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 7 pm Sunday 31 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 23.3° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Richards Bay (Inside) today (31 May):

Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 May, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with SSE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (31 May, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Richards Bay (Inside) at 10PM is: 0.7m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.3m 2s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (31 May)	-	-
Afternoon (31 May)	2.5ft (0.8m)	8s
Evening (31 May)	2.5ft (0.7m)	8s

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

Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Tue afternoon, min 17°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Sun 31			Monday 1								Tuesday 2								Wed 3
	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	11 AM	2 PM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 8	SSE 8	SE 7	SE 8	SE 8	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 14	ESE 8	E 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	SSW 5
Wave Graph
kJ	69	66	56	71	80	71	68	58	85	84	83	78	71	41	40	36	55	42	36	37	37	37	38	38
Wind (km/h)	ENE	NE	N	N	N	N	NNE	ENE	NE	NNE	NNE	NNE	N	N	NNE	ENE	NE	NNE	N	WSW	SW	SW	SW	S
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross-on
High Tide	3:50PM1.70m				4:01AM1.76m				4:22PM1.70m				4:32AM1.74m				4:54PM1.68m					5:04AM1.71m
Low Tide			9:51PM0.27m				10:12AM0.22m				10:23PM0.28m				10:43AM0.23m				10:56PM0.31m					11:16AM0.26m


	—	—	—	—	6:35	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:35	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:37	—	—	—
	5:01	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:01	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:00	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:00
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	21	21	20	19	18	17	21	23	21	20	20	18	17	17	22	25	23	21	20	19	19	20	21	22
Feels °C	21	21	20	19	18	17	20	21	19	19	18	16	16	16	21	24	22	21	20	18	19	20	21	22
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 8	SSE 8	SE 7	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 7	ESE 9	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	E 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8
kJ	69	66	56	71	78	51	61	45	37	26	42	40	40	40	40	36	55	42	36	37	37	37	38	38
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 8	ESE 9	ESE 8	ESE 8	E 9	E 8	SSW 14	E 9	E 9	ESE 9	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	ENE 5	NE 5	S 12	S 11	S 11
kJ	19	25	38	22	41	35	68	39	42	42	26	25	26	19	19	19	34	34	29	8	3	25	10	9
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 16	SSW 15	ESE 8	SSW 13	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 14	NE 4	SSW 13	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SSW 12	NE 5	ENE 4	S 14	S 14
kJ	52	48	48	29	80	71	22	58	85	84	83	78	71	41	4	35	18	18	18	28	7	2	15	14
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	ENE 2	ENE 3	—	—	—	NNE 2	ENE 3	ENE 4	NE 4	NE 4	NE 4	NE 4	NE 4	NNE 4	NE 4	NE 4	NE 4	NE 4	—	SSW 4	SSW 4	SSW 4	SSW 5
kJ	—	1	1	—	—	—	1	3	15	15	11	12	7	6	12	5	12	14	12	—	16	22	20	30
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Richards Bay (Inside) KZN North	Reunion Durban/KZN South	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	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Richards Bay (Inside) KZN North	Siyayi KZN North	Mtunzini KZN North	Mtunzini KZN North	Richards Bay (Inside) KZN North	Mtunzini KZN North	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Umhlanga KZN North	Richards Bay (Inside) KZN North	Richards Bay (Outside) KZN North	Richards Bay (Inside) KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	0	156	156	36	0	0	0	0	0	156	156	0	50	36	36	0	36	156	141	0	0	0	1	1
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Rating (10 max)	1			1	1	1	1	1	1			1	1	1	1	1	1		1	1	1	1	1	1
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	3	3	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	6	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	5	4	4	4

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