Richards Bay (Inside) Surf Forecast

/ KZN North (23 surf breaks) /

South Africa (276 surf breaks) / Lat Long: (28.81° S 32.10° E)

Surf Forecasts:

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

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Saturday 23 May 2026 SAST

Forecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent

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 7PM is: 0.7m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 1.0m 5s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (23 May)	3ft (0.9m)	11s
Afternoon (23 May)	2.5ft (0.8m)	10s
Evening (23 May)	2.5ft (0.7m)	10s

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

Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 24°C on Mon afternoon, min 18°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Sat 23					Sunday 24								Monday 25								Tue 26
	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	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 11	E 11	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	SSE 12	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 10	SSE 10	E 9	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSW 19
Wave Graph
kJ	146	143	106	98	96	71	70	70	68	56	56	77	97	93	91	85	94	82	88	86	64	63	63	118
Wind (km/h)	SW	SSW	SSW	S	SSW	SSW	SSW	SW	SSW	SSE	ESE	ESE	NNW	NW	NNW	NNW	NE	ENE	NE	NE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	on	cross-on	cross-on	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide	8:38AM1.33m				9:44PM1.41m				10:12AM1.27m					11:14PM1.43m				11:42AM1.30m				00:22AM1.50m
Low Tide			2:57PM0.58m				4:05AM0.72m				4:26PM0.62m					5:37AM0.68m				5:47PM0.59m				6:42AM0.59m


	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:33	—
	—	—	5:04	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:04	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:04	—	—	—	—	5:02
mm	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	22	22	22	22	21	21	21	20	21	22	21	21	20	20	20	20	22	24	21	21	20	20	19	18
Feels °C	21	21	21	22	21	21	22	21	22	22	22	23	22	21	21	21	22	22	19	20	19	19	18	16
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 11	E 11	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	S 5	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10
kJ	146	143	106	98	96	71	70	15	68	48	47	47	97	93	91	85	94	82	88	86	64	63	63	61
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 10	S 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 9	E 10	SSE 9	S 4	SSE 12	SSE 12	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	SSW 13	SW 13	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 8	ESE 8	SSW 19
kJ	53	51	33	33	32	31	28	70	27	9	56	77	45	39	40	40	39	16	6	16	16	13	12	118
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 16	SSE 15	SSE 14	SE 14	SSE 13	SE 13	SE 13	SSE 9	SE 12	SSE 12	S 4	SSE 4	SSW 13	SSW 14	S 12	SSW 13	SSW 13	S 16	S 16	S 16	S 16	S 16	S 20	SE 14
kJ	24	42	18	48	35	43	41	27	37	56	9	5	18	19	12	16	16	5	5	5	5	20	30	29
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 4	SSW 5	SSW 5	S 5	S 5	S 5	S 5	—	SSW 5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	E 9	ENE 4	ENE 5	NE 5	NE 5	NE 5	NE 5
kJ	20	33	40	49	40	29	22	—	8	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	79	32	44	43	49	42	48
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Alkantstrand KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North	Mntafufu Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Blythedale KZN North	Mtunzini KZN North	Senoritas KZN North	Senoritas KZN North	Senoritas KZN North	Senoritas KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Mtunzini KZN North	Richards Bay (Inside) KZN North	Richards Bay (Inside) KZN North	Richards Bay (Inside) KZN North	Richards Bay (Inside) KZN North	Richards Bay (Inside) KZN North	Guinjata Bay Inhambane	Dinos Left Inhambane	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Sodwana KZN North	Salt Rock KZN North	Siyayi KZN North	Mtunzini KZN North
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	1	2	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2
Distance (km)	1	1	391	98	36	0	0	0	0	1	156	36	0	0	0	0	0	626	649	156	204	116	50	36
Best forecast wave conditions in KwaZulu-Natal North Coast	Kosi Bay	Alkantstrand		Blythedale	Mtunzini	Mtunzini	Alkantstrand	Umhlanga	Mapelane	Alkantstrand		Umhlanga	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)				Kosi Bay	Kosi Bay	Umhlanga	Umhlanga
Rating (10 max)	2	2		1	2	1	2	2	1	2		1	1	1	1	1	1				1	1	2	2
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Treskostraal West Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Koeel Bay Overberg	Paranoia Overberg	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Paranoia Overberg	Vleesbaai Overberg	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Vleesbaai Overberg	Hout Bay Cape Town	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Header Global	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Currumbin Point Australia	Cannibal Bay New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Etang-Sale Reunion	Chameau Mauritius	Chameau Mauritius	Chameau Mauritius	Chameau Mauritius	Chameau Mauritius	Chameau Mauritius	Chameau Mauritius	Aileen's Ireland	The Hoek South Africa	Cape St Martin South Africa	Hell South Africa	Ahijedero Mexico	Boneyards South Africa	Albatross South Africa	Kaka Point New Zealand	Dolphin Point Australia	Papatowai New Zealand
Rating (10 max)	7	8	7	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	5	5	5	4	5	4	5	5	7

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