Richards Bay (Inside) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 28.81° S 32.10° E

Issued: 7 am 16 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Richards Bay (Inside) sea temperature is

22.2° 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 (16 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with ESE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with ESE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Richards Bay (Inside) at 11AM is: 1.5m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (16 Jul)	5ft (1.5m)	10s
Afternoon (16 Jul)	4.5ft (1.4m)	10s
Evening (16 Jul)	4.5ft (1.3m)	10s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Fri afternoon, min 16°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Thursday 16							Friday 17								Saturday 18								Sun 19
	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	2 AM
Rating (10 max)	2	2	1	0	0	2	2	2	2	2	2	0	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	E 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	S 13	S 12
Wave Graph
kJ	532	500	446	356	348	301	295	240	245	245	205	205	205	192	154	154	154	157	125	125	123	128	263	295
Wind (km/h)	WSW	WSW	SSW	SSE	SE	ESE	WNW	NNW	N	N	N	ENE	ENE	N	W	WSW	W	NNW	NNE	E	E	SW	SW	SW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross	on	on	glassy	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-on	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross
High Tide						5:20PM1.98m				5:31AM1.89m				5:59PM1.95m				6:08AM1.81m				6:36PM1.87m
Low Tide				11:03AM0.01m				11:26PM0.13m				11:40AM0.02m				00:04AM0.19m				12:16PM0.10m				00:42AM0.29m


	6:43	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:43	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:41	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:41
	—	—	—	—	5:12	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:12	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:13	—	—	5:13
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	18	18	20	21	20	20	19	18	18	17	21	23	21	20	19	18	17	16	20	23	21	20	19	18
Feels °C	17	17	20	21	20	22	20	19	18	17	21	22	21	21	20	19	18	17	20	22	22	21	19	18
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	E 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	S 13	S 12
kJ	532	500	446	356	348	301	295	240	245	245	205	205	205	192	154	154	154	157	125	125	123	120	263	295
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 10	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSW 4	SSW 5	S 9	S 9	S 8	S 8	S 7	SSW 13	SSW 13	S 12	SSW 9	SSW 9	SSW 9	S 13	S 12	S 11	S 11	S 10	S 13	E 9	E 9
kJ	9	17	17	4	4	64	96	65	45	24	57	54	75	15	15	25	126	144	123	114	100	128	113	87
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 10	SSW 9	S 12	SSE 9	SSE 9	S 17	S 16	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 7	SSW 6	S 10	SSW 12	NE 4	SSW 14	NE 4	S 16	S 15	SSE 15	S 14	S 9	E 10	NE 6
kJ	7	8	3	8	8	5	21	22	40	59	15	8	2	28	3	38	4	20	40	72	101	61	116	13
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 3	SW 4	SSW 4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	ENE 3	NE 4	—	—	—	—	—	NE 4	—	—	SW 2	SW 3
kJ	5	3	13	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	6	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	1	2
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Zinkwazi 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	Senoritas KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North	The Spot Durban/KZN South	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	Richards Bay (Inside) KZN North	Addington (South Beach) 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	Richards Bay (Inside) KZN North	Reunion Durban/KZN South
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	2	1	1	1	2	2	2	2
Distance (km)	76	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	207	0	0	0	0	0	0	155	36	0	0	0	0	0	0	156
Best forecast wave conditions in KwaZulu-Natal North Coast	Zinkwazi	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)	Umhlanga	Alkantstrand		Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)		Siyayi	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	3	2	3	3		2	2	2	2	2	2		2	2	1	2	2	2	2
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	5	5	5	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	5	5	7	5	5	6	6	9	6	8	9	8	7	6	6	8	9	9	9	7

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