Richards Bay (Outside) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 28.80° S 32.10° E

Issued: 1 am 10 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Richards Bay (Outside) sea temperature is

22.3°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 (10 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with ESE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with ESE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Richards Bay (Outside) at 6AM is: 0.9m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.5m 14s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.0m 5s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (10 Oct)	3ft (0.9m)	9s
Afternoon (10 Oct)	3.5ft (1.0m)	9s
Evening (10 Oct)	2ft (0.6m)	13s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Sun morning, min 19°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Sat morning, fresh winds from the NE by Sun afternoon).
	Saturday 10								Sunday 11								Monday 12
	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	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	1	1	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 11	ESE 9	SSW 14	ESE 9	ESE 9	S 15	S 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	E 10	E 7	SSW 12
Wave Graph
kJ	132	132	132	157	151	129	121	98	121	119	119	94	88	90	69	90	92	109	107	66	156	77	186	29
Wind (km/h)	SW	SW	SW	S	E	NE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NE	NE	NE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NE	NE	NE	NNE	NNE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide		3:18AM1.91m				3:33PM2.05m				3:46AM1.95m				4:00PM2.05m				4:13AM1.94m				4:26PM2.00m
Low Tide				9:19AM0.02m				9:41PM0.02m				9:48AM-0.01m				10:07PM0.01m				10:15AM0.02m				10:33PM0.04m


	—	5:20	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:18	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:18	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	5:57	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:57	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:58	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	21	21	21	25	25	25	23	22	22	21	23	29	29	24	22	21	20	19	22	28	29	24	22	21
Feels °C	20	21	22	28	25	24	24	22	22	19	21	26	25	20	19	19	17	16	19	24	24	20	19	17
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 11	ESE 9	ESE 9	E 7	ESE 9	E 7	E 7	ESE 9	SSW 13	SSW 13	E 7	SSW 12
kJ	132	132	132	147	151	129	103	98	121	119	119	94	88	90	69	61	92	37	33	44	59	57	186	29
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 7	S 14	S 14	S 15	S 14	S 13	S 13	S 12	S 12	SSW 12	SSW 13	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	ESE 9	ESE 11	ESE 9	ESE 10	ESE 11	SSW 13	E 10	SSW 13	—
kJ	14	100	97	157	146	128	121	78	77	51	53	65	67	69	67	90	43	50	51	64	156	77	32	—
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 6	SE 9	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSW 5	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SSW 14	SSW 14	S 15	S 14	SSW 14	—	—	—	—
kJ	15	12	24	39	8	17	17	17	10	6	6	6	3	2	2	63	63	109	107	66	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 5	SSW 5	SSW 5	SSW 5	NE 5	ENE 4	ENE 5	ENE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 7	ENE 7	NE 6	NE 6	NE 5	NE 6	ENE 6	ENE 7	ENE 7	NE 6	ENE 7
kJ	85	80	37	24	14	45	72	90	77	89	89	170	355	362	304	116	136	100	97	176	431	497	228	394
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Alkantstrand KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Dairy Beach (New Pier) Durban/KZN South	Mtunzini KZN North	Mtunzini KZN North	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Umhlanga KZN North	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Hamburg (Port Alfred) Eastern Cape (S)	Albatross Eastern Cape (S)	Umhlanga KZN North	Mtunzini KZN North	Southbroom Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Battery Beach Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Feldskoen and Mazeppa Bays Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Guinjata Bay Inhambane	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Salt Rock KZN North
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	2	1	2	2	1	2	1	3	3	4	2	2	1	2	2	4	2	2	1	1
Distance (km)	0	0	0	0	157	155	37	37	157	142	157	665	893	142	37	291	157	153	157	488	626	559	157	116
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Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2			2	2	1	2				4	4		2	2						3
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	4	3	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	6	4	5	6	6	8	9	9	8	8	5	5	6	9	5	5	5	5	6	5	5	5

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