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Richards Bay (Outside) surfForecast / KZN North / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Monday 20 Apr 2026 SASTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
25.8° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Richards Bay (Outside) today?
The current surf forecast for Richards Bay (Outside) at 3AM is: 1.5m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 16s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.3m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm April 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Apr) | 6ft (1.8m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (21 Apr) | 4ft (1.2m) | 15s |
| Evening (21 Apr) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Richards Bay (Outside). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 11 AM | 2 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 6 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 18 | 17 | 17 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 173 | 237 | 327 | 638 | 670 | 1622 | 881 | 614 | 503 | 333 | 261 | 545 | 368 | 805 | 897 | 850 | 853 | 964 | 1667 | 2023 | 1049 | 1591 | 1555 | 1298 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | on | on | on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- on | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 5:30PM 1.86 | 5:49AM 1.84 | 6:10PM 1.71 | 6:29AM 1.64 | 6:57PM 1.53 | 7:19AM 1.42 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 11:37PM 0.12 | 12:00PM 0.21 | 12:18AM 0.31 | 12:42PM 0.39 | 1:07AM 0.52 | 1:38PM 0.57 | ||||||||||||||||||
Monday 20 | Tuesday 21 | Wednesday 22 | Thursday 23 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | 6:11 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:13 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:13 | - | - |
| Sunset | 5:28 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:27 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:25 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 24 | 21 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 21 |
| Feels °C (?) | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 18 |
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