Surf Forecasts:
Richards Bay (Inside) surf forecast from 3 Jun 2026:
- Best quality surf: Friday 5 Jun, 11PM (local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 10s period, SSW swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Tuesday 9 Jun, 5PM (local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period, S swell with 1,592 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Wednesday 3 Jun, 11PM (local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with ESE 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 Wednesday (Jun 03) at 11PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.6m and 8s period with a secondary swell of 0.3m and 13s. 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 3.0m 9s and forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Jun 09) at 5PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.4m 6s period and expected on Thursday (Jun 04) at 11AM.
| Wave Type | Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 11PM (Wed 3rd Jun) | 2ft (0.6m) 8s |
| Best Surf | 11PM (Fri 5th Jun) | 10ft (3.0m) 10s |
| Most Powerful | 5PM (Tue 9th Jun) | 10ft (3.0m) 9s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Richards Bay (Inside) over the next 16 days.
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Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Thu night. Warm (max 24°C on Thu morning, min 17°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Mon afternoon, min 17°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, fresh winds from the S by Mon night). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 3 | Thursday 4 | Friday 5 | Saturday 6 | Sunday 7 | Monday 8 | Tuesday 9 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SSW 15 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | SSE 12 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | S 8 | S 9 | S 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 37 | 51 | 71 | 152 | 480 | 711 | 438 | 1019 | 736 | 432 | 523 | 540 | 550 | 435 | 396 | 426 | 274 | 201 | 943 | 1592 | 541 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | off | cross | cross | off | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 5:27PM1.65m | 5:36AM1.66m | 6:03PM1.60m | 6:11AM1.60m | 6:43PM1.55m | 6:51AM1.52m | 7:29PM1.50m | 7:39AM1.44m | 8:26PM1.46m | 8:42AM1.36m | 9:36PM1.45m | 10:01AM1.33m | 10:52PM1.49m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 11:16AM0.26m | 11:29PM0.37m | 11:50AM0.31m | 00:05AM0.44m | 12:27PM0.37m | 00:46AM0.52m | 1:08PM0.44m | 1:35AM0.59m | 1:58PM0.51m | 2:38AM0.65m | 3:00PM0.56m | 3:56AM0.66m | 4:14PM0.58m | ||||||||
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 | 6:37 | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | 6:39 | — | — |
 | — | 5:00 | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | 5:00 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 4 |
Temp °C | 22 | 22 | 21 | 24 | 23 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 25 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 |
Feels °C | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 22 | 17 | 14 | 15 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | NE 6 | S 12 | S 12 | SSE 12 | ESE 8 | S 10 | S 10 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 |
| kJ | 37 | 51 | 49 | 50 | 480 | 711 | 438 | 70 | 736 | 432 | 523 | 540 | 550 | 435 | 396 | 426 | 274 | 201 | 153 | 100 | 66 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 15 | S 11 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SE 12 | SE 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | NE 6 | NE 6 | — | SW 13 |
| kJ | 9 | 10 | 71 | 152 | 68 | 81 | 96 | 45 | 259 | 205 | 301 | 177 | 167 | 146 | 116 | 46 | 46 | 37 | 9 | — | 44 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 13 | SSW 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | E 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | S 18 | S 16 | E 10 | — | SW 16 | S 15 | SSW 14 | S 9 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 15 | 14 | 9 | 47 | 45 | 62 | 55 | 68 | 108 | 101 | 6 | 5 | 18 | — | 10 | 4 | 19 | 14 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 3 | SSW 4 | NE 2 | NE 6 | SSW 4 | — | SSW 7 | S 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 3 | N 3 | NE 4 | ENE 5 | — | S 8 | S 9 | S 8 |
| kJ | 5 | 3 | 1 | 123 | 35 | — | 171 | 1019 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 2 | 40 | 42 | — | 943 | 1592 | 541 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 0 | 50 | 207 | 76 | 0 | 1 | 123 | 0 | 0 | 156 | 0 | 0 | 156 | 36 | 50 | 156 | 155 | 439 | 391 | 0 |
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