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Lat Long: 28.80° S 32.10° E

Richards Bay (Outside) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 30 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Richards Bay (Outside) sea temperature is
22.3°C
0.3° 

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 (30 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 12s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Richards Bay (Outside) at 7PM is: 1.7m 12s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 30). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Sep)5ft (1.5m)10s
Afternoon (30 Sep)5ft (1.6m)10s
Evening (30 Sep)5.5ft (1.7m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Fri afternoon, min 18°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Wed night, fresh winds from the NE by Fri afternoon).

Wed
30
Thursday
1
Friday
2
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
2
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
SSE
10
1.4
SSE
10
1.6
SSE
9
1.7
SSE
12
1.7
SSE
12
1.7
SSE
12
1.5
SSE
12
1.4
SSE
12
1.4
SE
11
1.6
SE
11
1.2
SE
11
1.1
SE
11
0.9
SE
10
1.2
E
7
1.1
ESE
7
1.1
ESE
7
1.2
E
8
1.6
E
8
1.9
E
7
0.4
SE
9
1.6
E
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
428
370
450
864
769
756
625
509
447
558
334
258
151
128
121
128
163
294
376
21
276
Wind (km/h)
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
E
5
ENE
10
NE
15
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
15
NE
15
NNE
15
N
15
N
15
N
25
NNE
25
NE
30
NE
25
NNE
20
NNE
Wind State
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
5:37PM1.92m
5:52AM1.76m
6:11PM1.74m
6:29AM1.58m
6:52PM1.52m
Low Tide
11:24AM0.06m
11:47PM0.16m
11:59AM0.21m
00:23AM0.33m
12:38PM0.42m
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cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
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part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
20
20
20
20
20
19
19
19
20
20
20
19
19
18
18
19
22
23
21
20
20
Feels °C
16
17
17
17
18
17
18
18
17
17
17
16
17
16
16
17
18
18
17
17
18
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