Richards Bay (Inside) Surf Break

Richards Bay (Inside) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 28.81° S 32.10° E

Issued: 7 am 27 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Richards Bay (Inside) sea temperature is
22.1° C

Normal for this time of year

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 (27 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 17s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 16s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 15s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Richards Bay (Inside) at 2PM is: 1.0m 16s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.9m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am June 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Jun)3.5ft (1.0m)17s
Afternoon (27 Jun)3.5ft (1.0m)16s
Evening (27 Jun)2.5ft (0.8m)15s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 27°C on Sun afternoon, min 18°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sun afternoon, fresh winds from the SSW by Mon night).

Saturday
27
Sunday
28
Monday
29
Tue
30
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)
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
0
2
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
S
18
1
S
18
1
S
17
1
S
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
15
0.7
SSW
15
0.7
S
14
0.6
S
14
0.6
S
14
0.6
S
14
0.6
S
14
0.6
S
13
1.2
E
7
1.2
E
7
1.2
E
7
1.1
E
7
0.4
SSW
20
0.5
S
18
1
SSW
18
1.8
S
16
2
S
7
2
S
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
661
625
589
535
421
406
300
222
203
148
148
148
144
131
155
159
159
131
131
162
655
1756
342
384
Wind (km/h)
20
N
20
N
25
NNE
25
NNE
30
NE
30
NNE
30
NNE
25
N
30
N
25
N
20
N
5
NE
10
NE
20
NNE
15
N
20
N
15
N
15
N
5
NW
10
S
25
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
2:32PM1.48m
2:45AM1.59m
3:10PM1.56m
3:22AM1.66m
3:44PM1.63m
Low Tide
8:20AM0.47m
8:32PM0.47m
8:58AM0.38m
9:10PM0.40m
9:33AM0.31m
9:45PM0.34m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:45
6:45
6:45
6:45
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:04
5:04
5:04
5:05
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
19
19
23
26
23
22
21
20
19
18
25
27
25
22
21
19
18
18
23
24
22
22
21
20
Feels °C
17
17
19
21
19
19
18
17
16
14
21
25
25
21
18
16
15
15
21
21
19
19
18
18
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
S
18
1
S
18
1
S
17
1
S
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
15
1.1
E
6
1.1
E
7
1.1
ENE
7
1.2
ENE
7
1
E
7
1
E
7
1.1
E
7
1.2
E
7
1.2
E
7
1.2
E
7
1.1
E
7
1.1
E
7
1
E
7
1
E
8
0.9
E
8
0.8
E
8
0.8
E
8
Energy kJ
661
625
589
535
421
406
300
104
110
114
124
94
100
131
155
159
159
131
131
107
110
94
78
84
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ESE
7
0.5
E
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.2
E
10
0.7
SSW
15
0.7
S
14
0.6
S
14
0.6
S
14
0.6
S
14
0.6
S
14
0.6
S
13
0.5
S
13
0.5
S
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
20
0.5
S
18
1
SSW
18
1
E
8
1
E
8
0.9
E
8
Energy kJ
17
25
17
17
8
222
203
148
148
148
144
128
87
87
57
57
127
162
637
124
127
105
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ESE
10
0.1
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.1
S
23
0.1
S
23
0.1
S
22
0.2
S
20
0.3
SSW
13
0.3
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
13
Energy kJ
10
2
8
11
10
9
32
34
33
109
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
NE
4
0.6
NNE
4
0.9
NE
4
0.9
NE
5
1.5
ENE
6
1.6
ENE
6
1.6
NE
6
1
NNE
5
1.1
NNE
5
0.8
N
4
1.4
ENE
7
1.5
ENE
7
1.7
ENE
7
1.6
NE
7
1.5
ENE
7
1.6
NE
7
1
SSW
18
1.8
S
16
2
S
7
2
S
7
Energy kJ
24
11
24
35
129
177
188
51
56
23
170
218
266
240
230
240
655
1756
342
384
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
1
2
1
4
1
1
2
2
1
1
2
3
2
2
1
2
1
2
1
4
3
Distance (km)
116
36
156
558
372
240
152
116
76
36
98
0
116
36
36
36
36
0
0
0
1
204
207
1
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Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
3
3
3
2
1
1
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
3
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Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
4
5
6
5
4
6
9
8
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
5
5
5
5
6
9
9
8
6
9
5
5
6
5
6
6
5
5
6
9
5
5
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