Surf Forecasts:
Richards Bay (Inside) surf forecast from 15 Nov 2026:
- Best quality surf: Monday 30 Nov, 8PM (local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 9s period, S swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Monday 30 Nov, 8PM (local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 9s period, S swell with 1,809 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Wednesday 18 Nov, 5AM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with SE 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 (Nov 18) at 5AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.4m and 8s period with a secondary swell of 0.4m and 15s. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Richards Bay (Inside) in the next 16 days are 3.5m 9s and forecast to arrive on Monday (Nov 30) at 8PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 2.5m 8s period and expected on Friday (Nov 27) at 8AM.
| Wave Type | Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 5AM (Wed 18th Nov) | 4.5ft (1.4m) 8s |
| Best Surf | 8PM (Mon 30th Nov) | 11ft (3.5m) 9s |
| Most Powerful | 8PM (Mon 30th Nov) | 11ft (3.5m) 9s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Richards Bay (Inside) over the next 16 days.
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Sun night. Warm (max 27°C on Mon morning, min 20°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Mon afternoon, calm by Tue night). | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Thu night. Warm (max 33°C on Thu afternoon, min 20°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the N on Wed night, calm by Fri night). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 15 | Monday 16 | Tuesday 17 | Wednesday 18 | Thursday 19 | Friday 20 | Saturday 21 | |||||||||||||||
AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 13 | SSW 14 | E 7 | S 6 | S 8 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 12 | ESE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SE 11 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 496 | 289 | 70 | 168 | 244 | 542 | 689 | 550 | 299 | 256 | 174 | 421 | 386 | 283 | 433 | 692 | 527 | 821 | 349 | 219 | 156 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | glassy | cross | cross | glassy |
High Tide | 6:35PM1.43m | 7:15AM1.35m | 7:26PM1.31m | 8:30AM1.28m | 8:54PM1.22m | 10:19AM1.29m | 10:52PM1.23m | 11:44AM1.40m | 00:10AM1.33m | 12:39PM1.55m | 1:03AM1.47m | 1:23PM1.71m | 1:46AM1.61m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 12:30PM0.59m | 00:55AM0.56m | 1:20PM0.72m | 1:54AM0.67m | 2:45PM0.81m | 3:27AM0.72m | 4:43PM0.79m | 5:05AM0.68m | 6:05PM0.66m | 6:12AM0.57m | 6:58PM0.50m | 7:02AM0.43m | 7:40PM0.34m | ||||||||
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 | 4:50 | — | — | 4:48 | — | — | 4:48 | — | — | 4:48 | — | — | 4:48 | — | — | 4:47 | — | — | 4:47 | — | — |
 | — | 6:22 | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | 6:23 | — | — | 6:23 | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | 6:25 | — | — | 6:27 | — |
mm | 2 | 1 | 6 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 8 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 3 |
Temp °C | 23 | 25 | 23 | 27 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 23 | 21 | 31 | 33 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 27 | 30 | 24 |
Feels °C | 23 | 24 | 23 | 28 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 19 | 22 | 20 | 21 | 18 | 30 | 33 | 24 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 26 | 28 | 24 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 13 | S 11 | E 7 | E 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 12 | ESE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SE 11 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 496 | 289 | 59 | 168 | 172 | 99 | 68 | 550 | 299 | 256 | 174 | 421 | 386 | 283 | 433 | 692 | 527 | 821 | 349 | 219 | 156 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 10 | SSW 14 | S 11 | S 13 | SW 13 | SSW 12 | SSE 10 | SSW 16 | S 15 | S 15 | SSW 16 | E 7 | SSW 14 | ENE 7 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | SSW 15 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ENE 6 |
| kJ | — | 2 | 70 | 86 | 14 | 42 | 56 | 10 | 80 | 110 | 115 | 83 | 17 | 37 | 78 | 119 | 26 | 43 | 185 | 130 | 80 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SSW 14 | — | — | SW 16 | S 15 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 14 | SSE 10 | SSW 14 | SE 11 | E 8 | E 8 | SSW 16 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 38 | — | — | 11 | 18 | 29 | 17 | 46 | 10 | 69 | 30 | 5 | 22 | 49 | 103 | 40 | 33 | 17 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 6 | E 6 | E 7 | — | S 6 | S 8 | SSE 9 | — | — | ENE 3 | ENE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 7 | SSW 6 | S 7 | S 8 | — | NE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 |
| kJ | 134 | 200 | 233 | — | 244 | 542 | 689 | — | — | 6 | 75 | 131 | 132 | 417 | 163 | 529 | 320 | — | 6 | 164 | 184 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 626 | 1545 | 141 | 0 | 626 | 201 | 559 | 207 | 0 | 58 | 1056 | 513 | 156 | 98 | 155 | 1283 | 626 | 0 | 204 | 116 | 0 |
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