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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Saturday 25 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
24.8° 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 6PM is: 1.6m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.5m 11s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.6m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm April 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)9s
Afternoon (25 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)9s
Evening (25 Apr)5ft (1.5m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Warm (max 30°C on Sun afternoon, min 18°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds.

Sat
25
Sunday
26
Monday
27
Tue
28
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
5 AM
8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
1
1
2
2
2
2
0
0
1
1
1
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
E
9
1.3
E
9
1.6
E
9
1.5
E
9
1.5
E
9
1.5
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.3
ESE
10
1.7
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.1
E
10
2.5
S
7
2.5
S
8
2.5
S
9
2.5
S
10
2.3
S
10
2.3
S
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
292
252
390
359
392
431
530
520
450
422
322
524
464
408
354
307
262
226
635
875
1009
1160
1109
1174
Wind (km/h)
20
N
15
NE
25
NE
20
NNE
20
N
15
N
15
N
10
N
15
NNE
20
NE
25
NE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
N
15
N
10
NNW
35
SSW
35
SSW
35
S
30
SSW
30
S
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
11:17AM1.21m
00:19AM1.39m
12:45PM1.34m
1:17AM1.55m
1:35PM1.49m
1:56AM1.69m
Low Tide
5:35PM0.69m
6:42AM0.67m
6:51PM0.55m
7:33AM0.51m
7:37PM0.42m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
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6:15
6:16
6:16
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5:23
5:22
5:22
5:21
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
25
28
25
23
22
22
21
22
28
30
27
25
24
23
22
23
25
24
22
21
20
19
18
18
23
26
23
23
21
22
21
21
26
29
26
25
23
21
21
23
23
21
18
17
16
15
15
15
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
E
9
1.3
E
9
0.5
S
11
1.5
E
9
1.5
E
9
1.5
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.3
ESE
10
0.2
S
11
1.6
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.1
E
10
1
E
10
0.9
ESE
10
0.9
ESE
10
0.9
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
9
Energy kJ
292
252
64
359
392
431
530
520
450
422
322
10
464
408
354
307
262
226
184
163
163
156
156
124
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
12
0.5
S
12
0.6
SSW
12
0.4
S
12
0.4
S
12
0.4
S
12
0.4
S
12
0.4
S
12
0.3
S
12
0.3
S
12
0.3
S
11
0.3
SSW
11
0.2
S
11
0.2
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
11
0.8
NE
6
0.6
NE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.1
SW
15
0.1
NE
6
Energy kJ
68
66
106
44
46
46
45
44
24
23
23
25
10
11
3
3
54
31
14
8
2
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
16
0.1
SW
15
0.1
S
13
Energy kJ
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
8
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
N
4
1.1
NE
5
1.6
E
9
1.3
NE
5
1.1
NE
5
0.9
NE
6
0.8
NE
5
0.8
NNE
5
0.8
NNE
5
1.1
NE
5
1.7
E
10
1.4
NE
6
1.4
NE
6
1.3
NE
6
0.9
SSW
4
1.7
S
6
2.5
S
7
2.5
S
8
2.5
S
9
2.5
S
10
2.3
S
10
2.3
S
11
Energy kJ
1
58
390
87
74
50
35
34
33
55
524
114
137
120
21
183
635
875
1009
1160
1109
1174
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
3
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
4
3
3
3
4
Distance (km)
36
156
156
36
36
0
0
0
0
156
156
50
50
36
0
0
88
229
513
207
155
155
155
155
Best forecast wave conditions in KwaZulu-Natal North Coast
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
2
3
3
2
4
4
4
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
4
4
4
3
4
4
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
4
5
8
7
8
6
6
5
7
9
9
8
7
6
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
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