Richards Bay (Outside) Surf Break

Richards Bay (Outside) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 28.80° S 32.10° E

Issued: 7 am 14 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Richards Bay (Outside) sea temperature is
22.8° C

Normal for this time of year

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 (14 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 14s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 14s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Jun, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 13s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Richards Bay (Outside) at 1PM is: 1.5m 14s primary swell from a South direction and 0.7m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am June 14). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Jun)5ft (1.6m)14s
Afternoon (14 Jun)4.5ft (1.4m)14s
Evening (14 Jun)4ft (1.2m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Sun afternoon, min 19°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNE on Sun night, calm by Tue night).

Sunday
14
Monday
15
Tuesday
16
Wed
17
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
2
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
2
2
1
0
0
0
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
S
14
1.7
S
14
1.6
S
14
1.4
S
14
1.3
S
14
1.2
S
14
1.1
S
13
1.1
S
13
1.1
S
13
1
S
13
1.2
S
13
1.7
S
13
0.9
S
13
1.5
S
8
1.4
S
8
1.3
S
8
1.5
S
12
1.5
S
12
1.4
S
11
1.3
S
11
1.2
S
11
1.2
S
11
1
S
10
1
S
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1045
1179
1030
764
613
515
420
413
407
336
490
972
268
256
253
234
628
596
467
389
326
319
196
190
Wind (km/h)
10
N
15
NNE
30
NNE
25
NNE
30
NNE
30
NNE
30
NNE
30
N
25
N
20
N
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
S
20
S
15
S
10
S
10
SSW
5
SSW
5
SSE
10
ESE
15
E
15
E
5
NNE
5
NW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
off
High Tide
3:12PM1.77m
3:33AM1.91m
3:58PM1.84m
4:17AM1.91m
4:43PM1.88m
Low Tide
9:01AM0.16m
9:16PM0.15m
9:45AM0.10m
10:03PM0.11m
10:29AM0.07m
10:49PM0.13m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:41
6:41
6:41
6:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:00
5:00
5:00
5:00
 mm
Temp °C
18
19
22
25
24
22
21
20
19
19
22
21
21
21
20
20
19
19
21
22
21
21
21
20
Feels °C
17
17
18
21
20
18
17
16
16
16
19
18
19
19
19
19
19
19
21
21
20
20
22
20
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
S
14
1.7
S
14
1.6
S
14
1.4
S
14
1.3
S
14
1.2
S
14
1.1
S
13
1.1
S
13
1.1
S
13
1.1
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.7
E
7
0.9
S
13
0.8
S
13
0.8
S
13
1.3
S
8
1.5
S
12
1.5
S
12
1.4
S
11
1.3
S
11
1.2
S
11
1.2
S
11
1
S
10
1
S
10
Energy kJ
1045
1179
1030
764
613
515
420
413
407
117
79
45
268
209
202
234
628
596
467
389
326
319
196
190
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
ESE
10
0.6
ESE
9
0.7
ESE
9
0.7
ESE
9
0.5
ESE
9
0.6
ESE
9
0.6
ESE
8
0.6
E
7
0.6
ESE
7
1
S
13
0.3
ESE
8
0.9
NE
7
0.6
E
7
0.5
E
7
0.5
E
6
0.8
S
12
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
7
0.5
E
7
0.5
E
7
0.5
E
7
0.5
E
7
0.4
SSW
11
0.4
ESE
7
Energy kJ
83
68
73
71
45
50
46
35
43
336
12
73
33
21
20
193
29
28
26
26
25
27
41
18
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NE
6
0.5
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
7
0.5
E
7
0.4
NE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.5
E
7
0.3
NE
6
0.1
NE
5
0.1
NE
5
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
S
18
0.4
ESE
7
0.3
S
15
Energy kJ
1
35
14
10
23
13
9
26
5
1
1
2
2
6
18
42
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NNE
6
0.7
NNE
3
0.8
NE
4
1.1
NE
5
1.4
NE
6
1.6
NE
6
1.2
NNE
6
1.2
NE
6
1.6
NE
7
1.2
S
13
1.7
S
13
1.6
S
7
1.5
S
8
1.4
S
8
0.5
E
7
Energy kJ
7
9
18
64
124
171
99
120
237
490
972
226
256
253
26
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
Distance (km)
0
58
157
157
157
116
76
37
37
37
55
1014
208
99
76
0
0
0
0
157
157
116
0
0
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Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
3
4
4
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
5
5
9
9
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
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