Richards Bay (Outside) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 28.80° S 32.10° E

Issued: 7 am 27 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Richards Bay (Outside) sea temperature is

22.9°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 (27 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with SSE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 7s period with SSE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Richards Bay (Outside) at 11AM is: 1.3m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.7m 9s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 27). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 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 (27 Oct)	4ft (1.2m)	8s
Afternoon (27 Oct)	6ft (1.8m)	7s
Evening (27 Oct)	8ft (2.5m)	8s

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

	Short Range Forecast Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 23°C on Tue morning, min 18°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Tue night, calm by Wed night).
	Tuesday 27							Wednesday 28								Thursday 29
	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)	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	2	2	1	0	0	0	0	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 7	SSE 7	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SE 8	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	ESE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10
Wave Graph
kJ	207	174	186	249	555	854	705	522	429	326	262	156	156	138	311	327	313	408	408	365	327	293	257
Wind (km/h)	WNW	SW	SSW	SSE	S	SSE	S	S	SSW	S	SSE	SSE	SE	ESE	ESE	SE	NNE	ENE	E	E	ENE	NE	NNE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	glassy	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-off
High Tide					4:13PM2.09m				4:30AM1.95m				4:48PM2.01m					5:06AM1.87m				5:24PM1.87m
Low Tide			10:00AM-0.04m				10:23PM-0.03m				10:35AM-0.00m				10:58PM0.05m					11:12AM0.10m


	5:03	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:01	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:01	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	6:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:08	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	7	2	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	22	23	23	23	20	21	21	20	20	20	21	22	21	20	20	20	19	20	22	22	21	20	20
Feels °C	25	25	23	22	17	17	18	16	17	17	18	19	20	20	20	21	19	19	20	18	17	17	19
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	SSE 9	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	ESE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10
kJ	207	174	186	10	10	20	4	4	3	28	262	156	156	138	311	327	313	408	408	365	327	293	257
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	SSW 8	—	—	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	SSE 9	S 8	S 8	SSE 9	ESE 7	ESE 7	E 7	E 6	E 8	S 21	S 20	E 8	E 8
kJ	16	15	12	7	—	—	15	10	10	6	27	92	90	137	45	77	44	27	46	9	32	10	10
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	E 8	—	—	—	E 8	E 8	SSE 11	SSE 11	SE 11	SE 11	SE 10	ENE 8	SW 12	E 8	E 8	ESE 6	SW 21	SSW 11	S 20	S 19
kJ	25	12	23	5	—	—	—	5	4	12	12	19	40	51	19	5	12	33	13	18	12	30	64
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	SW 9	SSE 7	SSE 7	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SE 8	—	—	ESE 7	—	—	—	—	—	—	E 3	ENE 4	ENE 5	ENE 5
kJ	—	—	77	249	555	854	705	522	429	326	—	—	70	—	—	—	—	—	—	5	29	35	32
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Alkantstrand KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North	Mpame Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Mbotyi Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Margate Durban/KZN South	Scottburgh Point Durban/KZN South	Scottburgh Point Durban/KZN South	Zinkwazi KZN North	Zinkwazi KZN North	Mtati Eastern Cape (S)	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Alkantstrand KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Richards Bay (Inside) KZN North
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	2	1	2	2	2	2	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	4	4	2	2
Distance (km)	0	0	0	474	373	283	201	201	76	76	709	157	157	157	0	0	0	157	157	1057	1057	157	0
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Rating (10 max)	2	2	2						2	2					2	2	2						2
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Rating (10 max)	3	2	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	4	5	5	5	6	4	4	7	5	7	4	6	5	5	5	4	6	6	5	8	5	6	5

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