Richards Bay (Inside) Surf Break

Richards Bay (Inside) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 28.81° S 32.10° E

Issued: 7 pm 02 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Richards Bay (Inside) sea temperature is
22.0° 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 (03 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 13s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 14s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 12s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Richards Bay (Inside) at 3AM is: 2.5m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Jul)8ft (2.5m)13s
Afternoon (03 Jul)8ft (2.5m)14s
Evening (03 Jul)7ft (2.2m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Sun afternoon, min 14°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
2
Friday
3
Saturday
4
Sun
5
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
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
!
!
4
4
4
!
!
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
S
7
3
SSW
11
4
SSW
12
2.5
S
12
2.4
S
12
2.5
S
13
3
S
13
3
S
14
2.5
S
13
2.2
S
12
2.2
S
12
2.5
SSE
14
2.5
SSE
14
2.5
SSE
13
2.2
SSE
13
2.1
SSE
12
2
SSE
12
2
SSE
12
1.8
SSE
12
1.7
SSE
12
1.7
SSE
12
1.6
SE
12
1.6
SE
11
1.5
SE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
352
2108
4528
1660
1740
2172
2719
2928
2103
1415
1532
2368
2499
2116
1673
1302
1132
1098
904
789
743
648
637
573
Wind (km/h)
30
S
20
S
5
WNW
10
WNW
10
WSW
10
WNW
5
SW
15
SSE
10
SSE
5
SSE
10
NNW
10
N
15
N
15
N
10
NNW
10
SSW
10
S
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WNW
5
N
15
ENE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
on
on
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
cross-on
High Tide
5:22PM1.74m
5:29AM1.76m
5:54PM1.75m
6:01AM1.73m
6:28PM1.73m
6:35AM1.67m
Low Tide
11:23PM0.30m
11:40AM0.19m
11:57PM0.33m
12:12PM0.22m
00:32AM0.37m
12:46PM0.27m
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:45
6:45
6:45
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:05
5:06
5:06
5:06
 mm
Temp °C
19
21
20
19
17
17
20
20
20
20
19
18
16
14
19
21
19
18
17
16
16
16
19
22
Feels °C
14
17
18
17
16
16
19
17
17
19
17
16
13
11
16
18
17
16
15
15
15
15
18
19
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
9
2.4
S
11
2.5
S
12
2.5
S
12
2.4
S
12
2.5
S
13
3
S
13
3
S
14
2.5
S
13
2.2
S
12
2.2
S
12
2.5
SSE
14
2.5
SSE
14
2.5
SSE
13
2.2
SSE
13
2.1
SSE
12
2
SSE
12
2
SSE
12
1.8
SSE
12
1.7
SSE
12
1.7
SSE
12
1.6
SE
12
1.6
SE
11
1.5
SE
11
Energy kJ
38
1320
1901
1660
1740
2172
2719
2928
2103
1415
1532
2368
2499
2116
1673
1302
1132
1098
904
789
743
648
637
573
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NE
7
0.5
E
9
0.6
E
8
0.5
E
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.6
E
13
0.6
E
12
0.6
ESE
12
0.5
ESE
12
0.5
ESE
12
0.6
ESE
12
0.6
ESE
12
0.6
ESE
12
0.6
ESE
11
0.6
ESE
11
0.6
ESE
11
0.6
ESE
11
0.1
S
20
0.4
ESE
11
0.4
ESE
12
0.3
ESE
11
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
17
Energy kJ
11
41
52
45
29
123
112
111
78
78
107
107
104
102
97
102
102
8
41
45
25
6
6
5
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
9
0.3
NE
7
0.5
NE
7
0.2
ENE
7
0.2
ESE
13
0.3
NE
7
0.2
NNE
7
0.6
E
12
0.7
E
12
0.6
E
11
0.1
SW
21
0.1
SW
21
0.5
NE
4
0.3
NE
5
0.3
NE
5
0.3
NE
5
0.2
SSW
18
0.2
SSW
18
0.2
SSW
16
Energy kJ
39
8
25
5
17
7
5
99
129
90
18
17
10
3
4
4
31
30
27
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
S
7
3
SSW
11
4
SSW
12
0.7
ENE
11
Energy kJ
352
2108
4528
133
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Distance (km)
229
76
0
0
0
0
0
207
116
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
76
0
0
0
0
0
0
156
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Rating
(10 max)
2
7
6
6
4
8
5
4
4
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
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Rating
(10 max)
3
7
6
9
9
9
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
6
9
9
9
6
4
9
5
6
5
7
6
6
6
5
4
5
5
9
9
9
8
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