Richards Bay (Inside) Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Right, listen up, surfers. Rusty here. Let's have a look at what's coming down the pipe for Richards Bay (Inside).

Alright, straight up, the next week and a half is a proper mixed bag, and honestly, pretty frustrating. There's some serious size on the cards, but a lot of it comes with wind and chop that'll mess up the Inside. The water temp is sitting around 70°F, which is pretty average for this time of year, nothing unusual there. We've got a few standouts if you time it right, but you'll need to be patient.

The first little window of hope comes in on Sunday morning, the 23rd. There’s a big pulse of swell from the south, pushing 10ft with a solid 11-second period. The combined wave energy is a massive 2170 – that’s strong, powerful water. Now, that’s too much size for this break. The forecast notes say it's better for more experienced surfers as the swell is too big for the spot. So, it's a miss.

After that, the surf drops right off. We get into a real flat spell. There’s a couple of days with tiny, weak swell, but the wind is messy. The morning of Monday the 24th has a small 4ft SSE swell, but it's marginal at best. Honestly, from Sunday afternoon right through to the end of the month, there’s nothing that gets the blood pumping. A few days with clean wind, like Sunday the 30th morning, but the waves are just too small at 1ft to bother with.

Then, things get interesting again. Saturday morning, the 5th of September is the one to circle. The wind goes glassy, which is a major positive. We’ve got a solid 8ft south swell with a 13-second period, giving a strong 1779 combined energy. The notes say it's excellent for experienced surfers. 8ft is big, but it's not out of control, and with glassy conditions, it could be absolutely firing. This is the standout session.

After that, Sunday the 6th looks like the swell hangs around, but the wind swings onshore and picks up, so it’ll get messy quickly.

The long-range stuff around the 4th of September brings another huge pulse, 13ft, but with cross-onshore wind. Again, too big and blown out for the Inside.

So, there you have it. A lot of waiting, a few blown-out days, but that Saturday morning on the 5th of September, with a glassy ocean and a solid south swell, looks like your best bet. The rest? Not much to write home about.

Rusty.

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