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Richards Bay (Outside) surfForecast / KZN North / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Thursday 21 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
23.6° 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 5AM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.8m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 21). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (21 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 13s |
| Evening (21 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 ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 27°C on Fri afternoon, min 18°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 21 | Friday 22 | Saturday 23 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
SSE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | ESE 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 7 | E 11 | E 11 | S 11 | E 11 | S 11 | S 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | |
132 | 118 | 112 | 104 | 103 | 117 | 112 | 106 | 236 | 284 | 99 | 98 | 110 | 89 | 88 | 62 | 61 | 68 | 59 | 182 | 143 | 138 | 98 | 96 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 6:32AM1.62m | 7:09PM1.59m | 7:26AM1.46m | 8:17PM1.47m | 8:38AM1.33m | 9:44PM1.41m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:22AM0.35m | 12:46PM0.34m | 1:18AM0.51m | 1:43PM0.47m | 2:30AM0.66m | 2:57PM0.58m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:04 | — | — |
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Temp °C | 20 | 19 | 19 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 24 | 27 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 |
21 | 20 | 19 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 20 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | E 9 | ESE 12 | E 12 | E 7 | ESE 7 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | S 11 | ENE 7 | E 6 | E 6 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
 kJ | 126 | 118 | 112 | 104 | 77 | 57 | 41 | 74 | 236 | 284 | 94 | 70 | 93 | 89 | 88 | 62 | 111 | 68 | 52 | 182 | 143 | 138 | 98 | 96 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 12 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | E 12 | E 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | E 11 | E 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 |
| kJ | 132 | 103 | 103 | 101 | 103 | 79 | 55 | 106 | 26 | 19 | 99 | 98 | 75 | 72 | 66 | 62 | 61 | 61 | 58 | 53 | 51 | 33 | 36 | 35 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | SSE 7 | SSE 15 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 20 | S 20 | S 20 | S 20 | S 11 | E 11 | E 11 | S 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 35 | 51 | 56 | 86 | 85 | 117 | 112 | 28 | 42 | 60 | 55 | 84 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 61 | 59 | 59 | 42 | 42 | 18 | 25 | 24 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | ENE 3 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NE 5 | E 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NNE 6 | WSW 2 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | S 5 | S 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 3 | 16 | 28 | 21 | 43 | 24 | 17 | 38 | 110 | 149 | 151 | 161 | 93 | 1 | 10 | 25 | 35 | 37 | 53 | 57 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 729 | 841 | 373 | 116 | 116 | 116 | 50 | 50 | 157 | 116 | 37 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 123 | 99 |
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