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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Tuesday 19 May 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
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: 0.7m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.5m 11s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 May)2ft (0.6m)12s
Afternoon (19 May)1.5ft (0.4m)15s
Evening (19 May)2.5ft (0.8m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 23°C on Tue afternoon, min 18°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
19
Wednesday
20
Thursday
21
Fri
22
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)
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
2
2
0
0
1
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SSE
12
0.6
S
12
0.6
S
11
0.4
SE
15
0.4
SSE
14
0.8
E
8
0.8
E
8
0.6
SSE
13
0.6
SSE
13
0.6
SSE
13
0.9
E
8
0.8
S
9
1.1
S
9
1.1
S
9
1.1
S
9
1.2
SSE
9
1.3
SSE
8
1.2
SSE
8
1.1
SSE
8
1.1
SSE
8
1
SSE
8
0.9
SSE
8
0.9
SSE
8
0.9
ESE
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
145
99
91
63
81
88
88
118
113
106
104
101
188
194
194
232
221
185
153
149
117
110
106
236
Wind (km/h)
10
W
10
WSW
15
SW
15
S
10
S
5
SSW
5
SW
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
20
SSW
20
S
10
S
10
SSW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
W
10
W
0
ESE
10
ENE
15
ENE
15
NNE
15
NNE
20
N
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
5:27PM1.82m
5:46AM1.78m
6:15PM1.72m
6:32AM1.62m
7:09PM1.59m
Low Tide
11:15AM0.10m
11:34PM0.19m
11:58AM0.21m
00:22AM0.35m
12:46PM0.34m
1:18AM0.51m
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
clear
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:28
6:28
6:30
6:30
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:06
5:06
5:05
5:05
1
1
2
1
Temp °C
18
18
21
23
22
21
20
19
19
19
21
22
22
22
20
19
19
19
21
23
21
21
20
19
18
18
21
22
22
22
21
19
19
18
19
21
22
23
21
19
19
19
23
23
20
20
20
18
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
E
7
0.8
E
7
0.8
E
7
0.7
E
8
0.7
E
8
0.8
E
8
0.8
E
8
0.8
E
8
0.8
E
8
0.9
E
8
0.9
E
8
0.8
E
8
0.8
E
9
1.1
S
9
1.1
S
9
1.2
SSE
9
1.3
SSE
8
1.2
SSE
8
1.1
SSE
8
1.1
SSE
8
1
SSE
8
0.9
SSE
8
0.9
SSE
8
0.9
ESE
12
Energy kJ
65
66
68
63
69
88
88
88
86
100
98
76
101
194
194
232
221
185
153
149
116
99
81
236
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SSE
12
0.6
S
12
0.6
S
11
0.5
S
11
0.5
S
11
0.4
SSE
14
0.4
SSE
14
0.6
SSE
13
0.6
SSE
13
0.6
SSE
13
0.6
S
9
0.8
S
9
0.6
SSE
12
0.8
ESE
9
0.7
E
9
0.8
ESE
9
0.7
ESE
9
0.8
ESE
9
0.8
ESE
9
0.8
ESE
8
0.7
ESE
8
0.7
ESE
9
0.7
ESE
9
0.7
SSE
7
Energy kJ
145
99
91
61
59
76
71
118
113
106
53
101
93
110
79
108
86
106
110
94
72
79
79
47
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSE
16
0.2
SSE
16
0.4
SE
15
0.4
SE
15
0.4
SSE
14
0.5
S
11
0.4
SSE
11
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSE
10
0.5
S
10
0.6
SSE
12
0.6
SSE
12
0.7
SSE
12
0.4
SSE
12
0.5
SE
12
0.4
SE
12
0.4
ESE
12
0.4
ESE
13
0.5
E
13
0.5
E
13
0.6
E
13
0.6
E
12
0.6
E
12
0.3
SSE
15
Energy kJ
25
24
57
56
81
58
37
58
33
45
104
99
145
55
68
34
51
56
86
85
117
110
106
42
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SW
2
0.4
SSW
3
0.4
SSW
3
0.3
SSW
4
0.4
SW
4
0.5
SW
3
0.6
SSW
4
0.8
SSW
4
0.7
SSW
4
1.1
S
9
0.4
NE
3
0.5
NE
3
0.7
NNE
3
Energy kJ
1
3
3
3
3
5
9
20
19
188
2
5
10
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
2
1
1
2
4
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
2
Distance (km)
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1056
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
156
156
141
116
116
Best forecast wave conditions in KwaZulu-Natal North Coast
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
5
4
4
4
5
4
4
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