Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.80° S 32.10° E

Richards Bay (Outside) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 26 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Richards Bay (Outside) sea temperature is
22.1°C
0.2° 

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 (26 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Richards Bay (Outside) at 4AM is: 0.8m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 26). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)12s
Afternoon (26 Sep)2ft (0.6m)11s
Evening (26 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Sun night. Warm (max 25°C on Sat afternoon, min 17°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Sat morning, fresh winds from the SSW by Sun night).

Saturday
26
Sunday
27
Monday
28
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
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
S
13
0.7
S
12
0.7
S
12
0.6
S
11
0.6
S
11
1.5
ENE
6
0.7
S
16
0.8
S
15
0.8
S
15
0.9
S
14
0.9
S
14
0.8
S
14
1.2
SSW
14
1.8
S
6
2.5
S
7
3
S
8
2.5
S
9
2.3
S
8
2.5
S
8
2.4
S
8
2.2
S
9
2.1
S
9
1.9
S
9
1.8
S
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
199
145
138
94
87
143
234
298
272
320
311
257
605
212
644
1035
912
616
804
798
736
718
580
521
Wind (km/h)
25
NNE
15
N
10
NNW
5
NE
20
NE
30
NE
30
NNE
25
NNE
15
N
10
NNE
15
N
10
SSW
30
S
30
S
35
SSW
35
SSW
30
SSW
30
S
30
SSW
30
SW
30
SW
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
S
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
3:23AM1.92m
3:39PM2.07m
3:50AM1.99m
4:06PM2.12m
4:19AM2.01m
4:35PM2.12m
Low Tide
9:26AM0.01m
9:46PM0.00m
9:53AM-0.06m
10:14PM-0.05m
10:22AM-0.08m
10:44PM-0.04m
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5:33
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Temp °C
21
20
21
23
25
23
22
21
21
20
21
25
22
21
20
19
18
18
18
17
17
19
18
19
Feels °C
19
20
22
25
24
20
19
19
20
21
21
26
20
18
16
14
15
14
13
12
12
14
15
16
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