Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.80° S 32.10° E

Richards Bay (Outside) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 27 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Richards Bay (Outside) sea temperature is
22.5°C
0.6° 

Richards Bay (Outside) surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Richards Bay (Outside) today (27 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 5s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 8s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Richards Bay (Outside) at 10PM is: 2.3m 8s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 27). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 7s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.3m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Sep)--
Afternoon (27 Sep)5ft (1.6m)5s
Evening (27 Sep)8ft (2.4m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Sun night. Warm (max 20°C on Sun night, min 17°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Sun night, light winds from the S by Tue night).

Sun
27
Monday
28
Tuesday
29
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
1
0
0
0
!
1
2
2
2
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
S
6
2.4
S
7
2.3
S
8
2.1
S
8
2.1
S
8
2.1
S
8
2
S
8
1.9
S
9
2
S
9
2
S
10
1.9
S
10
1.7
S
10
1.6
S
10
2.2
S
10
1.7
S
10
1.6
S
10
1.6
S
10
1.5
S
11
1.4
SSE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
404
620
647
581
540
569
567
561
665
740
701
609
562
1060
608
541
562
516
452
Wind (km/h)
35
S
30
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
S
15
S
15
SSW
15
SW
10
SSW
10
S
10
SSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
4:06PM2.12m
4:19AM2.01m
4:35PM2.12m
4:48AM1.98m
5:05PM2.05m
Low Tide
10:14PM-0.05m
10:22AM-0.08m
10:44PM-0.04m
10:52AM-0.04m
light rain
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light rain
light rain
light rain
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5:50
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5:50
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 mm
1
4
1
1
3
4
2
1
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Temp °C
21
20
20
19
19
18
17
18
19
19
19
18
19
18
18
18
18
18
18
Feels °C
17
16
16
16
15
14
13
14
15
15
16
15
16
15
15
16
16
17
17
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