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Richards Bay (Outside) surfForecast / KZN North / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Friday 23 Jan 2026 SAST
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Richards Bay (Outside) surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Richards Bay (Outside) sea temperature is
24.8° C
 (Which is 1.4°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Richards Bay (Outside) today?

The current surf forecast for Richards Bay (Outside) at 6PM is: 1.2m 17s primary swell from a South direction and 0.7m 12s secondary swell from a East direction, 1.4m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm January 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Jan)7.5ft (2.3m)8s
Afternoon (23 Jan)3ft (0.9m)17s
Evening (23 Jan)4.5ft (1.3m)17s

Table - waves today at Richards Bay (Outside). (Swell directed towards the surf break)

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Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
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0
0
1
1
2
3
3
2
1
1
2
3
2
3
2
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.1
S
0.9
S
1.1
S
1.3
S
1.4
S
2
S
1.8
S
1.9
S
1.9
S
1.8
S
1.8
S
1.7
S
1.6
S
1.5
S
1.4
S
1.2
S
1.1
S
1
S
0.9
S
0.9
S
0.9
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
Period(s) (?)81617171616151515141414141313131313131313121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)51443869194110011927137715131513132113031130946796683495411335263263259196193190
Wind
(km/h)
30
SSW
25
SSW
20
S
20
SSE
15
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
ESE
10
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
15
ENE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
20
NNE
25
NE
30
NE
30
ENE
25
NE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
25
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		ononcross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:28PM
1.78
6:54AM
1.84
7:03PM
1.67
7:32AM
1.72
7:43PM
1.52
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:26PM
0.22
12:37AM
0.14
1:03PM
0.31
1:12AM
0.26
1:44PM
0.44
1:55AM
0.40
Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
Sunrise-------5:13-------5:15-------5:16
Sunset--6:52-------6:51-------6:51-----
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clear
clear
clear
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thunderstorm
cloud
part cloud
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clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------1-----------
Temp. °C252524242323232424252525252424262929272525242426
Feels °C (?)232423242324252525262627272625272928262525242425
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