Richards Bay (Inside) Surf Break

Richards Bay (Inside) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 28.81° S 32.10° E

Issued: 7 am 07 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Richards Bay (Inside) sea temperature is
21.7° 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 (07 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Richards Bay (Inside) at 3PM is: 1.0m 6s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Jul)2ft (0.6m)10s
Afternoon (07 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)6s
Evening (07 Jul)4ft (1.2m)6s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Tue afternoon, min 17°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
7
Wednesday
8
Thursday
9
Fri
10
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SE
10
0.6
SE
10
0.6
SE
10
0.9
NE
6
1.2
NE
6
1.3
NE
6
1.1
NE
6
0.5
SE
9
0.6
ESE
9
0.5
SE
9
0.5
SE
9
0.5
SE
10
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
15
1
SSW
14
0.5
S
14
0.5
S
15
0.6
S
15
0.8
S
15
1
S
14
1.3
S
13
1.3
S
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
80
79
79
51
98
116
84
43
59
43
43
45
69
69
70
71
400
104
109
161
272
372
581
563
Wind (km/h)
25
N
25
N
20
N
20
NE
25
NE
25
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNE
15
NE
20
NE
20
NNE
20
N
15
SW
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
10
S
10
SSE
10
SW
10
WSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
High Tide
7:57AM1.49m
8:36PM1.57m
8:55AM1.39m
9:43PM1.51m
10:15AM1.31m
11:09PM1.48m
Low Tide
2:09PM0.43m
2:54AM0.57m
3:08PM0.52m
4:09AM0.62m
4:27PM0.58m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:45
6:45
6:45
6:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:07
5:07
5:07
5:08
 mm
Temp °C
17
17
22
26
23
20
18
17
17
17
20
24
23
20
19
18
19
20
20
20
20
21
19
19
Feels °C
13
13
18
22
20
18
15
15
15
16
18
20
19
18
15
16
17
18
18
19
19
21
19
19
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SE
10
0.6
SE
10
0.6
SE
10
0.5
SE
10
0.5
SE
10
0.5
SE
10
0.5
SE
10
0.8
NE
6
0.6
ENE
6
0.5
SE
9
0.5
SE
9
0.5
SE
10
0.4
ESE
10
0.4
ESE
10
0.4
ESE
9
0.8
ENE
6
0.5
ENE
6
0.6
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.6
S
15
0.8
S
15
1
S
14
1.3
S
13
1.3
S
13
Energy kJ
80
79
79
47
46
45
44
39
20
43
43
45
36
35
34
44
21
46
30
161
272
372
581
563
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
13
0.2
SSW
13
0.2
SSW
12
0.2
ESE
12
0.2
ESE
12
0.2
SSW
15
0.3
SSW
15
0.5
SE
9
0.6
ESE
9
0.4
ENE
6
0.5
ENE
6
0.3
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
E
8
0.5
S
14
0.5
S
15
0.5
E
8
0.6
E
9
0.7
S
6
0.6
E
8
0.6
E
8
Energy kJ
3
16
15
15
14
21
42
43
59
12
18
40
69
69
70
33
20
104
109
31
55
33
47
46
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
9
0.3
E
10
0.1
SW
12
0.2
S
15
0.2
ESE
12
0.3
E
10
0.3
SSW
14
0.3
SSW
14
0.3
SSW
14
0.3
SSW
14
0.2
ENE
8
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
8
0.4
SSW
15
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.1
SE
16
0.6
E
9
0.1
E
12
0.1
SE
15
Energy kJ
3
2
18
6
17
14
17
41
41
40
38
7
8
7
71
23
22
22
17
10
52
3
9
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
NE
5
1.1
NE
6
0.9
NE
6
0.9
NE
6
1.2
NE
6
1.3
NE
6
1.1
NE
6
1.3
NNE
6
1.1
NNE
6
0.3
WSW
3
0.5
ENE
6
0.8
ENE
5
1.1
NE
5
0.9
ENE
6
0.4
SW
2
1
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
4
0.8
SSW
5
0.8
SSW
5
0.7
S
5
Energy kJ
74
75
60
51
98
116
84
97
77
2
18
36
64
61
2
400
36
28
31
25
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
76
36
50
156
156
116
50
0
0
0
0
156
141
50
36
1
1
76
1
626
1
1
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in KwaZulu-Natal North Coast
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
2
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
5
5
4
5
4
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
5
5
5
5
7
9
9
9
8
7
6
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
6
6
6
6
6
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