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Richards Bay (Inside) Surf Forecast
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Richards Bay (Inside) surfForecast / KZN North / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Saturday 13 Sep 2025 SAST
How big are the waves at Richards Bay (Inside) today?
The current surf forecast for Richards Bay (Inside) at 1AM is: 1.3m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 8s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.5m 15s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (14 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 17s |
| Evening (14 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Richards Bay (Inside). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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| 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 | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 129 | 119 | 109 | 651 | 103 | 153 | 314 | 600 | 762 | 826 | 733 | 602 | 581 | 606 | 606 | 489 | 458 | 289 | 222 | 215 | 162 | 162 | 513 | 219 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | glass | cross | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 7:03PM 1.60 | 7:20AM 1.43 | 7:52PM 1.35 | 8:32AM 1.21 | 10:06PM 1.16 | 12:11PM 1.19 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 1:15AM 0.49 | 1:33PM 0.57 | 2:13AM 0.71 | 3:02PM 0.80 | 5:05AM 0.83 | |||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | 5:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:48 | - | - |
| Sunset | 5:43 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:43 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:44 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 22 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 26 | 29 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 24 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 |
| Feels °C (?) | 24 | 20 | 22 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 23 | 25 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 |
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Recent Eyeball Surf Reports for KZN North
Still cross-shore at Richards Bay (Inside) (strong winds from the SW at ASCATB32E29S 52 km from Richards Bay (Inside)). 1.2m 9s swell from the ESE with a 0.8m 8s swell from the S and a 0.8m 4s local chop from the SSW as well as a 0.4m 15s groundswell, also from the SSW. 4 swells combining so expect closeout sets.
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