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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Saturday 11 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
25.8° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Richards Bay (Inside) today?

The current surf forecast for Richards Bay (Inside) at 12AM is: 0.4m 14s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm April 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)14s
Afternoon (12 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)13s
Evening (12 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)5s

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


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Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.4
SSE
1.3
ENE
1.3
ENE
0.4
SSE
1.1
NE
0.3
SSE
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.6
E
0.5
S
0.4
SSE
0.5
S
0.3
SSE
0.4
E
0.4
E
0.4
S
1
ENE
Period(s) (?)15151414141414135513512877111111117775
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)778782787576716770926365285554406642632315171650
Wind
(km/h)
15
ENE
5
N
10
WNW
10
WSW
5
WNW
10
NNW
15
NE
25
NE
25
NE
20
NNE
10
N
10
N
10
NNW
5
W
10
SSW
20
SW
15
SW
10
W
10
W
5
NW
10
N
20
N
25
NNE
30
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:35AM
1.23
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:54PM
0.81
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Sunrise-----6:07-------6:07-------6:07--
Sunset5:37-------5:37-------5:36-------
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
------------1----1------
Temp. °C252422222222272926242423222225252524232322232830
Feels °C (?)262725252524272725232625242527252727252623232728
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