Surf Forecasts:
Richards Bay (Inside) surf forecast from 11 Oct 2026:
- Best quality surf: Tuesday 13 Oct, 5AM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period, E swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Friday 16 Oct, 11PM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period, SW swell with 476 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Tuesday 13 Oct, 5AM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period with E swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Richards Bay (Inside) this week:
The surf forecast for Richards Bay (Inside) over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Oct 13) at 5AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.4m and 7s period with a secondary swell of 0.3m and 12s. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Richards Bay (Inside) in the next 16 days are 1.1m 14s and forecast to arrive on Friday (Oct 16) at 11PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 2.2m 6s period and expected on Monday (Oct 12) at 2PM.
| Wave Type | Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 5AM (Tue 13th Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) 7s |
| Best Surf | 5AM (Tue 13th Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) 7s |
| Most Powerful | 11PM (Fri 16th Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) 14s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Richards Bay (Inside) over the next 16 days.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Sun afternoon, min 19°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Sun afternoon, light winds from the N by Wed morning). | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 33°C on Thu morning, min 21°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 11 | Monday 12 | Tuesday 13 | Wednesday 14 | Thursday 15 | Friday 16 | Saturday 17 | ||||||||||||||
PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | E 7 | ESE 10 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | E 8 | S 8 | SSW 7 | E 9 | E 9 | S 13 | SSW 12 | S 11 | E 8 | S 16 | S 15 | E 8 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 6 |
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 kJ | 69 | 50 | 115 | 114 | 57 | 153 | 245 | 158 | 158 | 162 | 102 | 82 | 20 | 127 | 131 | 121 | 137 | 58 | 173 | 170 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 4:00PM2.05m | 4:13AM1.94m | 4:26PM2.00m | 4:39AM1.89m | 4:51PM1.91m | 5:04AM1.81m | 5:16PM1.80m | 5:30AM1.69m | 5:41PM1.66m | 5:56AM1.55m | 6:07PM1.50m | 6:26AM1.39m | 6:37PM1.35m | |||||||
Low Tide | 10:07PM0.01m | 10:15AM0.02m | 10:33PM0.04m | 10:42AM0.08m | 10:59PM0.12m | 11:08AM0.18m | 11:24PM0.22m | 11:34AM0.31m | 11:51PM0.36m | 12:01PM0.46m | 00:20AM0.51m | 12:32PM0.63m | 00:57AM0.67m | |||||||
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 | — | — | 5:18 | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | 5:13 | — | — |
 | 5:57 | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | 5:59 | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | 6:00 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 22 | 27 | 28 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 27 | 29 | 23 | 33 | 33 | 22 | 31 | 32 | 26 | 32 | 23 | 21 |
Feels °C | 25 | 19 | 22 | 23 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 32 | 31 | 24 | 30 | 29 | 23 | 33 | 21 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | E 7 | ESE 10 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | E 8 | S 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | S 13 | SSW 12 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | S 15 | E 8 | SSW 13 | E 7 | E 9 |
| kJ | 68 | 44 | 115 | 34 | 29 | 153 | 245 | 151 | 158 | 162 | 89 | 29 | 218 | 127 | 104 | 121 | 137 | 58 | 159 | 129 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | ESE 9 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | E 9 | E 9 | S 6 | S 14 | S 6 | SSW 12 | S 11 | SSW 5 | S 16 | SSW 7 | S 14 | — | E 8 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 69 | 50 | 66 | 114 | 57 | 94 | 164 | 15 | 30 | 98 | 3 | 82 | 20 | 17 | 131 | 15 | 106 | — | 173 | 147 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | ESE 11 | — | — | — | SW 15 | S 14 | SSW 12 | S 12 | SSW 6 | SSW 13 | — | SSW 13 | SSW 15 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | SSW 4 | — | SSW 13 | NE 6 |
| kJ | 2 | 43 | — | — | — | 54 | 16 | 14 | 75 | 13 | 102 | — | 18 | 42 | 16 | 17 | 5 | — | 149 | 25 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SSW 5 | — | SSW 7 | — | ENE 4 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | NE 7 | SW 5 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | — | ENE 9 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 |
| kJ | 370 | 86 | 170 | 444 | 281 | 64 | — | 158 | — | 34 | 276 | 207 | 322 | 24 | 40 | 127 | — | 268 | 70 | 170 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 231 | 156 | 626 | 372 | 50 | 838 | 0 | 1 | 156 | 130 | 50 | 559 | 1 | 0 | 626 | 201 | 50 | 0 | 559 | 1 |
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