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Richards Bay (Inside) surfForecast / KZN North / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Monday 08 Sep 2025 SAST
How big are the waves at Richards Bay (Inside) today?
The current surf forecast for Richards Bay (Inside) at 9AM is: 1.1m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 0.7m 5s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 08). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (08 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 13s |
| Evening (08 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Richards Bay (Inside). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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| 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 | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 6 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Energy (?) | 370 | 423 | 461 | 462 | 456 | 565 | 846 | 844 | 645 | 612 | 493 | 426 | 420 | 374 | 309 | 219 | 90 | 173 | 75 | 55 | 43 | 37 | 33 | 23 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | glass | cross | cross | cross- off | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 4:16PM 2.15 | 4:28AM 2.05 | 4:47PM 2.19 | 4:59AM 2.04 | 5:19PM 2.14 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 10:02AM -0.10 | 10:23PM -0.06 | 10:32AM -0.14 | 10:55PM -0.07 | 11:04AM -0.12 | 11:27PM -0.01 | ||||||||||||||||||
Monday 08 | Tuesday 09 | Wednesday 10 | Thu 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | 5:58 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:56 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:56 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | 5:39 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:40 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:40 | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 24 | 26 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 29 | 30 | 24 | 22 | 23 | 22 |
| Feels °C (?) | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 25 | 25 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 18 |
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Recent Eyeball Surf Reports for KZN North
Continuing clean conditions at Richards Bay (Inside) (light winds from the SW at Richards Bay 9 km from Richards Bay (Inside)). 1.5m 13s groundswell from the S with a 1.1m 5s windswell from the SW and a 0.7m 9s swell from the SE. 3 swells combining so expect closeout sets.
1 h 56 min ago
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