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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Tuesday 28 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
25.3° 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 4PM is: 2.5m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.8m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm April 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Apr)7ft (2.1m)11s
Afternoon (28 Apr)8ft (2.4m)12s
Evening (28 Apr)10ft (3.0m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Thu morning. Warm (max 27°C on Thu afternoon, min 18°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, fresh winds from the NNE by Thu night).

Tue
28
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
Fri
1
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)
0
0
0
0
0
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!
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2
!
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!
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4
3
3
3
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
S
11
2.3
S
12
2.5
S
12
2.5
S
12
3
S
12
3
S
12
3
S
12
3
S
13
2.5
S
14
3
S
16
3
S
15
3
S
15
3
S
14
2.5
S
14
2.5
S
14
2.2
S
14
2
S
13
1.8
SSE
13
1.7
SSE
13
1.6
SSE
12
1.3
SSE
12
1.2
SSE
12
1
SSE
12
1
SSE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
883
1621
1912
2027
2216
2414
2713
2877
2687
4866
4588
4140
3533
3029
2534
1787
1421
1144
995
727
511
425
288
263
Wind (km/h)
20
SSW
25
S
25
SSW
20
SSW
25
SSW
25
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSE
0
ESE
10
NW
10
NNW
15
N
20
N
20
NNE
25
NNE
30
NNE
30
NNE
30
N
25
N
20
WSW
20
WSW
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
on
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
2:12PM1.61m
2:28AM1.80m
2:43PM1.72m
2:57AM1.87m
3:12PM1.78m
3:25AM1.91m
Low Tide
8:09AM0.37m
8:12PM0.30m
8:39AM0.26m
8:43PM0.22m
9:07AM0.18m
9:13PM0.16m
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
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6:16
6:16
6:18
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5:21
5:20
5:19
5:17
1
1
Temp °C
20
20
21
21
21
19
18
18
19
21
20
20
19
18
18
19
22
27
26
23
22
22
21
20
17
15
16
16
16
14
13
13
15
18
19
21
18
16
15
16
20
23
23
20
19
19
20
19
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
ESE
9
0.8
ESE
9
0.7
ESE
10
0.7
ESE
9
0.7
ESE
9
0.6
ESE
9
0.6
ESE
9
3
S
13
2.5
S
14
3
S
16
3
S
15
3
S
15
3
S
14
2.5
S
14
2.5
S
14
2.2
S
14
2
S
13
1.8
SSE
13
1.7
SSE
13
1.6
SSE
12
1.3
SSE
12
1.2
SSE
12
1.1
NE
7
1
SSE
11
Energy kJ
126
118
94
92
90
68
68
2877
2687
4866
4588
4140
3533
3029
2534
1787
1421
1144
995
727
511
425
119
263
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
S
13
0.6
ESE
9
1.3
S
16
0.5
ESE
9
0.5
ESE
9
0.5
ESE
9
0.5
ESE
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
10
0.4
ESE
10
0.4
ESE
10
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
SSW
16
0.3
SSW
15
1
SSE
12
0.9
ENE
8
Energy kJ
171
68
912
48
47
47
47
44
46
30
30
28
28
16
50
45
288
98
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
ESE
9
0.2
SSW
18
0.3
SSW
18
0.2
S
17
0.3
SSW
16
0.3
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
15
0.5
S
19
Energy kJ
66
31
61
23
51
51
72
184
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
S
11
2.3
S
12
2.5
S
12
2.5
S
12
3
S
12
3
S
12
3
S
12
0.6
NNE
3
0.7
NNE
4
0.6
NE
4
1.1
NE
5
1.5
NE
6
1.7
NE
6
1.6
NE
7
0.6
SW
4
Energy kJ
883
1621
1912
2027
2216
2414
2713
6
12
14
51
141
226
219
12
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
5
7
5
4
4
6
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
Distance (km)
155
123
123
1117
1013
155
123
155
116
50
155
0
207
0
0
0
116
116
156
36
76
116
76
36
Best forecast wave conditions in KwaZulu-Natal North Coast
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
4
9
5
4
6
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
4
4
5
5
9
9
8
7
6
6
6
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
4
5
8
8
9
9
8
7
7
7
7
6
6
5
5
5
5
6
6
6
6
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