Richards Bay (Inside) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 28.81° S 32.10° E

Issued: 7 am 06 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Richards Bay (Inside) sea temperature is

23.5°C

Richards Bay (Inside) surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Richards Bay (Inside) today (06 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with E swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with SSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Richards Bay (Inside) at 2PM is: 0.8m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 7s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.5m 13s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.8m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00am November 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (06 Nov)	3.5ft (1.1m)	7s
Afternoon (06 Nov)	2.5ft (0.8m)	13s
Evening (06 Nov)	3.5ft (1.0m)	8s

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

	Short Range Forecast Heavy rain (total 42mm), heaviest during Sun morning. Warm (max 24°C on Fri morning, min 17°C on Sun morning). Mainly strong winds.
	Friday 6							Saturday 7								Sunday 8								Mon 9
	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	5 AM
Rating (10 max)	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 13	S 13	S 13	SSW 13	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 8	E 7	S 15	S 15	S 14	S 13	S 13	S 13	S 12	SSW 12	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SSW 13	SE 8
Wave Graph
kJ	86	85	84	181	135	125	127	127	50	221	212	478	355	272	209	153	314	1073	1332	1258	1030	645	458	1306	475
Wind (km/h)	NW	SSW	SSW	SSE	S	S	S	SSE	SSE	S	SSE	SSE	S	SW	SW	SW	SW	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	S	SSW	S
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	off	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	cross-on	on	on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on
High Tide					2:05PM1.80m				2:22AM1.70m				2:37PM1.87m				2:54AM1.78m				3:07PM1.91m				3:23AM1.82m
Low Tide		7:48AM0.32m					8:17PM0.26m				8:22AM0.22m				8:47PM0.17m				8:54AM0.16m				9:16PM0.12m


	4:54	—	—	—	—	—	—	4:54	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4:54	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4:52	—
	—	—	—	—	6:15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:15	—	—	—	6:16
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	3	1	1	1	4	11	10	5	3	1	—	—	1
Temp °C	23	23	24	24	23	22	22	22	21	22	22	22	21	20	19	19	19	18	17	17	17	18	19	18	17
Feels °C	25	22	24	24	23	23	22	22	21	22	22	21	21	20	19	19	21	12	11	12	12	15	16	15	15
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	SSE 5	SSE 5	S 14	S 13	S 13	ESE 8	ESE 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	SSW 13	SSW 14	S 14	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8
kJ	208	140	89	64	64	66	52	51	50	39	28	478	355	272	113	109	105	74	45	634	928	467	458	424	475
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 13	S 13	S 13	S 13	SSW 13	S 12	S 12	S 12	S 8	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	S 13	S 12	S 12	NNE 6	E 6	E 8	—	—	S 13	S 13	S 13
kJ	86	85	84	84	53	72	101	71	20	47	46	60	60	61	209	153	110	4	27	23	—	—	361	340	335
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	SSW 13	NE 7	NE 7	E 7	S 15	SSW 12	S 15	S 15	NE 6	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 6	SSW 12	—	NE 6	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	181	37	30	68	18	45	221	212	27	23	16	11	10	314	—	2	—	—	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	S 3	SSW 4	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 8	SSE 5	—	—	—	SSE 5	SSE 4	—	SSW 7	S 7	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SE 8	—	SSW 13	—
kJ	—	5	12	84	135	125	127	127	33	—	—	—	15	12	—	38	128	1073	1332	1258	1030	645	—	1306	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Richards Bay (Inside) KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North	The Wreck Garden Route	The Wreck Garden Route	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Alkantstrand KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North	The Spot Durban/KZN South	Alkantstrand KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North	Addington (South Beach) Durban/KZN South	Alkantstrand KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North	Senoritas KZN North	Senoritas KZN North	Senoritas KZN North	Ntylonyane (Breezy Point) Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Ntylonyane (Breezy Point) Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Bikini Beach (Gordon's Bay) Cape Town	Tongaat KZN North	Zinkwazi KZN North	Zinkwazi KZN North	Mtunzini KZN North	Mtunzini KZN North
Rating (10 max)	1	2	3	3	2	2	2	2	1	2	2	1	2	2	2	1	1	4	4	1	4	3	3	4	3
Distance (km)	0	1	1013	1013	559	1	1	207	1	1	1	155	1	1	0	0	0	484	484	1388	130	76	76	36	36
Best forecast wave conditions in KwaZulu-Natal North Coast	Richards Bay (Outside)	Cape Vidal				Alkantstrand	Alkantstrand		Umhlanga	Umhlanga	Alkantstrand		Alkantstrand	Alkantstrand	Alkantstrand	Mapelane	Mapelane				Umdloti	Umdloti	Umhlanga	Mtunzini	Umhlanga
Rating (10 max)	1	2				2	2		2	2	2		2	2	2	2	2				4	3	3	4	3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Vleesbaai Overberg	Inner Pool Garden Route	Kalk Bay Reef Cape Town	Cemetery Cape Town	Barbel Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Barbel Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Brak River Garden Route	Super Tubes Eastern Cape (S)	Santos Reef Garden Route	Dairy Beach (New Pier) Durban/KZN South	Alkantstrand KZN North	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	The Hoek Cape Town	Paranoia Overberg	Umdloti KZN North	Amanzimtoti Durban/KZN South	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Mtunzini KZN North	Gerickes Point Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	4	4	3	4	2	4	5	5	5	5	3	1	2	5	5	5	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	8	8	7	6	7	5	5	5	5	9	8	8	7	6	5	5	4	4	4	4	6	4	4	6	9

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