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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Friday 10 Apr 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
25.7° 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 9AM is: 0.6m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am April 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Apr)2ft (0.6m)11s
Afternoon (10 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)11s
Evening (10 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)5s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.5
S
1.2
ENE
1.1
NE
0.9
NE
0.4
S
0.3
SSE
0.3
SSE
0.3
SSE
0.3
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.8
E
0.4
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.4
SSE
1.4
ENE
1.4
ENE
Period(s) (?)121212111111555101716161615151414814141355
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1781361329085586457363357525048928782788276716799117
Wind
(km/h)
20
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
15
N
15
NE
20
NE
25
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
N
15
NNE
15
N
10
NE
20
ENE
25
NE
20
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
20
NNE
25
NE
30
NE
25
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:40AM
1.20
9:27PM
1.10
11:11AM
1.13
12:35AM
1.23
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:26AM
0.79
2:29PM
0.83
4:09AM
0.92
5:54PM
0.81
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Sunrise---6:05-------6:05-------6:07----
Sunset------5:38-------5:37-------5:37-
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C222120212527252322222122282926232322212227292624
Feels °C (?)212020212426242422222122282825232423212226272423
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