Richards Bay (Outside) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 28.80° S 32.10° E

Issued: 7 am 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) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Richards Bay (Outside) at 3PM is: 0.6m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 31). An open ocean swell of 2.1m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

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)	1.5ft (0.5m)	9s

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

	Short Range Forecast Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Mon night. Warm (max 27°C on Sun morning, min 20°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Sat afternoon, calm by Sun morning).
	Saturday 31							Sunday 1								Monday 2
	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	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 9	SE 9	ENE 6	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	E 7	ESE 8	SE 11	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	E 7	E 7	E 10	E 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 9	SSE 6	SE 6	SE 6
Wave Graph
kJ	118	95	119	75	39	39	64	47	34	42	68	69	92	79	117	196	196	160	154	115	139	247	273
Wind (km/h)	NNE	NNE	NE	NE	NE	NNE	NNE	NNE	N	NNE	SE	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	WSW	WSW	WSW	SSW	S	S	SSE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on
High Tide		6:31AM1.58m				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


	5:00	—	—	—	—	—	—	4:58	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4:58	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	6:09	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:12	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	—	1	1	1	1	1	2
Temp °C	19	22	25	26	23	22	21	21	20	23	27	24	22	22	21	21	21	21	21	21	20	20	20
Feels °C	16	18	21	22	19	19	17	17	15	20	29	23	20	21	21	21	21	20	21	21	19	18	19
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	E 7	ESE 8	SE 8	ESE 10	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	E 7	E 7	E 10	E 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 9	ESE 9	SSW 13	SSW 13
kJ	118	95	81	75	39	39	64	47	34	42	124	125	70	77	117	196	196	160	154	115	113	17	17
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 16	S 16	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	ESE 8	S 12	SE 11	SE 8	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	S 11	S 11	S 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	S 10	S 10
kJ	24	5	18	18	17	17	47	11	31	18	68	69	92	65	9	9	17	21	21	20	19	2	2
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 9	S 13	S 16	—	—	—	SSW 12	—	S 12	S 12	S 12	S 11	E 8	SE 10	S 15	S 15	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	SW 13	NE 6
kJ	6	3	5	—	—	—	15	—	11	11	11	9	41	79	4	4	2	2	2	2	2	46	9
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 5	NE 5	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 7	WSW 3	SSW 4	SSW 4	SSW 5	SSW 5	SSW 5	SSW 6	SSW 6	S 6	SSE 6	SE 6	SE 6
kJ	84	90	119	283	344	284	132	188	193	186	275	1	9	47	37	13	11	17	62	109	139	247	273
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Feldskoen and Mazeppa Bays Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Igoda Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Kei Mouth Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Umhlanga KZN North	Mbotyi Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Salt Rock KZN North	Siyayi 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	Ntylonyane (Breezy Point) Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Dairy Beach (New Pier) Durban/KZN South	Dairy Beach (New Pier) Durban/KZN South
Rating (10 max)	1	4	1	1	3	3	2	3	1	2	2	3	2	1	1	1	2	1	2	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	157	488	559	559	631	558	142	373	116	50	0	0	55	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	484	155	155
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Rating (10 max)	2						2		1	2	2	3	2	2	1	1	2	1	2	1		1
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	1	1	3	3	4	3	3	3	4	3	4	4	4	4	3	4	3	4	3	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	4	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5

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