Surf Forecasts:
Richards Bay (Inside) surf forecast from 20 Oct 2026:
- Best quality surf: Tuesday 20 Oct, 11PM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period, SSE swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Saturday 24 Oct, 5AM (local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 13s period, S swell with 1,110 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Tuesday 20 Oct, 11PM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s 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 20) at 11PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.4m and 9s period with a secondary swell of 0.4m and 8s. 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 1.8m 13s and forecast to arrive on Saturday (Oct 24) at 5AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 2.5m 7s period and expected on Sunday (Oct 25) at 5PM.
| Wave Type | Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 11PM (Tue 20th Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) 9s |
| Best Surf | 11PM (Tue 20th Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) 9s |
| Most Powerful | 5AM (Sat 24th Oct) | 6ft (1.8m) 13s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Richards Bay (Inside) over the next 16 days.
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Warm (max 28°C on Wed morning, min 19°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Warm (max 27°C on Sun afternoon, min 18°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Fri night, strong winds from the NNE by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 20 | Wednesday 21 | Thursday 22 | Friday 23 | Saturday 24 | Sunday 25 | Monday 26 | ||||||||||||||
PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | S 14 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 10 | S 14 | S 12 | S 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | S 10 | SSE 9 | SW 5 | SE 9 | SE 12 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 502 | 238 | 119 | 92 | 81 | 405 | 359 | 290 | 454 | 674 | 1052 | 786 | 403 | 194 | 104 | 70 | 48 | 54 | 83 | 114 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 00:34AM1.26m | 1:04PM1.42m | 1:17AM1.43m | 1:37PM1.61m | 1:50AM1.59m | 2:07PM1.79m | 2:22AM1.74m | 2:37PM1.95m | 2:53AM1.86m | 3:08PM2.05m | 3:24AM1.94m | 3:40PM2.10m | 3:56AM1.97m | |||||||
Low Tide | 6:31PM0.79m | 6:42AM0.65m | 7:15PM0.60m | 7:20AM0.48m | 7:47PM0.42m | 7:52AM0.32m | 8:17PM0.25m | 8:22AM0.17m | 8:47PM0.10m | 8:54AM0.06m | 9:18PM0.00m | 9:26AM-0.02m | 9:50PM-0.04m | |||||||
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 | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | 5:03 | — | — |
 | 6:02 | — | — | 6:02 | — | — | 6:04 | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | 6:06 | — | — | 6:07 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 20 | 28 | 24 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 26 | 27 | 22 | 25 | 24 | 22 |
Feels °C | 19 | 19 | 27 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 22 | 22 | 17 | 25 | 25 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | S 14 | S 12 | S 12 | SE 10 | SE 9 | S 14 | S 12 | S 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | S 10 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | E 7 |
| kJ | 502 | 238 | 119 | 92 | 81 | 405 | 359 | 290 | 59 | 42 | 1052 | 786 | 403 | 194 | 104 | 70 | 181 | 96 | 73 | 45 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | E 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | E 8 | E 8 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSW 11 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 12 |
| kJ | 21 | 21 | 44 | 18 | 18 | 97 | 87 | 53 | 20 | 20 | 24 | 23 | 25 | 28 | 25 | 44 | 48 | 54 | 83 | 114 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | SW 12 | E 8 | E 8 | NE 6 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 4 | NE 7 | E 8 | E 8 | — | — | SE 10 | — | ESE 10 | SE 12 | S 10 | SW 4 |
| kJ | 6 | 67 | 11 | 19 | 9 | 23 | 21 | 19 | 1 | 8 | 11 | 10 | — | — | 15 | — | 10 | 36 | 2 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NNE 3 | NE 6 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | — | SSE 4 | — | S 12 | S 10 | — | NE 8 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | ENE 7 | NE 8 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 4 |
| kJ | — | 6 | 96 | 6 | 4 | — | 8 | — | 454 | 674 | — | 10 | 73 | 96 | 112 | 632 | 373 | 49 | 27 | 6 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1045 | 204 | 513 | 439 | 1 | 156 | 155 | 1 | 155 | 1367 | 36 | 838 | 839 | 372 | 156 | 626 | 141 | 1 | 1 | 439 |
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