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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Tuesday 25 Nov 2025 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
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 2PM is: 1.0m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.4m 18s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am November 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Nov)2.5ft (0.7m)10s
Afternoon (25 Nov)3.5ft (1.0m)10s
Evening (25 Nov)2ft (0.6m)16s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Fri
28
5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
0
2
1
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
S
0.7
SSE
0.7
SSE
1
SSE
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.6
S
0.7
S
0.8
S
0.9
S
1.4
S
1.5
S
1.5
S
1.4
S
1.2
S
1.1
S
0.9
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.7
S
1.1
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.2
SSW
Period(s) (?)101010101716151515181716161514141313131212566
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)96102100197142134170218272492112411441078835581462284212202146322103113119
Wind
(km/h)
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSE
15
SE
5
SE
5
NE
5
NW
5
NNE
15
NNE
15
NE
20
ENE
25
NE
20
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
5
NNE
10
S
15
SSW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SW
15
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		ononcrossoffcross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscross-
off		crosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:02AM
1.57
6:11PM
1.56
6:44AM
1.48
6:56PM
1.45
7:41AM
1.41
7:57PM
1.35
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:04PM
0.47
12:29AM
0.43
12:49PM
0.58
1:17AM
0.52
1:50PM
0.68
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Fri
28
Sunrise4:46-------4:46-------4:46-------
Sunset----6:30-------6:30-------6:31---
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
-----11-----------------
Temp. °C212121222221212121232730282423232226272524242323
Feels °C (?)201919212223232323242729282524242329292624252224
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