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Richards Bay (Outside) surfForecast / KZN North / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Tuesday 05 May 2026 SASTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
24.1° 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 7PM is: 0.6m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.8m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 05). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (05 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 12s |
| Evening (05 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Richards Bay (Outside). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 26°C on Tue afternoon, min 20°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 5 | Wednesday 6 | Thursday 7 | Fri 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
S 13 | S 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | SE 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 11 | SSE 12 | S 11 | S 11 | |
116 | 107 | 198 | 102 | 90 | 69 | 68 | 64 | 39 | 37 | 38 | 68 | 446 | 592 | 606 | 606 | 572 | 445 | 576 | 590 | 389 | 283 | 661 | 917 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross-on | |
High Tide | 5:30PM1.65m | 5:40AM1.64m | 6:02PM1.54m | 6:12AM1.53m | 6:40PM1.43m | 6:52AM1.41m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:22AM0.26m | 11:33PM0.36m | 11:53AM0.36m | 00:05AM0.47m | 12:28PM0.47m | 00:44AM0.60m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — |
 | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | 5:13 |
— | — | 4 | 4 | 11 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 25 | 26 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 21 |
25 | 27 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 22 | 22 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 18 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | S 12 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | ENE 7 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 11 | S 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 |
 kJ | 38 | 40 | 40 | 38 | 71 | 69 | 62 | 34 | 38 | 25 | 33 | 36 | 446 | 592 | 606 | 606 | 572 | 445 | 576 | 590 | 389 | 255 | 204 | 145 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | E 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | E 7 | ENE 7 | SE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | S 6 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | SE 10 | SSE 12 | SE 20 | SE 19 |
| kJ | 116 | 107 | 103 | 102 | 3 | 69 | 68 | 64 | 39 | 23 | 26 | 33 | 51 | 37 | 27 | 19 | 15 | 38 | 33 | 17 | 322 | 283 | 62 | 183 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | SSW 5 | SSW 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | NE 6 | NE 6 | E 5 | ENE 6 | S 11 | S 11 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | E 10 | S 16 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SSE 12 | ESE 10 | NE 7 | NE 7 |
| kJ | 12 | 32 | 198 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 37 | 38 | 68 | 242 | 217 | 2 | 5 | 21 | 32 | 19 | 18 | 113 | 204 | 32 | 16 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 5 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | SE 5 | NNW 2 | NW 3 | NNW 3 | N 4 | N 4 | N 3 | NW 3 | NW 4 | NW 4 | WNW 4 | W 4 | W 4 | NNE 7 | — | ENE 3 | — | — | S 11 | S 11 |
| kJ | 21 | 28 | 40 | 41 | 90 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 21 | 27 | 19 | 26 | 5 | 30 | — | 3 | — | — | 661 | 917 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 55 | 0 | 0 | 157 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 157 | 163 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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