Richards Bay (Inside) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 28.81° S 32.10° E

Issued: 7 am 07 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Richards Bay (Inside) sea temperature is

20.7°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 (07 Sep):

Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 19s period with S swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 17s period with S swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 16s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Richards Bay (Inside) at 2PM is: 2.5m 17s primary swell from a South direction and 0.8m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (07 Sep)	8ft (2.5m)	19s
Afternoon (07 Sep)	8ft (2.5m)	17s
Evening (07 Sep)	6.5ft (2.0m)	16s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Warm (max 24°C on Wed afternoon, min 17°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, fresh winds from the NE by Wed afternoon).
	Monday 7							Tuesday 8								Wednesday 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
Rating (10 max)	4	5	!	4	3	3	4	4	2	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 20	S 19	S 18	S 17	S 16	S 16	S 15	S 14	S 14	SSE 14	SSE 13	SSE 12	S 13	SSE 11	E 7	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11
Wave Graph
kJ	1782	4127	4841	4154	2948	2203	1721	1229	938	799	627	265	334	133	145	145	109	107	103	81	68	76	45
Wind (km/h)	SSW	WSW	W	ENE	NE	NE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NE	NE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NE	NE	NNE	NNE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide				1:34PM1.43m				1:55AM1.53m					2:21PM1.67m				2:36AM1.72m				2:58PM1.87m
Low Tide		7:14AM0.61m				7:44PM0.53m					8:05AM0.39m				8:29PM0.33m				8:42AM0.20m				9:05PM0.17m


	5:58	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:58	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:56	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	5:39	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:39	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:40	—	—
mm	—	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	18	17	17	19	18	19	19	18	18	18	20	22	20	19	18	17	17	18	22	24	21	19	19
Feels °C	18	18	18	19	16	18	18	16	16	16	16	18	16	15	14	13	13	14	18	18	17	15	15
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 20	S 19	S 18	S 17	S 16	S 16	S 15	S 14	S 14	SSE 14	SSE 13	SSE 12	S 13	SSE 11	E 7	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11
kJ	1782	4127	4841	4154	2948	2203	1721	1229	938	799	627	265	334	133	145	145	109	107	103	81	68	76	45
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 14	ESE 7	ESE 8	ESE 9	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	S 13	E 10	S 12	SSE 11	SSW 13	SSW 12	S 12	S 12	SSW 12	—	S 12	S 17
kJ	315	97	75	118	88	89	70	48	31	33	33	128	31	26	138	93	15	3	3	14	—	3	6
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 8	SE 7	—	—	—	—	—	—	S 20	S 20	—	E 10	S 18	SSW 13	SSW 13	E 10	S 16	SW 12	S 16	S 16	S 17	S 17	SW 17
kJ	57	19	—	—	—	—	—	—	7	7	—	17	6	34	33	18	5	38	5	5	5	6	12
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	E 10	—	—	E 10	ENE 5	ENE 5	ENE 5	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	NNE 5	ENE 7	ENE 6	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 6	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7
kJ	—	—	—	—	122	—	—	127	36	51	62	115	222	245	50	234	215	222	237	319	408	433	420
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Richards Bay (Inside) KZN North	Richards Bay (Inside) KZN North	Senoritas KZN North	Mtunzini KZN North	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Van Stadens Mouth Eastern Cape (S)	Richards Bay (Inside) KZN North	Richards Bay (Inside) KZN North	Hamburg (Port Alfred) Eastern Cape (S)	Mngazi Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Igoda Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Flat Rocks (Port Elizabeth) Eastern Cape (S)	Sea Vista Eastern Cape (S)	Sea Vista Eastern Cape (S)	Igoda Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Sodwana KZN North	Sodwana KZN North	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Sodwana KZN North	Pipe Eastern Cape (S)	Sea Vista Eastern Cape (S)	Hamburg (Port Alfred) Eastern Cape (S)	Igoda Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating (10 max)	4	5	4	5	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	2	3	3	4	3	3	1	3	1	3	1	4
Distance (km)	0	0	0	36	156	867	0	0	665	408	630	838	849	849	630	204	204	156	204	838	849	665	630
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Rating (10 max)	4	6	7	7			4	4								3	3	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	7	8	7	7	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	4
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Rating (10 max)	7	8	7	5	5	5	5	5	8	9	8	8	7	6	6	5	5	5	9	9	7	7	9

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