Surf Forecasts:
Richards Bay (Inside) surf forecast from 27 Oct 2026:
- Best quality surf: Sunday 1 Nov, 11PM (local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 11s period, E swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Tuesday 27 Oct, 8PM (local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period, SSE swell with 1,018 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Tuesday 27 Oct, 5AM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with SSE 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 27) at 5AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.3m and 8s period. 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 2.5m 8s and forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Oct 27) at 8PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 2.0m 6s period and expected on Sunday (Nov 01) at 5PM.
| Wave Type | Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 5AM (Tue 27th Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) 8s |
| Best Surf | 11PM (Sun 1st Nov) | 5ft (1.5m) 11s |
| Most Powerful | 8PM (Tue 27th Oct) | 8ft (2.5m) 8s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Richards Bay (Inside) over the next 16 days.
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 31mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 24°C on Tue afternoon, min 18°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Tue afternoon, calm by Wed night). | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Sun afternoon, min 19°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ENE on Sun afternoon, light winds from the NW by Sun night). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 27 | Wednesday 28 | Thursday 29 | Friday 30 | Saturday 31 | Sunday 1 | Monday 2 | |||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | SE 8 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 10 | ENE 5 | E 10 | SE 9 | ENE 6 | E 6 | ESE 9 | S 11 | E 11 | E 10 | ENE 6 | E 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 170 | 967 | 573 | 213 | 164 | 311 | 408 | 327 | 251 | 200 | 122 | 434 | 120 | 148 | 100 | 56 | 12 | 505 | 424 | 290 | 194 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:13PM2.09m | 4:30AM1.95m | 4:48PM2.01m | 5:06AM1.87m | 5:24PM1.87m | 5:45AM1.75m | 6:04PM1.69m | 6:31AM1.58m | 6:52PM1.49m | 7:35AM1.42m | 8:04PM1.30m | 9:26AM1.31m | 10:17PM1.22m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 10:00AM-0.04m | 10:23PM-0.03m | 10:35AM-0.00m | 10:58PM0.05m | 11:12AM0.10m | 11:35PM0.17m | 11:53AM0.27m | 00:17AM0.33m | 12:41PM0.47m | 1:10AM0.51m | 1:49PM0.67m | 2:31AM0.66m | 3:54PM0.78m | 4:39AM0.69m | |||||||
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 | 5:03 | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | 4:58 | — | — | 4:58 | — | — |
 | — | 6:07 | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | 6:08 | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | 6:10 | — | — | 6:12 | — |
mm | — | 13 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 24 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 23 | 24 | 21 | 24 | 25 | 21 | 26 | 27 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 22 |
Feels °C | 25 | 24 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 18 | 22 | 24 | 21 | 26 | 25 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | NE 7 | NE 6 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | SE 8 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 9 | E 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | E 6 | ESE 9 | S 11 | E 11 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | E 9 |
| kJ | 170 | 35 | 14 | 213 | 164 | 311 | 408 | 327 | 251 | 200 | 114 | 434 | 120 | 64 | 100 | 56 | 9 | 505 | 21 | 19 | 194 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | — | NE 6 | SE 11 | S 8 | ESE 7 | E 6 | S 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | S 18 | SSW 15 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SE 8 | S 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 15 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 7 | — | 10 | 18 | 88 | 79 | 17 | 8 | 70 | 69 | 24 | 22 | 17 | 17 | 65 | 9 | 12 | 21 | 2 | 2 | 17 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | — | — | SSE 11 | SE 11 | SW 12 | E 8 | SSW 11 | S 11 | SW 11 | SW 14 | E 9 | S 16 | — | SSW 12 | S 15 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | — |
| kJ | 23 | — | — | 12 | 30 | 5 | 33 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 5 | — | 14 | 4 | 8 | 34 | 10 | 10 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 8 | — | — | — | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | NNE 4 | ENE 7 | E 6 | NNE 4 | E 10 | ENE 6 | NE 6 |
| kJ | — | 967 | 573 | 114 | — | — | — | 28 | 32 | 35 | 122 | 97 | 55 | 148 | 10 | 139 | 314 | 29 | 424 | 290 | 133 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 98 | 372 | 152 | 1 | 156 | 0 | 849 | 893 | 838 | 716 | 893 | 204 | 559 | 610 | 204 | 425 | 126 | 36 | 155 | 0 |
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