Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.81° S 32.10° E

Richards Bay (Inside), South Africa Weather Observations

Issued: 1 pm 03 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Richards Bay (Inside) sea temperature is
23.1°C
0.1° 

Richards Bay (Inside) surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Current weather conditions and live observations for Richards Bay (Inside) based on the nearest weather station observations (including METAR, SYNOP, ship and quickscat wind data). This is the most reliable place on surf-forecast.com to see what is happening with the weather in Richards Bay (Inside) right now. Also check out the current weather map overlays on our dynamic weather maps.

Current Weather near Richards Bay (Inside)

as reported by 5 closest weather stations

Weather Station WeatherWindGustsTemp.Visibility
Visibility /
Cloud

Richards Bay

9 km W8 m above sea level

2 hours ago
no report
wind obs. (6 kph from 220 degs) was rejected
(- km/h at -°)
19.0 °C-
-
-
-
-

Mtunzini

42 km SW100 m above sea level

2 hours ago
no report
-
(- km/h at -°)
- °C-
-

-

Mandini

78 km SW79 m above sea level

2 hours ago
no report
-
(- km/h at -°)
19.0 °C-
-

-

Babanango

110 km W1338 m above sea level

2 hours ago
no report
5
calm
(4 km/h at 360°)
19.0 °C-
-

-

Durban Shaka Airport

131 km SSW109 m above sea level

55 minutes ago
cloudDry and cloudy
5
light winds from the ENE.(Wind varies from 030 to 090 degs)
(7 km/h at 60°)
23 °C10.0
10.0
scattered
overcast

Durban Shaka Airport

131 km SSW109 m above sea level

2 hours ago
cloudDry and cloudy
5
light winds from the ESE.(Wind varies from 040 to 150 degs)
(7 km/h at 110°)
22 °C10.0
10.0
broken
overcast

Mount Edgecombe

142 km SSW94 m above sea level

2 hours ago
no report
wind obs. (6 kph from 210 degs) was rejected
(- km/h at -°)
20.4 °C-
-

-

Mount Edgecombe

142 km SSW94 m above sea level

2 hours ago
no report
wind obs. (6 kph from 210 degs) was rejected
(- km/h at -°)
20.4 °C-
-

-

Greytown

149 km SW1064 m above sea level

1 hour ago
no report
10
light winds from the SE
(9 km/h at 130°)
17.8 °C-
-

-

Mbazwana Airfield

155 km NNE82 m above sea level

2 hours ago
no report
wind obs. (7 kph from 220 degs) was rejected
(- km/h at -°)
18.5 °C-
-
-
-
-

* NOTE: not all weather observatories update at the same frequency which is the reason why some locations may show data from stations that are further away than known closer ones. We also include passing Ship data if it is recorded close to Richards Bay (Inside) and within an acceptable time window.

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