Richards Bay (Outside) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 28.80° S 32.10° E

Issued: 1 pm 31 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Richards Bay (Outside) sea temperature is

23.3°C

Richards Bay (Outside) surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Richards Bay (Outside) today (31 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with SE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with SE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Richards Bay (Outside) at 8PM is: 0.6m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 31). An open ocean swell of 1.8m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (31 Oct)	2.5ft (0.8m)	9s
Afternoon (31 Oct)	2ft (0.6m)	9s
Evening (31 Oct)	2ft (0.6m)	8s

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

	Short Range Forecast Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Mon night. Warm (max 26°C on Sat afternoon, min 20°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Sat afternoon, light winds from the SSE by Mon afternoon).
	Sat 31					Sunday 1								Monday 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	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 6	SE 9	SE 9	SE 8	E 7	ESE 8	SE 9	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	S 6
Wave Graph
kJ	119	75	39	55	64	47	40	42	68	68	143	121	124	196	160	160	154	144	113	113	143
Wind (km/h)	NE	NE	NE	NNE	NNE	NNE	N	N	SSW	SW	SSW	WSW	SW	WSW	SW	SW	S	SSE	SSE	S	SSE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-on	cross	cross	cross-off	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on
High Tide				6:52PM1.49m				7:35AM1.42m					8:04PM1.30m				9:26AM1.31m				10:17PM1.22m
Low Tide		12:41PM0.47m				1:10AM0.51m				1:49PM0.67m					2:31AM0.66m				3:54PM0.78m


	—	—	—	—	—	4:58	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4:58	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	6:09	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:12	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	2	5
Temp °C	25	26	23	22	21	21	20	22	25	25	22	22	22	21	21	21	24	23	22	22	20
Feels °C	21	22	20	19	17	17	16	20	25	24	21	22	22	21	21	21	25	23	23	24	19
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 8	E 7	ESE 8	SE 9	ESE 10	ENE 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9
kJ	81	75	39	55	64	47	40	42	118	94	143	121	124	196	160	160	154	144	113	113	118
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	ESE 8	S 12	ESE 11	SE 8	ESE 10	ESE 10	S 11	S 15	S 11	S 11	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 5	SSW 6	S 6	S 6	NE 6
kJ	18	18	17	17	47	11	12	18	68	68	9	4	9	9	21	21	10	15	27	26	15
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 16	—	—	—	SSW 12	—	S 12	S 12	S 12	S 11	SW 4	SW 4	S 15	S 15	S 10	S 10	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SW 13
kJ	5	—	—	—	15	—	11	11	11	9	5	11	4	4	9	2	21	20	19	17	44
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	ENE 7	NE 7	SW 2	SSW 4	SSW 4	SSW 4	SSW 4	SSW 4	SSW 4	—	—	—	—	S 6
kJ	119	283	344	262	146	195	212	165	215	1	13	19	20	9	5	6	—	—	—	—	143
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Kei Mouth Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Mbotyi Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Mbotyi Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Tongaat KZN North	Mtunzini KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North	Mapelane KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North	Mapelane KZN North
Rating (10 max)	1	1	4	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	2	2	2	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	559	559	578	558	373	373	130	37	0	0	0	55	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	55
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Rating (10 max)							3	3	2	2	2	2	1	1	2	2	2	1	1	2	1
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	4	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	4	5	4	5	5	4	4	4	4	5	5	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5

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