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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Sunday 29 Mar 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
26.0° 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: 1.8m 6s primary swell from a South direction and 0.9m 8s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am March 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Mar)4.5ft (1.4m)6s
Afternoon (29 Mar)2.5ft (0.8m)9s
Evening (29 Mar)2ft (0.6m)13s

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


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Sunday
29
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
E
1.6
SSW
1.8
S
1.5
S
1.2
S
0.8
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.6
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
1.1
SE
0.7
S
1
ESE
0.9
ESE
1
E
1
E
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.9
SSW
0.7
S
0.6
S
Period(s) (?)8666699131312812898888899111112
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)13315525117610910310312716113616213213713414714011611311612612620612195
Wind
(km/h)
25
SW
30
SW
30
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
S
15
S
10
SSE
10
SSW
10
SW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSE
15
SE
15
ESE
10
ENE
10
N
10
N
10
N
10
NNE
15
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
15
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
oncross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:54AM
1.53
2:10PM
1.54
2:31AM
1.73
2:43PM
1.70
3:01AM
1.88
3:13PM
1.82
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:06AM
0.49
8:15PM
0.36
8:40AM
0.32
8:47PM
0.20
9:09AM
0.18
Sunday
29
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
Sunrise---5:58-------6:00-------6:00----
Sunset------5:52-------5:51-------5:50-
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
111---------------------
Temp. °C252424242525242423232324262625252524242528282725
Feels °C (?)262323232425242625252426282827282927272830282827
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