Richards Bay (Inside) Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.81° S 32.10° E

Richards Bay (Inside) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 24 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Richards Bay (Inside) sea temperature is
22.0°C
0.1° 

Richards Bay (Inside) surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Richards Bay (Inside) today (24 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Richards Bay (Inside) at 4PM is: 0.8m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)10s
Afternoon (24 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)9s
Evening (24 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 27°C on Fri afternoon, min 20°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Sat afternoon, calm by Sun morning).

Thu
24
Friday
25
Saturday
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SE
10
0.8
SE
9
0.8
SE
9
0.8
SE
9
0.8
SE
9
0.7
SE
9
0.5
S
16
0.7
S
16
0.8
S
15
0.9
S
14
0.9
S
14
0.8
S
13
0.9
S
13
0.8
S
13
0.7
S
12
0.7
S
12
1.3
NE
6
1.2
ENE
6
0.4
S
16
0.7
S
16
0.7
S
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
110
122
99
95
93
74
132
239
279
329
297
225
272
199
145
138
111
96
79
234
222
Wind (km/h)
25
SSW
20
SSW
15
S
5
S
10
SW
5
W
5
NNW
10
NNE
20
NE
25
NE
30
NE
25
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
15
N
10
NE
20
NE
35
NE
30
NNE
30
NNE
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
2:47PM1.80m
2:56AM1.80m
3:12PM1.95m
3:23AM1.92m
3:39PM2.07m
Low Tide
8:34AM0.26m
8:52PM0.23m
9:00AM0.12m
9:19PM0.10m
9:26AM0.01m
9:46PM0.00m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:37
5:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:47
5:49
5:49
 mm
Temp °C
23
23
22
21
20
20
20
21
25
27
23
22
21
20
20
21
25
26
23
22
21
Feels °C
22
23
23
24
22
23
22
22
24
25
21
21
19
18
19
21
26
25
20
19
18
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