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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Saturday 31 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
25.5° 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 4AM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.5m 13s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am January 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Jan)1.5ft (0.5m)14s
Afternoon (31 Jan)2ft (0.6m)13s
Evening (31 Jan)2ft (0.6m)12s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Saturday
31
Sunday
01
Monday
02
11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.9
E
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.9
E
1.1
E
0.7
E
0.6
E
0.4
S
0.8
E
0.4
SSW
1.1
E
1.6
ENE
1.8
ENE
0.4
SSW
Period(s) (?)131381414131312121212111188881181675615
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)8485103979612612511210610472666089142604536748413415621474
Wind
(km/h)
15
NNE
10
N
10
N
10
NNE
10
ENE
20
E
15
E
0
ENE
0
W
5
W
5
W
5
NNW
10
ESE
20
E
20
ENE
15
NE
15
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
20
NNE
25
NE
35
ENE
30
NE
20
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		glassglasscross-
off		glassoffcross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscrosscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:54AM
1.64
3:11PM
1.76
3:35AM
1.82
3:50PM
1.87
4:12AM
1.95
4:24PM
1.94
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:40PM
0.36
8:59AM
0.31
9:22PM
0.19
9:40AM
0.18
9:58PM
0.06
10:17AM
0.09
Saturday
31
Sunday
01
Monday
02
Sunrise---5:20-------5:20-------5:22----
Sunset------6:47-------6:47-------6:46-
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
---------------11-------
Temp. °C242322242827262625242325282728262424232529302726
Feels °C (?)252423252926273129272628302729282525242628282627
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