Richards Bay (Inside) Surf Break

Richards Bay (Inside) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 28.81° S 32.10° E

Issued: 7 pm 03 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Richards Bay (Inside) sea temperature is
22.0° C

Normal for this time of year

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 (04 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 13s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 12s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 12s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Richards Bay (Inside) at 12AM is: 2.3m 14s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 12s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 03). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Jul)8ft (2.5m)13s
Afternoon (04 Jul)7ft (2.1m)12s
Evening (04 Jul)6ft (1.8m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Mon afternoon, min 16°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
3
Saturday
4
Sunday
5
Mon
6
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
11 AM
2 PM
Rating
(10 max)
!
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
3
2
3
3
2
2
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
S
13
2.5
S
13
2.3
S
14
2.5
SSE
14
2.5
SSE
13
2.5
SSE
13
2.3
SSE
13
2.1
SSE
12
1.9
SSE
12
1.8
SSE
12
1.7
SSE
11
1.7
SSE
11
1.7
SSE
11
1.6
SE
11
1.6
SE
11
1.5
SE
11
1.4
SE
11
1.3
SE
11
1.2
SE
11
1.1
SE
11
1
SE
11
1
SE
10
0.8
SE
10
0.8
SE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2760
2011
2097
2319
2253
2021
1651
1240
997
859
736
753
681
615
615
544
479
382
332
254
216
204
144
141
Wind (km/h)
15
S
10
SSW
5
W
10
NW
10
NNW
10
N
15
N
5
NNE
5
E
5
WNW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
5
NNW
15
NE
25
NE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
N
20
N
25
NNE
25
NNE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
5:54PM1.75m
6:01AM1.73m
6:28PM1.73m
6:35AM1.67m
7:04PM1.70m
7:12AM1.59m
Low Tide
11:57PM0.33m
12:12PM0.22m
00:32AM0.37m
12:46PM0.27m
1:11AM0.42m
1:24PM0.34m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:45
6:45
6:45
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:06
5:06
5:06
5:07
 mm
Temp °C
21
20
19
18
17
16
19
22
21
20
18
17
16
16
19
22
21
20
19
18
17
17
22
25
Feels °C
17
19
18
16
14
13
16
20
20
20
16
15
14
14
18
20
18
19
18
16
15
14
19
21
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
S
13
2.5
S
13
2.3
S
14
2.5
SSE
14
2.5
SSE
13
2.5
SSE
13
2.3
SSE
13
2.1
SSE
12
1.9
SSE
12
1.8
SSE
12
1.7
SSE
11
1.7
SSE
11
1.7
SSE
11
1.6
SE
11
1.6
SE
11
1.5
SE
11
1.4
SE
11
1.3
SE
11
1.2
SE
11
1.1
SE
11
1
SE
11
1
SE
10
0.8
SE
10
0.8
SE
10
Energy kJ
2760
2011
2097
2319
2253
2021
1651
1240
997
859
736
753
681
615
615
544
479
382
332
254
216
204
144
141
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
ESE
12
0.5
ESE
12
0.6
ESE
12
0.6
ESE
12
0.6
ESE
12
0.6
ESE
11
0.5
ESE
11
0.6
ESE
12
0.5
ESE
11
0.5
ESE
12
0.5
ESE
11
0.3
NE
4
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
14
Energy kJ
107
78
107
106
104
97
70
106
74
78
68
3
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
15
0.4
SSW
12
0.7
E
12
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.1
S
21
0.1
SW
21
0.1
SW
21
0.1
S
20
0.4
NE
4
0.1
S
19
0.4
NE
5
0.2
SSW
18
0.4
SW
10
0.2
SSW
16
0.5
S
10
0.4
SSW
10
0.4
ESE
11
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.3
S
9
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
11
Energy kJ
110
50
129
90
90
9
18
17
8
4
7
5
31
28
27
48
31
38
3
3
14
2
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
NE
4
0.6
ENE
3
0.8
NE
4
0.9
NE
4
1
NE
4
1.1
NE
5
1.1
NE
5
0.9
NE
6
0.8
NE
6
Energy kJ
10
7
20
26
40
53
62
46
46
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
Distance (km)
391
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
76
0
0
0
0
0
0
156
156
152
116
116
36
36
50
156
Best forecast wave conditions in KwaZulu-Natal North Coast
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
8
5
8
7
6
6
5
6
4
5
5
9
9
9
8
7
5
5
5
6
5
6
8
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