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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Sunday 05 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
26.1° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

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

The current surf forecast for Richards Bay (Inside) at 3PM is: 1.6m 13s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am April 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Apr)5ft (1.6m)12s
Afternoon (05 Apr)5ft (1.6m)13s
Evening (05 Apr)6ft (1.8m)13s

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


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Sunday
05
Monday
06
Tuesday
07
Wed
08
5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
2
1
2
1
1
2
3
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
2
2
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.6
ESE
1.6
ESE
1.6
ESE
1.6
ESE
1.6
ESE
1.8
ESE
1.6
ESE
1.8
E
1.8
E
1.4
ESE
1.1
SSW
2.2
SSW
2.4
S
2.3
S
2.1
S
1
S
1.1
S
1.9
S
1.8
S
1.7
S
1.6
S
1.5
S
1.5
S
1.6
S
Period(s) (?)111213131313131312121918181716161616151515151515
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)637725838852852100978710541005618838313236032864233154864317501429124110709849711085
Wind
(km/h)
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
SSW
5
E
15
NE
20
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
15
N
10
WNW
35
SW
30
SSW
35
S
25
S
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
S
15
SE
10
ESE
0
NNE
5
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offcross-
off
glasscross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
crosscross-
on
ononglassglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:08AM
1.91
5:20PM
1.81
5:32AM
1.80
5:44PM
1.69
5:55AM
1.67
6:09PM
1.55
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:16AM
0.13
11:24PM
0.18
11:40AM
0.23
11:49PM
0.30
12:05PM
0.36
12:14AM
0.45
Sunday
05
Monday
06
Tuesday
07
Wed
08
Sunrise-6:03-------6:03-------6:03------
Sunset----5:44-------5:43-------5:42---
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
thunderstorm
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C212223242524242221222424232322212121212222222221
Feels °C (?)232426272523221920232222202020191920202122222423
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