Richards Bay (Inside) Surf Forecast

/ KZN North (23 surf breaks) /

South Africa (276 surf breaks) / Lat Long: (28.81° S 32.10° E)

Surf Forecasts:

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

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Saturday 23 May 2026 SAST

Forecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent

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 23.6° 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 12PM is: 0.8m 11s primary swell from a East direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.9m 4s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (23 May)	3ft (0.9m)	11s
Afternoon (23 May)	2.5ft (0.8m)	10s
Evening (23 May)	2.5ft (0.7m)	10s

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

Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Warm (max 23°C on Mon afternoon, min 19°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Saturday 23							Sunday 24								Monday 25								Tue 26
	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	2 AM
Rating (10 max)	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	S 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10
Wave Graph
kJ	229	185	146	143	106	98	96	71	70	70	68	104	81	119	70	68	91	85	83	90	88	86	64	61
Wind (km/h)	SW	WSW	SW	SW	SSW	S	SSW	SSW	SSW	SW	SSW	S	SE	SE	NNW	WNW	WNW	NNW	NE	ENE	ENE	NE	NNE	NNE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross-off	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	glassy	cross-off	glassy	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide			8:38AM1.33m				9:44PM1.41m				10:12AM1.27m					11:14PM1.43m				11:42AM1.30m				00:22AM1.50m
Low Tide					2:57PM0.58m				4:05AM0.72m				4:26PM0.62m					5:37AM0.68m				5:47PM0.59m


	6:31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:31	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:33
	—	—	—	—	5:04	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:04	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:04	—	—	5:02
mm	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	1	1	2	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	20	19	21	22	22	22	21	21	21	20	21	22	21	21	20	20	20	19	22	23	21	21	20	19
Feels °C	19	17	20	21	22	22	21	21	22	21	21	22	21	22	22	21	22	20	23	22	19	20	19	17
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	S 12	E 10	SSE 12	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10
kJ	229	185	146	143	106	98	96	71	70	70	68	104	47	119	70	68	91	85	83	90	88	86	64	61
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 11	S 11	S 10	S 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 9	SSE 9	SE 12	E 10	SSE 12	E 10	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	SW 13	E 9	ESE 9	ESE 8
kJ	61	58	53	51	33	33	32	31	28	28	37	68	81	47	45	42	40	40	41	40	6	25	16	13
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 18	SSE 17	SSE 16	SSE 15	SSE 14	SE 14	SSE 13	SE 13	SE 13	SE 12	SSE 9	SSW 14	S 4	SSW 13	SE 4	ESE 4	S 12	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	S 16	S 16	S 16	SSW 16
kJ	6	28	24	42	18	48	35	43	41	39	27	18	9	17	3	1	12	16	16	16	5	5	5	25
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 2	SW 4	SW 4	SSW 5	S 5	S 5	S 5	S 5	S 5	S 5	S 4	SE 4	SE 4	S 6	—	—	—	—	—	ENE 2	ENE 4	ENE 4	NE 4	NE 4
kJ	2	14	34	50	51	49	38	28	21	21	14	6	5	20	—	—	—	—	—	1	17	28	27	37
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Senoritas KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North	Cape Vidal KZN North	Blythedale KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North	Senoritas KZN North	Senoritas KZN North	Senoritas KZN North	Senoritas KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North	Guinjata Bay Inhambane	Mtunzini KZN North	Richards Bay (Inside) KZN North	Richards Bay (Inside) KZN North	Richards Bay (Inside) KZN North	Richards Bay (Inside) KZN North	Mapelane KZN North	Guinjata Bay Inhambane	Guinjata Bay Inhambane	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Salt Rock KZN North
Rating (10 max)	1	2	2	2	2	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	3	1	1
Distance (km)	0	1	1	1	88	98	1	0	0	0	0	1	626	36	0	0	0	0	55	626	626	577	156	116
Best forecast wave conditions in KwaZulu-Natal North Coast	Umhlanga	Kosi Bay	Kosi Bay	Alkantstrand	Cape Vidal	Bog Bay	Alkantstrand	Alkantstrand	Alkantstrand	Umhlanga	Umhlanga	Mapelane		Mtunzini	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)	Cape Vidal				Kosi Bay	Kosi Bay
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1		2	1	1	1	1	1				1	1
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Treskostraal West Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Koeel Bay Overberg	Paranoia Overberg	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Hout Bay Cape Town	Vleesbaai Overberg	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Hout Bay Cape Town	Hout Bay Cape Town	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	6	7	8	7	8	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	5	5	4	4	5	5	4

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