Richards Bay (Outside) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 28.80° S 32.10° E

Issued: 7 am 19 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Richards Bay (Outside) sea temperature is

22.1° C

Richards Bay (Outside) surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Richards Bay (Outside) today (19 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 13s period with SSE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with SSE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 12s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Richards Bay (Outside) at 1PM is: 1.5m 12s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 19). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (19 Jul)	5ft (1.5m)	13s
Afternoon (19 Jul)	5ft (1.6m)	12s
Evening (19 Jul)	5.5ft (1.7m)	12s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Sun afternoon, min 17°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Sunday 19							Monday 20								Tuesday 21
	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)	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	2	2	0	1	1	3	3	3	3	3	0	1	3	3
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 12	SSE 14	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 11	SSE 12	SSE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 13	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12
Wave Graph
kJ	322	790	666	748	635	663	776	835	933	940	990	882	1100	976	819	736	614	561	551	551	494	448	448
Wind (km/h)	SW	SW	SSW	SE	E	NE	NNW	NNW	NW	SW	SW	SSW	S	S	WSW	WNW	NW	NNW	NNE	ENE	ENE	NE	N
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross	cross-on	on	cross-on	cross	glassy	off	off	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	glassy	off	off	off	cross-off	cross-on	cross	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide		6:43AM1.71m				7:13PM1.75m				7:19AM1.58m				7:51PM1.61m				7:58AM1.43m					8:33PM1.46m
Low Tide				12:52PM0.21m				1:20AM0.41m				1:29PM0.35m				2:00AM0.54m					2:09PM0.51m


	6:41	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:41	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:41	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	5:13	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:14	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:14	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	19	19	21	22	21	20	19	18	18	17	20	21	21	20	19	17	17	17	20	22	20	20	19
Feels °C	19	19	21	23	21	20	20	18	19	15	18	18	18	19	20	17	17	17	19	20	18	19	18
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 12	SSE 14	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 11	SSE 12	SSE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 13	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12
kJ	322	790	666	748	635	663	776	835	933	940	990	882	1100	976	819	736	614	561	551	551	494	448	448
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 15	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	ESE 9	E 9	E 9	SSW 15	S 15	SSW 13	SSW 11	S 10	S 9	S 9	S 12	SSW 12	SSW 16	S 16
kJ	272	65	88	70	73	70	71	49	49	29	28	28	21	17	58	37	88	59	40	73	47	91	190
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 10	S 12	E 10	S 15	S 11	E 10	NE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	NE 6	S 10	SSW 16	E 9	E 9	E 9	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	S 16	S 17	SSW 12	SSW 11
kJ	88	26	96	4	38	69	1	4	3	1	48	24	6	6	6	34	35	50	49	21	51	26	87
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	NE 5	—	—	—	SSW 9	SSW 4	SSW 5	SSW 6	—	—	—	—	—	—	ENE 6	ENE 3	ENE 4	NE 4
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	7	—	—	—	73	35	66	58	—	—	—	—	—	—	3	9	12	11
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Alkantstrand KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Mtunzini KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North	Richards Bay (Inside) KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North	Ntylonyane (Breezy Point) Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Dairy Beach (New Pier) Durban/KZN South	Alkantstrand KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North	Richards Bay (Inside) KZN North	Richards Bay (Inside) KZN North	Richards Bay (Inside) KZN North	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Richards Bay (Inside) KZN North	Richards Bay (Inside) KZN North
Rating (10 max)	3	3	4	3	4	3	4	3	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	3	3	2	3	3	2	3
Distance (km)	0	0	0	157	157	37	0	0	0	0	0	484	155	0	0	0	0	0	0	157	157	0	0
Best forecast wave conditions in KwaZulu-Natal North Coast	Umhlanga	Umhlanga	Mapelane			Umhlanga	Sodwana	Richards Bay (Outside)	Kosi Bay	Cape Vidal	Alkantstrand			Umhlanga	Cape Vidal	Cape Vidal	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)			Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)
Rating (10 max)	3	4	4			4	4	3	4	4	4			4	4	4	3	3	3			3	3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Jongensfontein Overberg	Loch Ness (Noordhoek) Eastern Cape (S)	Kromme Rivermouth Eastern Cape (S)	Kromme Rivermouth Eastern Cape (S)	Silwerstroom West Coast	Queensberry Bay Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	J-Bay Eastern Cape (S)	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Kromme Rivermouth Eastern Cape (S)	Jongensfontein Overberg	Kromme Rivermouth Eastern Cape (S)	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Vleesbaai Overberg	Paranoia Overberg	Koeel Bay Overberg	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Header Global	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach New Zealand	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach New Zealand	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach New Zealand	Tora Point New Zealand	Seconds (White Rock) New Zealand	Ning Nong Point and Reef New Zealand	Last Chance New Zealand	Diners Beach New Zealand	Diners Beach New Zealand	Asu Indonesia	Asu Indonesia	Asu Indonesia	Papatowai New Zealand	Aganoa Beach Samoa	Chameau Mauritius	Cape St Martin South Africa	Cobblestones Australia
Rating (10 max)	7	7	7	7	7	7	6	5	5	6	7	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	5

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