Surf Forecasts:
Richards Bay (Inside) surf forecast from 26 Jun 2026:
- Best quality surf: Tuesday 30 Jun, 5PM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 15s period, S swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Monday 29 Jun, 5PM (local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 18s period, SSW swell with 1,518 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Monday 29 Jun, 8AM (local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s 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 Monday (Jun 29) at 8AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.2m and 8s period with a secondary swell of 0.4m 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 1.6m 18s and forecast to arrive on Monday (Jun 29) at 5PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-shore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.9m 7s period and expected on Monday (Jun 29) at 2AM.
| Wave Type | Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 8AM (Mon 29th Jun) | 4ft (1.2m) 8s |
| Best Surf | 5PM (Tue 30th Jun) | 3.5ft (1.1m) 15s |
| Most Powerful | 5PM (Mon 29th Jun) | 5ft (1.6m) 18s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Richards Bay (Inside) over the next 16 days.
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Sun afternoon, min 19°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNE on Sat night, light winds from the NW by Mon morning). | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 28°C on Wed afternoon, min 18°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Mon afternoon, calm by Tue afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 26 | Saturday 27 | Sunday 28 | Monday 29 | Tuesday 30 | Wednesday 1 | Thursday 2 | |||||||||||||||
PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | S 17 | S 17 | SSW 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | E 8 | SSW 18 | SSW 16 | S 17 | S 15 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | S 12 | SSW 15 | S 9 | S 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 58 | 470 | 589 | 421 | 209 | 148 | 146 | 87 | 135 | 1518 | 343 | 1120 | 530 | 370 | 176 | 138 | 108 | 68 | 194 | 544 | 498 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | off | cross | cross | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross | cross-on | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:05AM1.52m | 2:32PM1.48m | 2:45AM1.59m | 3:10PM1.56m | 3:22AM1.66m | 3:44PM1.63m | 3:55AM1.71m | 4:18PM1.69m | 4:27AM1.75m | 4:50PM1.72m | 4:58AM1.76m | 5:22PM1.74m | 5:29AM1.76m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 7:48PM0.55m | 8:20AM0.47m | 8:32PM0.47m | 8:58AM0.38m | 9:10PM0.40m | 9:33AM0.31m | 9:45PM0.34m | 10:06AM0.25m | 10:18PM0.31m | 10:38AM0.21m | 10:51PM0.29m | 11:09AM0.19m | 11:23PM0.30m | 11:40AM0.19m | |||||||
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 | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | 6:45 |
 | 5:02 | — | — | 5:04 | — | — | 5:04 | — | — | 5:04 | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | 5:05 | — | 5:06 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 21 | 23 | 26 | 22 | 25 | 27 | 22 | 25 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 24 | 28 | 24 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 |
Feels °C | 22 | 20 | 19 | 22 | 19 | 21 | 25 | 21 | 23 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 23 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | S 17 | S 17 | SSW 16 | E 6 | ENE 7 | S 14 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SSW 16 | S 17 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 7 | E 9 | S 9 | S 11 |
| kJ | 18 | 470 | 589 | 421 | 104 | 102 | 146 | 240 | 135 | 119 | 329 | 1120 | 314 | 370 | 176 | 138 | 108 | 36 | 54 | 544 | 498 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | ESE 7 | E 7 | E 10 | S 15 | S 14 | — | S 13 | SSW 20 | SSW 18 | E 8 | SSE 7 | S 15 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | E 8 | NE 8 | E 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | 58 | 17 | 36 | 8 | 209 | 148 | — | 87 | 127 | 541 | 82 | 99 | 530 | 225 | 144 | 100 | 63 | 51 | 15 | 44 | 40 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | S 12 | E 10 | — | — | — | — | S 23 | SSW 13 | — | — | ESE 8 | — | — | — | — | S 16 | S 12 | SSW 15 | NE 7 | ESE 11 |
| kJ | 57 | 25 | 8 | — | — | — | — | 10 | 58 | — | — | 133 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 68 | 188 | 7 | 41 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 4 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | ENE 5 | NNE 5 | NE 6 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | — | SSW 18 | S 7 | — | — | — | NE 4 | NE 6 | NE 6 | SSW 4 | S 6 | — | — |
| kJ | 34 | 26 | 16 | 113 | 55 | 194 | 121 | 362 | — | 1518 | 343 | — | — | — | 28 | 115 | 152 | 22 | 194 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 156 | 116 | 156 | 461 | 116 | 36 | 116 | 36 | 0 | 893 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 156 | 156 | 0 | 128 | 123 | 0 | 58 |
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