Richards Bay (Inside) Surf Forecast

/ KZN North (23 surf breaks) /

South Africa (273 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 1 am Tuesday 14 Oct 2025 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 21.9° 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 3AM is: 1.1m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a East direction, 1.0m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (14 Oct)	3.5ft (1.0m)	9s
Afternoon (14 Oct)	3ft (0.9m)	9s
Evening (14 Oct)	2.5ft (0.8m)	9s

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

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		Tuesday 14								Wednesday 15								Thursday 16
	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	5 PM	8 PM
Rating (10 max)	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	SSE	SSE	SSE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SSW	SSW	S	S	S	S	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	S	S	S
Period(s) (?)	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	6	6	7	8	8	8	9	9	9	8	8	8	8	7	8	9
Wave Graph (?)
kJ (?)	232	194	165	182	162	135	117	122	168	256	263	283	289	229	222	186	181	160	160	134	125	356	871	1386
Wind (km/h)	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NE	NE	SW	SW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	S	SSE	SE	ENE	NNE	SSW	S	S	S	S
Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross- on	cross	cross	cross	cross- on	cross- on	on	glass	glass	cross	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on
High Tide / height (m)					8:50AM 1.21				10:17PM 1.14					12:02PM 1.26				12:37AM 1.26				1:12PM 1.45
Low Tide / height (m)			2:03AM 0.72				3:25PM 0.85				4:58AM 0.79					6:32PM 0.76				6:47AM 0.64				7:28PM 0.59

		Tuesday 14								Wednesday 15								Thursday 16
Sunrise	-	-	-	5:16	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:15	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:13	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:59	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:00	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:00	-

Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	1	2	1	-	1
Temp. °C	22	21	21	23	29	30	26	21	21	21	21	21	20	20	21	20	20	19	19	19	19	20	20	19
Feels °C (?)	23	20	19	20	26	27	24	19	18	18	18	19	18	18	21	20	21	20	21	20	17	14	14	14

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Recent Eyeball Surf Reports for KZN North

Wind Update Continuing clean conditions at Richards Bay (Inside) (calm at Babanango 110 km from Richards Bay (Inside)). 1.3m 9s swell from the SE with a 0.4m 12s groundswell from the SSW and a 0.4m 8s swell from the E. 3 swells combining so expect closeout sets.
53 minutes ago Richards Bay (Inside)

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