Richards Bay (Inside) Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.81° S 32.10° E

Richards Bay (Inside) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 11 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Richards Bay (Inside) sea temperature is
21.2°C
0.6° 

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 (11 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 18s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Richards Bay (Inside) at 11AM is: 1.1m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 17s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 1.0m 5s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Sep)3ft (0.9m)18s
Afternoon (11 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)9s
Evening (11 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Sun afternoon, min 19°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, fresh winds from the ENE by Sun afternoon).

Friday
11
Saturday
12
Sunday
13
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
E
9
0.9
SSW
18
1.1
E
9
1.1
E
9
1
E
9
1
E
9
1
E
9
0.9
E
9
0.9
E
9
0.8
E
8
0.8
E
8
0.9
E
8
0.3
S
12
0.8
E
9
1.1
E
9
1.1
E
9
1.1
E
9
0.6
SSE
8
0.5
S
19
0.7
S
18
0.7
S
18
0.7
S
17
0.7
S
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
258
503
201
202
164
160
157
127
125
92
90
115
26
99
194
194
194
53
192
325
307
290
260
Wind (km/h)
15
WSW
30
SW
25
SW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
10
SW
5
NNE
15
ENE
25
ENE
30
NE
25
NNE
20
NNE
25
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NE
30
ENE
30
NE
30
NE
30
NNE
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
4:01PM2.10m
4:12AM2.00m
4:30PM2.11m
4:40AM1.99m
4:57PM2.07m
Low Tide
9:46AM-0.05m
10:07PM-0.00m
10:16AM-0.08m
10:36PM-0.01m
10:44AM-0.06m
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
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>
5:54
5:54
5:52
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:42
5:42
5:43
 mm
Temp °C
19
20
21
22
21
21
20
20
20
21
23
25
23
21
21
20
19
20
26
27
22
21
21
Feels °C
19
18
19
21
20
21
20
20
21
23
23
23
20
19
19
18
18
18
24
24
19
18
19
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