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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Tuesday 31 Mar 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
26.4° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Richards Bay (Inside) today?

The current surf forecast for Richards Bay (Inside) at 2PM is: 1.1m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.6m 11s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.8m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am March 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Mar)3.5ft (1.1m)9s
Afternoon (31 Mar)3.5ft (1.1m)8s
Evening (31 Mar)2ft (0.6m)12s

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


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Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
Fri
03
5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
E
1.1
E
1
E
1.1
E
1.2
E
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
1.1
E
1.3
E
0.5
S
1
E
0.6
ESE
1
E
1
E
0.9
ESE
1
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.4
ESE
1.5
ESE
1.8
E
Period(s) (?)8998812121199995105888887778
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)13018515016719595938912712712318074515353137137112140158183228381
Wind
(km/h)
10
NE
10
NNE
15
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
15
ENE
10
NE
10
N
10
N
15
NNE
20
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
15
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
15
E
20
E
20
ENE
15
ENE
10
NNE
10
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:01AM
1.88
3:13PM
1.82
3:29AM
1.99
3:40PM
1.90
3:55AM
2.04
4:07PM
1.94
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:09AM
0.18
9:15PM
0.09
9:36AM
0.09
9:42PM
0.02
10:02AM
0.04
10:09PM
0.00
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
Fri
03
Sunrise-6:00-------6:01-------6:01------
Sunset----5:50-------5:49-------5:47---
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C242426262524242323242727252424232323252524242323
Feels °C (?)262627252425262525252725232425242424252422232323
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