Richards Bay (Inside) Surf Forecast

/ KZN North (23 surf breaks) /

South Africa (276 surf breaks) / Lat Long: (28.81° S 32.10° E)

Surf Forecasts:

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

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Friday 14 Nov 2025 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 22.8° 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 6PM is: 1.7m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 1.2m 10s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 1.1m 4s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm November 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (14 Nov)	7ft (2.1m)	11s
Afternoon (14 Nov)	6ft (1.8m)	10s
Evening (14 Nov)	5ft (1.5m)	10s

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

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	Friday 14					Saturday 15								Sunday 16								Monday 17
	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
Rating (10 max)	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SE	SE	SE	S	S	S	S	SSE	SE	SSE	SSE	SSE	S	S	S	S	SSW
Period(s) (?)	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	13	10	8	8	9	8	10	9	7	7	7	8	9	12	10	12
Wave Graph (?)
kJ (?)	886	720	527	461	363	327	261	225	519	302	809	686	536	356	674	194	219	192	204	193	269	1215	318	142
Wind (km/h)	ESE	E	NE	NNE	NNE	NNE	N	NNW	SSW	SSW	S	S	S	S	SSE	S	S	S	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SE
Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy	cross- on	cross- on	cross	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- on	cross	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	on	on
High Tide / height (m)		12:19PM 1.43				12:42AM 1.34				1:08PM 1.55				1:26AM 1.46				1:44PM 1.65					2:01AM 1.57
Low Tide / height (m)				6:41PM 0.65				6:43AM 0.56				7:24PM 0.52				7:26AM 0.46				7:57PM 0.40				8:00AM 0.36

	Friday 14					Saturday 15								Sunday 16								Monday 17
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	4:50	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4:48	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4:48	-
Sunset	-	-	6:21	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:22	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:22	-	-	-	-	-

Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	3	4	1	3	4	4	2	1	1	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	21	21	21	20	19	19	20	22	23	23	22	20	20	19	19	19	20	19	20	20	20	20	20	20
Feels °C (?)	19	17	15	15	13	12	14	20	20	20	19	18	18	17	16	17	17	16	18	17	18	18	18	18

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