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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Tuesday 20 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
25.7° 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 6PM is: 1.4m 6s primary swell from a South direction and 0.8m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.5m 12s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm January 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Jan)3.5ft (1.0m)9s
Afternoon (20 Jan)4.5ft (1.4m)6s
Evening (20 Jan)4.5ft (1.4m)6s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
0
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Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
E
0.9
ESE
1.4
S
1.3
S
1.6
S
1.7
S
1.6
SSE
1.5
SSE
1.4
SSE
1.2
S
1.1
S
1
S
0.9
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
1.6
ENE
0.6
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
1.2
SSW
2.2
SSW
2.5
S
Period(s) (?)9866667777999913131261212141468
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)15412013012419024723919217815918616213513511911911316210575107557339912
Wind
(km/h)
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
S
20
SSW
20
S
25
S
20
S
15
S
15
SSE
15
ESE
20
E
15
NE
15
NNE
20
NNE
25
NNE
30
NNE
30
NNE
35
NE
30
NE
30
NNE
15
NNE
15
SW
35
SW
30
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		ononcross-
on		crosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:56PM
1.90
5:18AM
1.92
5:26PM
1.90
5:49AM
1.93
5:56PM
1.86
6:20AM
1.91
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:50AM
0.17
11:05PM
0.04
11:21AM
0.15
11:34PM
0.04
11:53AM
0.17
12:05AM
0.07
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
Sunrise-------5:11-------5:13-------5:13
Sunset--6:52-------6:52-------6:52-----
rain showers
rain showers
clear
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
11--22------------------
Temp. °C232424232222222224242322212020222729282423222424
Feels °C (?)212121222119202023222120191817182426262223222222
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