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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Tuesday 25 Nov 2025 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
23.6° 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 2AM is: 0.7m 15s primary swell from a South direction and 0.7m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm November 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Nov)3.5ft (1.1m)17s
Afternoon (26 Nov)5ft (1.5m)16s
Evening (26 Nov)4.5ft (1.3m)15s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
3
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.6
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.9
S
1.4
S
1.5
S
1.5
S
1.4
S
1.2
S
1.1
S
1
S
0.9
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.9
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.1
SW
0.5
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
Period(s) (?)1716151515181716161514141313131212121156111010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)15313417021820949211241144107883558146234526820218713613222512272567874
Wind
(km/h)
15
SE
10
SE
5
ENE
5
NNW
5
N
15
NNE
20
NE
20
ENE
25
NE
20
NNE
15
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
15
NNE
10
E
10
SSE
15
SSW
15
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
5
W
0
SSE
15
ENE
30
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
ononcross-
on		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscrosscrossglassglasscross-
on		cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:11PM
1.56
6:44AM
1.48
6:56PM
1.45
7:41AM
1.41
7:57PM
1.35
9:00AM
1.38
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:29AM
0.43
12:49PM
0.58
1:17AM
0.52
1:50PM
0.68
2:22AM
0.60
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
Sunrise----4:46-------4:46-------4:45---
Sunset6:30-------6:30-------6:31-------
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cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C222222212123272927232323222629252524232323242728
Feels °C (?)222324232323262826242525242831282726242325272827
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