Richards Bay (Outside) Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.80° S 32.10° E

Richards Bay (Outside) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 23 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Richards Bay (Outside) sea temperature is
21.8° C
0.1° 

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 (24 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Jul, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 9s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jul, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 10s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 9s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Richards Bay (Outside) at 1AM is: 1.8m 5s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 12s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 23). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Jul)11ft (3.5m)9s
Afternoon (24 Jul)11ft (3.5m)10s
Evening (24 Jul)8ft (2.5m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 21°C on Thu night, min 15°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Fri morning, calm by Sat night).

Thu
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
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
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
1
!
0
1
2
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
S
14
0.7
S
13
0.7
S
13
1.8
SSW
5
3
S
7
3.5
S
8
3.5
S
10
3.5
S
10
3
S
10
3
S
10
2.4
S
9
1.9
S
10
1
S
16
1
S
16
2.1
SSE
9
1.3
S
10
1.6
SSE
10
1.7
SSE
10
1.6
SSE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
198
176
168
180
843
1507
2474
2362
1936
1433
961
652
529
509
645
332
445
567
500
Wind (km/h)
15
S
10
WSW
15
SW
30
SSW
40
SSW
40
SSW
45
SSW
35
SSW
35
SSW
30
S
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
20
SSW
20
S
15
S
10
SSE
5
SSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
11:12PM1.25m
12:16PM1.17m
00:57AM1.28m
1:41PM1.27m
Low Tide
4:23PM0.77m
5:50AM0.78m
6:21PM0.77m
7:24AM0.69m
7:41PM0.68m
clear
cloud
clear
part cloud
rain showers
clear
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
cloud
cloud
rain showers
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:39
6:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:15
5:15
5:15
 mm
2
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
21
20
20
21
20
20
19
19
18
18
18
17
17
17
17
19
19
18
17
Feels °C
21
21
20
17
14
12
11
12
11
12
14
14
14
14
14
15
16
16
17
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