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Richards Bay (Outside) surfForecast / KZN North / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Friday 24 Oct 2025 SAST
How big are the waves at Richards Bay (Outside) today?
The current surf forecast for Richards Bay (Outside) at 4PM is: 1.2m 7s primary swell from a South direction and 0.7m 7s secondary swell from a East direction, 1.2m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (24 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 6s |
| Evening (24 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Richards Bay (Outside). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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| 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 | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 105 | 112 | 159 | 111 | 83 | 45 | 87 | 133 | 96 | 123 | 144 | 269 | 97 | 197 | 233 | 229 | 173 | 173 | 179 | 184 | 154 | 189 | 118 | 92 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | glass | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | glass | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 4:48PM 1.84 | 5:03AM 1.75 | 5:13PM 1.74 | 5:29AM 1.64 | 5:40PM 1.63 | 5:58AM 1.51 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 10:41AM 0.16 | 10:57PM 0.17 | 11:06AM 0.24 | 11:23PM 0.27 | 11:33AM 0.36 | 11:52PM 0.39 | ||||||||||||||||||
Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:05 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:03 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:03 |
| Sunset | - | - | 6:05 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:06 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:07 | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 22 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 23 | 30 | 30 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 20 |
| Feels °C (?) | 20 | 20 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 27 | 28 | 25 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 21 | 21 |
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Recent Eyeball Surf Reports for KZN North
Continuing clean conditions at Richards Bay (Outside) (light winds from the SW at Richards Bay 9 km from Richards Bay (Outside)). 1.5m 6s windswell from the SSW with a 0.6m 12s groundswell from the S. 2 swells combining so expect closeout sets.
2 h 28 min ago
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