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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Thursday 02 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
26.2° 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 9PM is: 1.3m 7s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 1.0m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm April 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Apr)3ft (0.9m)8s
Afternoon (02 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)8s
Evening (02 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)7s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
02
Friday
03
Saturday
04
Sunday
05
11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
1
3
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
ESE
1.1
E
1.2
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.2
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.4
ESE
1.5
ESE
1.7
E
2.1
E
1.6
ESE
1.6
ESE
1.6
ESE
1.5
ESE
1.4
E
1.5
E
1.5
E
1.3
ESE
1.6
ESE
1.7
E
1.7
E
1.6
E
1.6
ESE
Period(s) (?)88777888888888889991112111112
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)109157143149135176191237277383555314350318286283348351268614760747675730
Wind
(km/h)
15
E
20
E
15
E
10
ENE
5
NNE
5
NNE
10
N
10
N
20
NE
25
NE
30
NE
30
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
30
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
25
NE
25
NE
20
NNE
10
N
15
N
15
N
10
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:07PM
1.94
4:20AM
2.04
4:32PM
1.93
4:44AM
1.99
4:56PM
1.89
5:08AM
1.91
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:02AM
0.04
10:09PM
0.00
10:27AM
0.03
10:34PM
0.02
10:51AM
0.06
10:59PM
0.08
Thursday
02
Friday
03
Saturday
04
Sunday
05
Sunrise-------6:01-------6:03-------6:03
Sunset--5:47-------5:46-------5:45-----
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C252524242323232325262423222120212628262422212122
Feels °C (?)252322232323232222222120191817192426242422212123
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