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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Monday 13 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
25.8° 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 3PM is: 1.3m 6s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 7s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am April 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Apr)2ft (0.6m)8s
Afternoon (13 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)6s
Evening (13 Apr)3ft (0.9m)6s

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


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Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thu
16
5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
E
0.7
E
1.3
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.1
S
0.9
S
0.8
S
0.8
SSW
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.3
SSW
1.6
ENE
1.3
NE
0.8
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.2
S
0.5
E
0.3
SSE
0.8
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.6
S
1.5
S
Period(s) (?)88566666676156677711794567
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)7255731198254413622323042154124593534924171987190198
Wind
(km/h)
5
W
10
W
25
SW
25
SSW
20
SSW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
W
5
NNW
15
NNE
15
NNE
25
NE
20
NW
20
NNE
25
N
25
N
25
N
20
N
10
N
10
SE
25
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glasscross-
off
crosscrosscross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
crossoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
oncross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
Low Tide
/ height (m)
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thu
16
Sunrise-6:07-------6:07-------6:09------
Sunset----5:36-------5:35-------5:32---
part cloud
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
---1--------44----------
Temp. °C222324252424232222232830242322232323303125232423
Feels °C (?)252624242426262424242828252321232323313225212323
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