Richards Bay (Outside) Surf Break

Richards Bay (Outside) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 28.80° S 32.10° E

Issued: 1 pm 17 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Richards Bay (Outside) sea temperature is
22.3° C

Slightly cooler than normal

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 (17 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 15s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Richards Bay (Outside) at 8PM is: 0.9m 14s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm June 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Jun)3ft (0.9m)11s
Afternoon (17 Jun)2.5ft (0.7m)15s
Evening (17 Jun)3ft (0.9m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Warm (max 22°C on Wed afternoon, min 19°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, fresh winds from the SSW by Fri morning).

Wed
17
Thursday
18
Friday
19
Sat
20
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
5 AM
8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
3
3
3
2
3
3
1
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
2
3
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
S
15
0.7
S
15
1
S
14
0.9
S
14
1
S
14
1
S
14
1
S
15
1.1
S
16
1.2
S
15
1.3
S
15
1.4
S
14
1.4
S
14
1.4
S
14
1.3
S
14
1.6
S
16
1.9
SSW
16
1.9
S
6
2.1
S
7
2
S
7
1.8
S
7
1.7
SSE
8
1.8
SSE
13
1.8
S
13
1.8
S
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
159
205
401
316
373
373
418
570
670
716
797
779
736
607
1281
1687
279
396
408
358
345
1144
1103
1070
Wind (km/h)
0
ESE
10
E
10
E
10
ENE
5
N
5
NW
5
NW
5
NW
5
NNE
15
NE
10
NE
5
N
10
WSW
20
SW
25
SW
25
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
25
S
25
S
15
S
15
S
10
S
5
S
Wind State
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
5:29PM1.86m
5:44AM1.80m
6:15PM1.81m
6:28AM1.70m
7:03PM1.73m
7:13AM1.58m
Low Tide
11:12AM0.09m
11:35PM0.20m
11:55AM0.14m
00:21AM0.30m
12:39PM0.22m
1:10AM0.42m
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
clear
rain showers
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:43
6:43
6:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:00
5:00
5:01
5:01
 mm
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
Temp °C
21
22
21
21
20
20
19
19
20
20
20
20
19
19
19
19
20
21
20
20
20
20
20
19
Feels °C
23
22
21
22
21
21
20
20
21
20
20
22
19
17
16
15
16
16
16
16
17
18
19
19
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
S
15
0.7
S
9
1
S
14
0.9
S
14
1
S
14
1
S
14
1
S
15
1.1
S
16
1.2
S
15
1.3
S
15
1.4
S
14
1.4
S
14
1.4
S
14
1.3
S
14
0.4
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.8
S
14
0.8
S
13
0.2
E
9
1.8
S
13
1.8
S
13
Energy kJ
159
83
401
316
373
373
418
570
670
716
797
779
736
607
22
12
12
13
14
253
222
6
1103
1070
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
S
9
0.7
S
15
0.4
E
7
0.5
S
8
0.4
E
7
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.4
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.3
SSE
6
0.5
E
8
0.4
E
8
0.4
E
8
0.4
E
8
0.8
SSW
16
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
10
Energy kJ
55
205
16
28
17
16
16
16
24
38
8
36
22
22
22
330
13
13
14
6
15
6
7
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
S
11
0.4
E
7
0.2
E
10
0.4
E
7
0.2
E
9
0.3
E
6
0.3
E
6
0.3
E
6
0.1
S
9
0.2
SSW
19
0.1
SE
9
0.3
SSW
18
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.4
E
8
Energy kJ
79
16
8
17
7
6
6
6
1
37
3
62
2
2
22
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
8
0.4
SW
2
1.6
S
16
1.9
SSW
16
1.9
S
6
2.1
S
7
2
S
7
1.8
S
7
1.7
SSE
8
1.8
SSE
13
Energy kJ
36
1
1281
1687
279
396
408
358
345
1144
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
4
3
3
3
2
3
4
4
2
3
4
4
4
Distance (km)
0
445
155
37
0
0
0
0
0
0
157
0
0
0
0
155
440
559
392
155
99
0
0
0
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Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
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Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
4
4
5
5
9
9
9
6
5
5
6
5
6
6
6
7
4
4
7
4
4
5
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