Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.80° S 32.10° E

Richards Bay (Outside) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 26 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Richards Bay (Outside) sea temperature is
22.1°C
0.2° 

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


How big are the waves at Richards Bay (Outside) today (27 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 5s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Richards Bay (Outside) at 1AM is: 0.8m 15s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 26). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 7s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.5m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)14s
Afternoon (27 Sep)6ft (1.8m)5s
Evening (27 Sep)8ft (2.5m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Sun night. Warm (max 22°C on Sat night, min 16°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Sun afternoon, light winds from the S by Tue afternoon).

Sat
26
Sunday
27
Monday
28
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
2
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
ENE
6
0.7
S
16
0.8
S
15
0.8
S
14
0.8
S
14
0.8
S
14
0.9
SSW
14
1.8
SSW
5
2.4
S
7
2.5
S
8
2.4
S
8
2.2
S
8
2.4
S
8
2.4
S
9
2.3
S
10
2.1
S
10
2
S
10
1.8
S
9
1.6
S
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
184
234
298
268
253
253
336
180
573
870
761
670
742
896
936
797
710
563
562
Wind (km/h)
30
NE
30
NNE
15
NNE
10
N
20
N
15
N
30
SSW
35
SSW
35
SSW
35
S
30
SSW
30
S
30
SSW
30
SSW
30
SW
25
SW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SW
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
High Tide
3:39PM2.07m
3:50AM1.99m
4:06PM2.12m
4:19AM2.01m
4:35PM2.12m
Low Tide
9:46PM0.00m
9:53AM-0.06m
10:14PM-0.05m
10:22AM-0.08m
10:44PM-0.04m
clear
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clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
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light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
cloud
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5:33
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5:49
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5:50
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2
3
2
1
2
2
3
1
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1
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Temp °C
23
22
21
21
20
22
22
21
20
20
20
20
18
16
16
17
18
18
18
Feels °C
20
19
20
22
19
22
19
18
16
16
16
15
13
12
11
12
14
15
15
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