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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Thursday 19 Mar 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
26.3° C
 (Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Richards Bay (Outside) today?

The current surf forecast for Richards Bay (Outside) at 3AM is: 0.8m 14s primary swell from a South direction and 1.1m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm March 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Mar)3ft (0.9m)14s
Afternoon (20 Mar)3ft (0.9m)14s
Evening (20 Mar)2.5ft (0.7m)14s

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

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Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
2
2
3
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
ESE
1.2
ESE
1.2
E
0.8
S
0.9
S
0.9
S
1
S
1
S
1.9
ENE
0.7
S
1.1
SSW
2.2
SSW
2.4
S
2.3
S
2.1
S
1.8
S
1.8
S
1.6
SSE
1.6
SSE
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
Period(s) (?)999141414141461414678887771312121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)259254240232338333377372237198487351628616501362358276232209193187187187
Wind
(km/h)
10
ESE
5
NE
10
N
10
N
15
NNE
20
N
20
NNE
30
NE
30
NE
25
NNE
30
SW
30
SW
30
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
30
SSW
25
S
20
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SW
10
S
15
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
oncrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscross-
off		crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:13PM
2.03
4:30AM
2.18
4:42PM
2.05
5:00AM
2.16
5:12PM
2.00
5:31AM
2.08
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:16PM
-0.11
10:38AM
-0.08
10:46PM
-0.13
11:08AM
-0.06
11:17PM
-0.07
11:40AM
0.03
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Sunrise-----5:54-------5:54-------5:54--
Sunset6:04-------6:02-------6:01-------
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
----------1111----------
Temp. °C252423232325313329282423232324252424232322232628
Feels °C (?)272726262526313228292321212122232223222321232829
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