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Richards Bay (Inside) surfForecast / KZN North / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Tuesday 18 Nov 2025 SAST
How big are the waves at Richards Bay (Inside) today?
The current surf forecast for Richards Bay (Inside) at 11AM is: 0.8m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 11s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.8m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am November 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Nov) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (18 Nov) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 9s |
| Evening (18 Nov) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Richards Bay (Inside). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | Fri 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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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Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 21 | 21 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 117 | 120 | 110 | 79 | 84 | 84 | 64 | 62 | 62 | 61 | 58 | 57 | 57 | 58 | 54 | 54 | 56 | 56 | 56 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 79 | 320 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross | glass | cross- off | glass | glass | cross | cross- on | on | on | on | glass | glass | glass | cross- off | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | glass | glass | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 2:43PM 1.80 | 3:00AM 1.72 | 3:11PM 1.83 | 3:28AM 1.76 | 3:39PM 1.84 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 8:31AM 0.29 | 8:54PM 0.22 | 9:00AM 0.23 | 9:21PM 0.17 | 9:29AM 0.20 | 9:48PM 0.15 | ||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | Fri 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | 4:48 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:48 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:47 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | 6:23 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:25 | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 19 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 |
| Feels °C (?) | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 21 |
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