Richards Bay (Inside) Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.81° S 32.10° E

Richards Bay (Inside) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 06 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Richards Bay (Inside) sea temperature is
21.7° C
0.2° 

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 (06 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 18s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 17s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 16s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Richards Bay (Inside) at 11AM is: 0.4m 18s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 06). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 6s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.9m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)18s
Afternoon (06 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)17s
Evening (06 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Thu morning, min 17°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
6
Friday
7
Saturday
8
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
ESE
9
0.4
SSW
18
0.4
SSW
18
0.5
S
17
0.5
S
17
0.5
S
16
0.5
S
16
0.7
E
9
0.7
E
9
0.7
E
9
0.5
S
14
0.6
S
13
0.6
S
13
0.5
S
13
0.5
S
13
0.7
E
9
0.5
S
12
0.6
E
9
0.4
SSW
18
0.5
S
17
0.5
S
16
0.6
S
16
0.6
S
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
92
104
102
151
142
139
129
83
83
83
98
130
126
86
83
83
75
61
103
142
132
174
159
Wind (km/h)
15
N
15
N
10
NNE
15
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SW
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
SW
15
SSW
15
S
15
S
10
SSW
10
W
10
WNW
10
NNW
15
N
20
NNE
25
NE
30
NE
25
NNE
25
NNE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
8:04AM1.42m
8:47PM1.46m
9:18AM1.27m
10:29PM1.34m
11:37AM1.22m
Low Tide
2:17PM0.51m
3:12AM0.66m
3:39PM0.66m
5:10AM0.72m
5:52PM0.68m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:31
6:31
6:30
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:22
5:23
5:23
 mm
Temp °C
19
19
27
23
20
20
19
20
20
19
21
21
20
20
19
19
19
18
23
26
23
20
19
Feels °C
16
15
23
21
18
19
17
18
19
18
19
19
19
21
19
19
18
16
20
22
20
18
16
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