Richards Bay (Inside) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 28.81° S 32.10° E

Issued: 1 am 30 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Richards Bay (Inside) sea temperature is

22.8°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 (30 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with SE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with SE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Richards Bay (Inside) at 5AM is: 1.1m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.5m 7s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 30). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (30 Oct)	3.5ft (1.1m)	9s
Afternoon (30 Oct)	3ft (0.9m)	9s
Evening (30 Oct)	3ft (0.9m)	9s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Sun morning, min 19°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds.
	Friday 30								Saturday 31								Sunday 1
	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	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM
Rating (10 max)	2	2	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	ENE 6	SE 8	NE 6	ESE 8	ESE 8	E 7	ESE 10	E 7	ESE 10	ESE 10	E 7	SSW 5
Wave Graph
kJ	222	217	222	192	141	138	138	162	135	118	118	115	194	58	161	45	47	62	40	54	42	43	131	83
Wind (km/h)	N	N	NNE	NE	ENE	NE	NE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NE	NE	NE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	ENE	SSW	SW	SW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-on	cross	cross
High Tide			5:45AM1.75m				6:04PM1.69m				6:31AM1.58m				6:52PM1.49m				7:35AM1.42m					8:04PM1.30m
Low Tide	11:35PM0.17m				11:53AM0.27m				00:17AM0.33m				12:41PM0.47m				1:10AM0.51m				1:49PM0.67m


	—	5:00	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:00	—	—	—	—	—	—	4:58	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	6:09	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:09	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:10	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	19	18	20	24	24	22	21	20	20	19	21	25	26	23	22	21	20	20	23	29	27	23	23	22
Feels °C	18	17	18	20	19	19	18	18	18	17	17	21	21	19	19	18	16	15	19	26	28	23	22	19
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 8	E 7	ESE 8	ESE 8	E 7	ESE 10	E 7	ESE 10	ENE 7	E 7	E 7
kJ	222	217	222	192	141	138	138	162	135	118	118	115	77	58	57	45	47	62	40	54	42	259	131	66
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 6	E 7	E 7	SSW 19	S 18	SSW 18	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	SSW 16	S 16	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SE 8	SSW 12	S 12	SE 9	SE 8	ESE 10	S 11	ESE 10	ESE 11	ESE 10
kJ	27	23	25	70	26	61	27	20	12	24	5	18	18	17	55	15	11	39	15	41	2	43	75	65
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 19	S 19	S 19	SSW 19	SW 14	SW 14	SSW 17	SSW 17	SSW 17	E 9	S 13	S 16	—	—	SSW 13	—	—	ESE 11	S 12	ESE 8	—	S 11	E 10	SE 10
kJ	69	64	29	70	8	33	30	29	28	6	3	5	—	—	17	—	—	12	11	27	—	2	19	48
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 7	N 2	NNE 3	ENE 4	ENE 5	ENE 5	ENE 5	NE 5	NE 5	NE 5	NE 5	ENE 5	ENE 6	ENE 6	NE 6	ENE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	ENE 7	—	SW 4	SSW 5
kJ	52	1	3	21	66	108	67	57	49	82	87	94	194	258	161	216	195	176	220	128	328	—	16	83
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Richards Bay (Inside) KZN North	Richards Bay (Inside) KZN North	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Albatross Eastern Cape (S)	Albatross Eastern Cape (S)	Murphys (Buffalo Bay Beach) Garden Route	Albatross Eastern Cape (S)	Pipe Eastern Cape (S)	Hamburg (Port Alfred) Eastern Cape (S)	Sodwana KZN North	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Guinjata Bay Inhambane	Flat Rocks (Port Elizabeth) Eastern Cape (S)	Guinjata Bay Inhambane	Guinjata Bay Inhambane	Mbotyi Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Mbotyi Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Salt Rock KZN North	Salt Rock KZN North	Mtunzini KZN North	Lookout Beach Garden Route	Mapelane KZN North	Cape Vidal KZN North	Sodwana KZN North
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	3	2	3	2	1	2	2	4	2	2	2	2	3	3	1	1	2	3	2	2	2
Distance (km)	0	0	156	893	893	1043	893	838	665	204	577	626	838	626	626	372	372	116	116	36	1013	55	88	204
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Rating (10 max)	2	2								2								2	2	2		2	2	2
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	J-Bay Eastern Cape (S)	Heaven West Coast	Santos Reef Garden Route	Murphys (Buffalo Bay Beach) Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Sea Vista Eastern Cape (S)	Kromme Rivermouth Eastern Cape (S)	Queensberry Bay Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Cintsa West Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Kamer Van Cape Town	Bruces Beauties Eastern Cape (S)	Gerickes Point Garden Route	J-Bay Eastern Cape (S)	Igoda Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Yellow sands Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Mbomvu Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Warner Beach Durban/KZN South	Kaaimans River Mouth Garden Route	Gourits Mouth Overberg	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	3	2	3	3	4	4	4	4	3	2	2	3	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	4	5	5	4	5	8	6	5	5	5	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4

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