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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Sunday 11 Jan 2026 SAST
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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
25.2° C
 (Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Richards Bay (Inside) today?

The current surf forecast for Richards Bay (Inside) at 8AM is: 0.7m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 1.0m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am January 11). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Jan)2.5ft (0.7m)10s
Afternoon (11 Jan)2.5ft (0.8m)15s
Evening (11 Jan)3ft (0.9m)14s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
2
0
0
0
1
2
2
1
1
1
0
0
2
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
S
0.9
S
0.6
S
0.7
S
0.6
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.9
S
0.8
S
0.7
S
0.6
S
1.1
E
1
E
0.5
S
0.5
S
1.8
E
0.7
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.7
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
Period(s) (?)111111101615141413131277222171918171616151414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)25018981106172279264311229166110120103231227348354404377330318218153148
Wind
(km/h)
5
WSW
10
WSW
5
WSW
0
ESE
15
E
25
ENE
25
NE
20
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
25
NE
30
NE
35
NE
25
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		glasscross-
on		cross-
on		crosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscrosscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:12PM
1.35
8:54AM
1.39
9:10PM
1.22
10:09AM
1.28
10:58PM
1.15
12:00PM
1.26
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:25AM
0.59
3:12PM
0.74
3:25AM
0.72
4:43PM
0.80
5:08AM
0.79
6:37PM
0.76
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Sunrise---5:03-------5:03-------5:05----
Sunset------6:53-------6:53-------6:53-
rain showers
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clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
1------------1----------
Temp. °C232323252828272524232325252626242423222630292925
Feels °C (?)262526292928262626242427262626242524222629282725
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