Richards Bay (Inside) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 28.81° S 32.10° E

Issued: 1 am 03 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Richards Bay (Inside) sea temperature is

22.0°C

Richards Bay (Inside) surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Richards Bay (Inside) today (03 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 9s period with E swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 10s period with E swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 9s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Richards Bay (Inside) at 5AM is: 1.6m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (03 Oct)	5ft (1.6m)	9s
Afternoon (03 Oct)	5.5ft (1.7m)	10s
Evening (03 Oct)	5ft (1.6m)	9s

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

	Short Range Forecast Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Sun morning. Warm (max 23°C on Sat morning, min 19°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.
	Saturday 3								Sunday 4								Monday 5
	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	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	2	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 10	E 10	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9
Wave Graph
kJ	398	416	436	455	513	502	441	380	380	397	469	445	454	471	461	487	521	528	510	510	521	521	466	415
Wind (km/h)	N	N	N	E	E	E	SE	SSE	SSW	SSW	SSW	S	SSE	SSE	SSE	S	SSW	SW	SW	SSE	ESE	E	NE	NNE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	glassy	cross-on	cross	cross	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-off
High Tide			7:18AM1.38m				7:54PM1.30m					9:10AM1.20m				10:46PM1.18m					12:12PM1.30m
Low Tide	1:08AM0.54m				1:34PM0.65m					2:25AM0.73m				3:48PM0.82m					5:23AM0.76m				6:34PM0.71m


	—	5:28	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:26	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:26	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	5:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:53	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	2	1	1	2	2	1	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	20	21	20	23	22	21	21	21	21	20	20	21	22	21	21	20	20	20	21	22	22	22	21	20
Feels °C	20	21	20	22	20	20	21	22	21	20	18	20	21	20	22	22	21	21	22	22	22	22	22	21
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 10	SE 8	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9
kJ	398	416	436	455	3	502	441	380	380	397	469	445	454	471	461	487	521	528	510	510	521	521	466	415
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SE 8	S 14	SE 8	S 13	S 13	S 13	S 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	S 12	S 12	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 8	SSE 8	SSE 8
kJ	8	8	7	3	4	3	4	4	3	3	15	15	14	14	11	25	12	11	19	29	46	42	48	47
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 12	S 12	S 12	S 12	SW 14	S 14	—	SW 13	SSE 8	SE 8	SE 8	S 8	—	—	—	SSW 8	S 12	S 12	S 12	S 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 15	SSW 15
kJ	3	3	3	3	8	4	—	7	6	2	2	1	—	—	—	14	11	11	11	13	17	16	44	42
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	E 10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	513	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Richards Bay (Inside) KZN North	Richards Bay (Inside) KZN North	Richards Bay (Inside) KZN North	Mntafufu Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Dinos Left Inhambane	Mbotyi Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Alkantstrand KZN North	Senoritas KZN North	Senoritas KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North	Addington (South Beach) Durban/KZN South	Addington (South Beach) Durban/KZN South	Addington (South Beach) Durban/KZN South	Alkantstrand KZN North	Richards Bay (Inside) KZN North	Senoritas KZN North	Senoritas KZN North	Senoritas KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Salt Rock KZN North	Richards Bay (Inside) KZN North
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	1	3	2	2	3	2	2	3	2	2	2	3	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	2
Distance (km)	0	0	0	391	649	372	156	1	0	0	1	155	155	155	1	0	0	0	0	1	156	156	116	0
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Rating (10 max)	2	2	2					3	3	3	3				3	3	3	3	3	3			3	3
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Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	6	5	5	4	5	5	5	4	5	4	6	7	7	7	6	5	5	4	4	5	8	8	9

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