1
E
12
1
E
12
0.9
ESE
12
0.8
ESE
7
0.6
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.6
E
11
1.1
ENE
6
1
E
7
0.9
E
7
0.8
E
7
Energy kJ
314
126
126
164
157
126
118
112
110
77
57
41
74
339
276
228
56
93
63
88
97
92
74
56
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
E
8
0.8
E
8
0.9
ESE
9
0.8
ESE
9
0.8
E
9
0.9
ESE
9
0.8
ESE
9
0.8
ESE
9
0.8
ESE
9
0.8
ESE
9
0.7
ESE
9
0.6
E
9
0.6
SSE
7
0.5
SSE
7
0.4
SSE
7
0.4
S
13
0.6
E
12
0.5
S
12
0.5
S
12
0.5
S
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
S
11
0.5
S
11
Energy kJ
98
78
132
108
103
132
103
103
101
103
79
56
38
26
18
55
98
75
72
66
61
61
61
58
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSW
12
0.6
SSE
12
0.6
SSE
12
0.4
SSE
12
0.4
SSE
12
0.4
SE
12
0.4
ESE
12
0.4
ESE
13
0.5
E
13
0.5
E
13
0.6
E
13
0.6
E
12
0.6
E
12
0.3
SSE
15
0.4
S
14
0.4
SE
7
0.5
S
13
0.1
S
20
0.1
S
20
0.1
S
20
0.5
S
11
0.5
S
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
Energy kJ
14
99
94
56
55
35
51
56
86
85
117
112
106
42
58
11
84
8
7
7
62
61
59
59
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NE
3
0.9
ENE
4
1
ENE
4
1
NE
4
0.9
NNE
4
0.9
NNE
4
0.9
NNE
5
0.9
NE
5
1.1
E
7
1.4
ENE
6
1.4
ENE
6
1.6
NE
6
1.5
NE
6
0.4
WSW
3
0.5
SW
3
Energy kJ
2
23
38
39
26
32
39
39
110
149
156
188
175
3
6
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
1
2
3
2
2
3
2
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
729
841
156
204
116
36
50
50
156
138
50
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in KwaZulu-Natal North Coast
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
3
2
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
4
3
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
7
7
7
6
5
5
5
5
6
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