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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Friday 24 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
24.9° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

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

The current surf forecast for Richards Bay (Inside) at 5AM is: 1.5m 15s primary swell from a South direction and 1.0m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am April 24). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)14s
Afternoon (24 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)14s
Evening (24 Apr)5ft (1.5m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Sun afternoon, min 19°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, fresh winds from the NE by Sat afternoon).

Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
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)
3
3
3
2
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
2
2
2
2
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
S
16
1.5
S
15
1.3
S
14
1.3
S
14
1.2
S
14
1.1
S
13
1.5
E
8
1.5
E
8
0.8
S
13
1.2
ESE
9
1.2
ESE
9
1.3
ESE
9
1.7
E
9
1.9
E
6
1.4
ESE
9
1.5
E
9
1.8
E
10
1.7
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.8
E
10
1.7
E
10
1.6
E
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1093
958
691
682
573
420
297
305
245
222
222
258
430
253
326
388
625
573
499
489
480
598
535
484
Wind (km/h)
5
SE
5
N
5
NNW
15
ENE
20
ENE
20
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
N
15
NNE
20
NNE
25
NNE
30
NE
30
NE
20
NNE
20
NNE
15
N
10
N
10
N
15
NNE
20
NE
25
NE
20
NNE
20
NNE
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
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
8:45AM1.24m
10:23PM1.27m
11:17AM1.21m
00:19AM1.39m
12:45PM1.34m
Low Tide
2:25AM0.73m
3:16PM0.72m
4:56AM0.80m
5:35PM0.69m
6:42AM0.67m
6:51PM0.55m
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:13
6:13
6:15
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5:23
5:23
5:22
Temp °C
21
20
19
22
23
22
22
21
20
20
20
24
26
23
22
22
20
19
20
26
29
26
24
23
21
20
19
20
20
19
20
19
18
18
18
21
22
20
20
21
19
19
20
25
28
25
24
23
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
S
16
1.5
S
15
1.3
S
14
1.3
S
14
1.2
S
14
1.1
S
13
1.5
E
8
1.5
E
8
1.3
E
8
1.2
ESE
9
1.2
ESE
9
1.3
ESE
9
0.5
S
12
0.4
S
12
1.4
ESE
9
1.5
E
9
1.8
E
10
1.7
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.6
E
10
0.2
S
12
0.2
S
12
1.6
E
10
Energy kJ
1093
958
691
682
573
420
297
305
245
222
222
258
66
41
326
388
625
573
499
489
480
11
11
484
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
ESE
8
1
ESE
8
1
ESE
8
1.1
E
8
0.9
S
13
0.8
S
13
0.8
S
13
0.7
S
12
0.6
S
12
0.5
S
12
0.8
SSW
12
0.4
S
12
0.4
S
12
0.4
S
12
0.3
S
12
0.3
S
12
0.3
S
12
0.3
S
12
0.3
SSW
12
0.3
SSW
12
0.2
S
12
Energy kJ
153
137
140
161
276
212
199
143
102
68
156
44
46
46
26
25
25
25
27
26
11
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSE
7
0.3
SSE
7
0.2
S
7
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
Energy kJ
10
9
3
5
5
5
4
4
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
E
8
1.3
E
8
1.4
E
8
1.6
ENE
8
0.6
NNE
3
0.8
NNE
4
0.8
NNE
4
0.8
NNE
4
1.7
E
9
1.9
E
6
1.1
NE
5
0.8
NNE
4
1.2
NE
5
0.9
NE
5
1
NNE
5
0.9
NNE
5
1
NE
5
1.8
E
10
1.7
E
10
1.2
NNE
5
Energy kJ
217
219
252
376
9
16
19
21
430
253
55
21
79
39
46
44
45
598
535
69
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
4
2
3
3
2
2
2
1
2
1
3
2
3
3
2
2
2
3
4
2
2
Distance (km)
0
0
0
867
855
867
204
0
116
116
116
156
156
568
141
50
36
0
0
0
156
156
116
116
Best forecast wave conditions in KwaZulu-Natal North Coast
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
4
4
3
3
2
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
6
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
7
7
6
5
5
5
6
8
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