Richards Bay (Inside) Surf Forecast

/ KZN North (23 surf breaks) /

South Africa (273 surf breaks) / Lat Long: (28.81° S 32.10° E)

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

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Friday 04 Jul 2025 SAST

Forecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent

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 21.4° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Richards Bay (Inside) today?

The current surf forecast for Richards Bay (Inside) at 12PM is: 1.4m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 1.0m 5s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (04 Jul)	5ft (1.5m)	9s
Afternoon (04 Jul)	4.5ft (1.3m)	9s
Evening (04 Jul)	4ft (1.2m)	9s

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

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	Friday 04							Saturday 05								Sunday 06								Monday 07								Tuesday 08								Wednesday 09								Thursday 10								Friday 11
	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	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	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM	2 AM	5 AM	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM
Rating (10 max)	1	2	2	0	0	1	2	2	1	2	2	0	0	2	2	2	3	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	4	4	4	4	4	2	1	2	2	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	2	2	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	S	S	S	S	S	SSW	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW
Period(s) (?)	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	15	14	17	18	16	16	15	7	9	9	9	14	13	13	14	13	13	16	16	16	16	16	15	15	15	15	15	14	14	14	13	13	13	13	13	12	12	16	15	14	15	16	16	15	14	14
Wave Graph (?)
Energy (?)	574	402	430	431	436	372	345	282	252	359	302	295	262	311	425	349	884	1130	949	1238	1668	730	1629	1212	1142	3671	3490	3002	2670	2329	2169	2658	2396	2214	2181	1928	1520	1277	1260	1094	1079	915	775	631	507	413	413	343	331	327	313	342	356	368	370	352	275	249	260	195
Wind (km/h)	SW	W	W	S	SSE	SW	NW	NW	NNW	NNW	NNE	NE	NE	NNE	NNE	N	N	NNW	SW	S	S	SSW	S	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	WSW	W	WNW	NW	N	NE	NE	NNE	N	N	N	N	N	NNE	NNE	NNE	N	N	N	N	NNE	NE	NE	NNE	N	N	N	N	NNW	S
Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy	cross	cross- off	cross- off	cross- on	cross- on	cross	off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross	cross	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross	cross	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross	cross	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- on
High Tide / height (m)			10:07AM 1.23				10:57PM 1.34					11:37AM 1.22				12:16AM 1.35				12:56PM 1.27				1:21AM 1.42				1:53PM 1.37					2:11AM 1.51				2:38PM 1.47				2:52AM 1.61				3:17PM 1.58				3:29AM 1.70				3:52PM 1.67				4:03AM 1.77
Low Tide / height (m)					4:17PM 0.70					5:26AM 0.73				5:41PM 0.71				6:43AM 0.67				6:56PM 0.66				7:42AM 0.58				7:53PM 0.57					8:27AM 0.47				8:38PM 0.47				9:06AM 0.36				9:17PM 0.38				9:41AM 0.27				9:53PM 0.30				10:15AM 0.19

	Friday 04							Saturday 05								Sunday 06								Monday 07								Tuesday 08								Wednesday 09								Thursday 10								Friday 11
Sunrise	-	6:45	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:45	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:45	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:45	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:45	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:45	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:43	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:43	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	5:06	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:06	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:07	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:07	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:07	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:07	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:08	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Rain (mm)	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	18	19	22	19	19	19	17	16	16	15	20	22	21	20	18	16	15	16	23	23	21	20	21	20	20	19	19	19	18	19	18	16	16	16	18	20	19	18	17	16	16	15	20	24	24	21	19	17	16	16	20	24	22	20	19	17	16	16	21	23
Feels °C (?)	16	19	18	15	16	17	15	14	14	13	17	18	17	18	16	13	10	10	19	17	18	15	16	13	13	12	11	13	13	16	16	14	14	15	15	16	14	15	14	11	12	10	14	18	18	16	14	14	13	13	17	19	17	17	14	12	12	12	19	19

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