Richards Bay (Inside) Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.81° S 32.10° E

Richards Bay (Inside) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 07 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Richards Bay (Inside) sea temperature is
21.8° C
0.3° 

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 (07 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 13s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Richards Bay (Inside) at 7PM is: 0.5m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 0.7m 9s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)6s
Afternoon (07 Aug)2ft (0.6m)13s
Evening (07 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Warm (max 25°C on Sat afternoon, min 14°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sun morning, strong winds from the SSW by Mon morning).

Fri
7
Saturday
8
Sunday
9
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
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
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)
0.5
S
14
0.6
S
13
0.6
S
13
0.5
S
13
0.5
S
13
0.7
E
9
0.7
E
9
0.5
S
12
0.4
SSW
18
0.5
S
17
0.5
S
16
0.6
S
16
0.6
S
15
0.5
S
14
0.5
S
14
0.5
S
14
0.5
S
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.6
S
16
0.6
S
15
1.5
SSW
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
98
130
126
86
83
83
83
73
103
142
132
174
159
107
104
100
100
66
186
163
112
Wind (km/h)
15
SSW
15
S
15
S
5
S
10
W
10
WNW
10
N
15
N
20
NNE
25
NE
30
NE
25
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
20
N
5
SSW
15
S
15
S
20
SSW
30
SSW
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
High Tide
9:18AM1.27m
10:29PM1.34m
11:37AM1.22m
00:37AM1.39m
1:24PM1.37m
Low Tide
3:39PM0.66m
5:10AM0.72m
5:52PM0.68m
7:05AM0.61m
7:31PM0.54m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:30
6:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:23
5:23
5:24
 mm
Temp °C
21
22
21
21
20
19
19
18
23
25
22
20
19
18
17
17
22
22
20
20
20
Feels °C
20
21
21
22
21
19
18
16
20
21
19
18
16
14
14
15
22
22
19
18
17
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