Richards Bay (Inside) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 28.81° S 32.10° E

Issued: 7 am 01 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Richards Bay (Inside) sea temperature is

23.0°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 (01 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with SE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with SE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Richards Bay (Inside) at 1PM is: 0.7m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.5m 3s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am November 01). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (01 Nov)	1.5ft (0.5m)	9s
Afternoon (01 Nov)	2.5ft (0.7m)	10s
Evening (01 Nov)	3.5ft (1.1m)	7s

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

	Short Range Forecast Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Tue night. Warm (max 26°C on Sun morning, min 21°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.
	Sunday 1							Monday 2								Tuesday 3
	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)	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 11	ESE 10	ESE 10	SE 10	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 9	ESE 9	ENE 5	ESE 9
Wave Graph
kJ	35	42	90	104	117	124	106	196	160	160	154	115	113	113	92	98	100	125	132	92	88	88	94
Wind (km/h)	NNE	N	SSE	SW	SW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	S	S	SSE	NW	N	W	WSW	WSW	NNW	NNE	NE	NE	NNE	NNE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-on	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide		7:35AM1.42m					8:04PM1.30m				9:26AM1.31m				10:17PM1.22m					11:32AM1.38m
Low Tide				1:49PM0.67m					2:31AM0.66m				3:54PM0.78m				4:39AM0.69m					5:59PM0.69m


	4:58	—	—	—	—	—	—	4:58	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4:56	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	6:10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:12	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:13	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	2	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	1	3	—
Temp °C	20	23	26	24	22	22	22	21	21	21	21	22	21	21	21	21	21	22	23	25	24	22	22
Feels °C	17	22	28	23	21	21	23	22	23	23	24	25	24	24	23	23	23	24	24	24	23	21	21
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 8	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	S 6	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	SSE 6	ESE 10	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9
kJ	35	125	93	75	117	124	106	196	160	160	154	64	113	113	92	47	100	83	66	52	88	88	94
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 11	SE 8	ESE 10	SE 10	S 11	E 7	S 11	S 15	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	ESE 9	S 6	SE 5	SE 5	ESE 10	SSW 12	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 9	SSE 6	SSE 6	SE 6
kJ	31	18	90	104	9	49	9	4	21	21	21	115	26	20	22	98	15	125	132	92	32	22	19
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 12	ESE 10	S 12	S 11	E 8	SE 10	S 15	SE 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	SSW 14	SSW 14	S 6	S 6	SSW 13	NE 6	S 12	SSW 11	S 10	SE 5	S 10	S 9
kJ	11	42	11	9	48	77	4	59	2	2	2	20	19	24	18	17	1	11	24	19	7	30	27
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 6	NNE 6	NE 6	SW 3	SW 4	SSW 5	SSW 5	SSW 4	SSW 5	S 5	S 6	SE 5	SE 5	—	—	SE 5	SE 6	SE 6	NE 5	ENE 3	ENE 5	ENE 5	NE 5
kJ	175	127	186	4	14	57	28	27	42	69	74	37	17	—	—	32	80	95	6	4	52	80	51
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Siyayi KZN North	Mtunzini KZN North	Richards Bay (Inside) KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North	Mapelane KZN North	Cape Vidal KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North	Senoritas KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North	Richards Bay (Inside) KZN North	Richards Bay (Inside) KZN North	Richards Bay (Inside) KZN North	Richards Bay (Inside) KZN North	Richards Bay (Inside) KZN North	Richards Bay (Inside) KZN North	Richards Bay (Inside) KZN North	Richards Bay (Inside) KZN North	Richards Bay (Inside) KZN North	Guinjata Bay Inhambane	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South
Rating (10 max)	2	1	1	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	2	2	2
Distance (km)	50	36	0	1	1	55	88	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	626	156	156	156
Best forecast wave conditions in KwaZulu-Natal North Coast	Umhlanga	Mtunzini	Richards Bay (Outside)	Alkantstrand	Alkantstrand	Mapelane	Sodwana	Kosi Bay	Alkantstrand	Kosi Bay	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)				Sodwana
Rating (10 max)	3	1	1	2	2	1	2	1	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	2	2				1
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Rating (10 max)	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	4	4	4	5	4	5	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4

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