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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Friday 09 Jan 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
25.1° 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 3PM is: 2.2m 6s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm January 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Jan)3ft (0.9m)11s
Afternoon (09 Jan)7ft (2.2m)6s
Evening (09 Jan)7ft (2.1m)7s

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

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Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
SSW
2.1
SSW
2.3
SSW
2.1
S
1.9
SSW
1.8
SSW
1.7
S
0.9
S
0.9
S
0.9
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
1
E
1
E
0.6
S
0.8
S
0.9
S
0.9
S
1.6
ESE
1.4
ESE
1.5
ESE
1.4
ESE
Period(s) (?)116771414141313121212111177161514147778
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)38030247146515541363108127625523518017412511497100172283338311232208228232
Wind
(km/h)
30
SW
35
SW
30
SW
35
SW
25
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
20
SSW
20
S
15
SSE
5
S
5
ESE
10
SW
10
SW
5
SSE
15
E
20
E
15
E
10
E
0
NE
10
W
5
WNW
0
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		glasscrosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		glasscross-
off		glassglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:31PM
1.49
8:06AM
1.52
8:12PM
1.35
8:54AM
1.39
9:10PM
1.22
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:33PM
0.51
1:42AM
0.44
2:16PM
0.63
2:25AM
0.59
3:12PM
0.74
3:25AM
0.72
Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Sunrise-------5:03-------5:03-------5:03
Sunset--6:53-------6:53-------6:53-----
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
clear
cloud
clear
thunderstorm
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
----11111---1---1-------
Temp. °C242323222323232325252524242323252627262524232325
Feels °C (?)232021202324242425252727282625282728282829262629
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