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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Friday 09 Jan 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
25.0° C
 (Which is slightly cooler than normal)

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

The current surf forecast for Richards Bay (Outside) at 7AM is: 0.9m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 1.4m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am January 09). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Jan)3ft (0.9m)11s
Afternoon (09 Jan)7.5ft (2.3m)6s
Evening (09 Jan)7ft (2.2m)7s

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

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Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
2
2
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
S
1
S
0.9
S
0.9
S
0.9
S
2.2
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.4
SSW
1.8
S
0.9
S
0.9
S
0.9
S
0.9
S
0.9
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
1
E
1.1
E
0.6
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.9
S
Period(s) (?)121211111167771414131312121211117716151414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)28727820519819536363557934332529727625523518017412511486117170279264311
Wind
(km/h)
25
NNE
25
NNE
15
NNW
15
WSW
30
SW
35
SW
35
SW
35
SW
20
SSW
15
SSW
20
SW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
S
15
SSE
5
S
5
SE
5
SW
10
WSW
5
SSW
15
ESE
20
E
20
E
10
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on		crosscrosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		glassglasscross-
off		cross-
on		oncross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:27AM
1.65
7:31PM
1.49
8:06AM
1.52
8:12PM
1.35
8:54AM
1.39
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:05AM
0.30
1:33PM
0.51
1:42AM
0.44
2:16PM
0.63
2:25AM
0.59
3:12PM
0.74
Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Sunrise---5:01-------5:03-------5:03----
Sunset------6:53-------6:53-------6:53-
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
-------111111---1-------
Temp. °C252423252423232223232323232525242424232526272625
Feels °C (?)252325272320202023242424232527272728252828282728
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