Richards Bay (Outside) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 28.80° S 32.10° E

Issued: 1 pm 06 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Richards Bay (Outside) sea temperature is

23.5°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 (06 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with E swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with SSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Richards Bay (Outside) at 5PM is: 0.8m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 7s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 1.0m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm November 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (06 Nov)	3.5ft (1.1m)	7s
Afternoon (06 Nov)	2.5ft (0.8m)	12s
Evening (06 Nov)	3.5ft (1.0m)	8s

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

	Short Range Forecast Heavy rain (total 40mm), heaviest during Sun morning. Warm (max 24°C on Fri afternoon, min 17°C on Sun afternoon). Mainly strong winds.
	Fri 6					Saturday 7								Sunday 8								Mon 9
	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
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	!	1	0	!
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	S 8	S 8	S 8	SSE 8	S 15	S 15	S 14	S 13	S 13	S 13	S 12	SSE 7	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8
Wave Graph
kJ	84	181	175	122	102	131	104	446	343	395	413	272	212	613	444	1090	1094	1005	717	574	456	411	533
Wind (km/h)	S	SSE	S	S	S	S	SSE	S	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSW	SSW	SSW	S	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	S	SSE	S
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	cross-on	cross	cross-on	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	on	cross-on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on
High Tide			2:05PM1.80m				2:22AM1.70m				2:37PM1.87m				2:54AM1.78m				3:07PM1.91m				3:23AM1.82m
Low Tide					8:17PM0.26m				8:22AM0.22m				8:47PM0.17m				8:54AM0.16m				9:16PM0.12m


	—	—	—	—	—	4:54	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4:54	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4:52	—
	—	—	6:15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:15	—	—	—	6:16
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4	1	2	1	5	8	11	4	2	—	—	1	—
Temp °C	24	24	23	22	22	22	22	22	23	22	20	20	19	19	19	19	18	17	18	19	20	19	19
Feels °C	24	24	23	22	22	22	22	22	23	21	19	20	20	21	17	14	12	12	14	16	18	17	18
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	SSE 8	S 15	S 15	S 14	E 7	S 13	ESE 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	SSW 13	SSW 13	S 14	S 14	SE 8	SE 8	S 13
kJ	89	64	64	66	70	51	104	446	343	395	60	272	146	105	125	63	330	634	405	474	456	395	335
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 13	S 13	SSW 13	S 12	S 12	S 12	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 8	S 13	E 8	SSW 12	—	NE 6	E 8	E 8	SE 8	S 13	S 13	—
kJ	84	84	53	72	71	71	50	48	60	60	48	82	212	165	264	—	1	35	49	424	434	411	—
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	SSW 13	SSW 12	NE 7	NE 7	S 15	SSW 12	NE 6	NE 6	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	SSW 7	NE 6	—	—	—	—	E 8	—	—	—
kJ	—	181	175	30	22	18	45	27	27	28	15	16	7	81	6	—	—	—	—	35	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 4	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 8	—	—	—	—	S 13	ESE 7	—	S 12	SSE 7	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SE 8	SE 8	—	—	SE 8
kJ	11	84	111	122	102	131	—	—	—	—	413	93	—	613	444	1090	1094	1005	717	574	—	—	533
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	The Wreck Garden Route	Cemetery Cape Town	The Spot Durban/KZN South	Alkantstrand KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North	Dairy Beach (New Pier) Durban/KZN South	Dairy Beach (New Pier) Durban/KZN South	Alkantstrand KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Lwandile Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Guinjata Bay Inhambane	Scottburgh Point Durban/KZN South	Dairy Beach (New Pier) Durban/KZN South	Dairy Beach (New Pier) Durban/KZN South	Dairy Beach (New Pier) Durban/KZN South	Umdloti KZN North	Mtunzini KZN North
Rating (10 max)	3	4	1	2	2	2	1	2	1	1	1	2	2	2	4	4	1	3	2	2	2	3	3
Distance (km)	1014	1411	208	0	0	0	0	0	0	155	155	0	0	0	559	440	626	201	155	155	155	138	37
Best forecast wave conditions in KwaZulu-Natal North Coast				Alkantstrand	Alkantstrand	Alkantstrand	Umhlanga	Umhlanga	Alkantstrand			Senoritas	Alkantstrand	Richards Bay (Outside)								Umhlanga	Umhlanga
Rating (10 max)				2	2	2	2	2	1			2	2	3								3	4
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Rating (10 max)	3	4	3	4	5	5	5	4	3	1	2	5	5	5	4	4	3	4	3	4	4	3	4
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Rating (10 max)	7	6	7	5	5	5	9	9	9	9	7	6	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	7	8

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