Richards Bay (Outside) surfForecast / KZN North / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Saturday 09 May 2026 SAST
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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
24.2° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Richards Bay (Outside) today?

The current surf forecast for Richards Bay (Outside) at 9PM is: 1.6m 12s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 May)7ft (2.1m)13s
Afternoon (09 May)6ft (1.8m)12s
Evening (09 May)5ft (1.6m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 31°C on Sun afternoon, min 18°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Sat night, fresh winds from the N by Sun afternoon).

Sat
9
Sunday
10
Monday
11
Tue
12
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)
4
2
1
2
3
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
!
0
0
2
2
2
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
SSE
12
1.8
SSE
12
1.7
SSE
12
1.6
SSE
12
1.5
SSE
12
1.2
SSE
11
1.1
SSE
11
1
SSE
11
0.9
SSE
11
0.8
SSE
10
0.7
SSE
10
0.6
SSE
10
0.5
SSE
10
0.3
SE
14
0.3
SE
14
0.4
SSE
10
2.1
S
10
2.2
SSE
10
1.8
S
11
1.6
S
12
1.4
S
14
1.1
S
13
0.9
S
14
0.8
S
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1137
992
833
636
550
390
314
249
198
147
112
86
60
40
32
30
873
860
757
723
725
417
320
257
Wind (km/h)
10
WSW
15
S
10
ESE
10
NE
10
N
15
N
20
N
20
N
30
N
30
NNE
30
N
25
N
10
NW
20
W
15
NNW
10
WNW
15
SE
20
E
20
E
20
NNE
20
N
15
NNW
10
WSW
15
WSW
cross-off
cross-on
on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
9:03PM1.26m
9:37AM1.23m
10:55PM1.31m
11:26AM1.28m
00:09AM1.46m
Low Tide
2:24PM0.69m
3:20AM0.80m
4:07PM0.71m
5:16AM0.74m
5:36PM0.63m
6:28AM0.59m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:22
6:24
6:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:12
5:10
5:10
5:09
Temp °C
22
23
22
21
21
18
18
21
29
31
30
29
25
25
22
22
23
24
22
21
20
19
18
19
20
21
21
21
21
16
14
16
23
25
24
24
23
20
18
18
19
19
18
18
16
15
15
15
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
SSE
12
1.8
SSE
12
1.7
SSE
12
1.6
SSE
12
1.5
SSE
12
1.2
SSE
11
1.1
SSE
11
1
SSE
11
0.9
SSE
11
0.8
SSE
10
0.7
SSE
10
1.5
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
8
1
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
2.1
S
10
2.2
SSE
10
1.8
S
11
1.6
S
12
1.4
S
14
1.1
S
13
0.9
S
14
0.8
S
14
Energy kJ
1137
992
833
636
550
390
314
249
198
147
112
260
226
119
89
73
873
860
757
723
725
417
320
257
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
ESE
8
0.5
ESE
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.2
SSW
15
0.2
SSW
15
0.6
SSE
10
0.5
SSE
10
0.4
SSE
10
0.4
SSE
10
0.4
SSE
10
1.1
NE
8
1.1
NE
8
0.4
SE
12
0.3
SE
12
0.4
NE
9
1
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
7
Energy kJ
41
40
34
35
34
47
22
21
20
22
21
86
60
40
32
30
163
171
39
25
19
88
66
47
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.1
SW
18
0.1
S
18
0.2
S
16
0.2
S
16
0.2
S
16
0.1
SE
16
0.1
SE
15
0.1
SE
15
0.3
SE
14
0.3
SE
14
0.3
SE
14
0.3
SSE
4
0.2
SSW
13
0.4
SE
12
0.1
E
10
0.3
SE
12
0.2
SSE
12
0.3
SE
12
0.3
SE
12
Energy kJ
51
35
35
22
13
6
21
21
21
10
9
9
30
29
29
4
17
40
2
24
15
23
23
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NE
6
0.6
NE
3
0.6
NE
4
0.5
NE
5
0.6
NE
5
0.9
NE
6
1.4
NE
7
1.5
ENE
7
2.3
NE
8
0.4
NW
2
0.4
NW
3
0.7
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
1.1
E
8
1.5
ENE
5
1.2
NE
6
Energy kJ
5
9
15
10
20
64
193
250
672
1
2
68
76
165
111
95
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
3
2
2
2
2
4
3
1
4
1
1
1
1
2
2
3
2
3
2
2
2
Distance (km)
0
0
157
37
0
0
37
37
558
373
99
37
0
1
0
0
55
204
461
373
37
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in KwaZulu-Natal North Coast
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
3
2
3
2
2
4
1
2
1
4
2
2
4
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
2
2
1
4
2
4
3
4
9
3
3
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
9
5
4
5
4
4
4
9
9
7
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
9
6
6
6
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