Richards Bay (Outside) Surf Forecast

/ KZN North (23 surf breaks) /

South Africa (276 surf breaks) / Lat Long: (28.80° S 32.10° E)

Surf Forecasts:

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

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Sunday 24 May 2026 SAST

Forecast 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 23.8° 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 12AM is: 0.6m 11s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 24). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (25 May)	-	-
Afternoon (25 May)	2.5ft (0.7m)	12s
Evening (25 May)	1.5ft (0.5m)	12s

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

Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Tue afternoon, min 18°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.
	Sun 24			Monday 25								Tuesday 26								Wed 27
	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	11 AM	2 PM
Rating (10 max)	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	1	1	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 10	SSE 12	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	S 18	S 17	S 16	S 15	S 14	SSW 13	SE 9	SE 11	SE 11	SE 11
Wave Graph
kJ	56	77	97	93	91	85	83	92	88	86	85	61	61	63	158	202	186	157	106	60	29	63	60	58
Wind (km/h)	SE	SE	NW	WNW	NW	NW	NE	ENE	ENE	NE	NNE	NNE	NNE	N	NNE	NE	NE	NNE	NNE	N	NNW	NNW	N	NE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	on	glassy	glassy	cross-off	off	off	cross-off	cross-on	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross
High Tide				11:14PM1.43m				11:42AM1.30m				00:22AM1.50m				12:46PM1.39m				1:12AM1.58m				1:34PM1.48m
Low Tide	4:26PM0.62m					5:37AM0.68m				5:47PM0.59m				6:42AM0.59m				6:47PM0.53m				7:28AM0.49m


	—	—	—	—	6:31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:33	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:33	—	—	—
	5:04	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:04	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:02	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:02
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	22	21	20	20	19	19	22	23	21	21	20	19	18	18	22	25	22	21	20	19	19	18	22	25
Feels °C	23	22	21	21	20	20	23	22	19	21	19	18	17	17	20	23	21	21	19	18	19	19	23	24
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 10	E 10	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	S 17	S 16	S 15	S 14	NE 5	NE 5	SE 11	SE 11	SE 11
kJ	47	47	97	93	91	85	83	92	88	86	85	61	61	61	61	202	186	157	106	34	8	63	60	58
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 12	SSE 12	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	SSW 13	SW 13	E 9	ESE 9	ESE 8	E 8	S 19	S 18	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SSW 13	E 6	E 5	ENE 5	SSW 4
kJ	56	77	45	39	40	40	40	16	6	25	27	13	10	63	158	43	43	41	29	60	10	8	9	2
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 6	S 6	SSW 13	SSW 14	SSW 12	SSW 13	SSW 13	S 16	S 16	S 16	S 16	S 16	SSW 16	E 8	SE 13	SE 13	SE 13	SE 13	SE 12	SE 9	SE 9	SSW 13	SW 4	SSW 12
kJ	11	6	18	19	15	16	16	5	5	5	5	20	25	10	46	44	43	40	39	29	29	31	3	27
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	E 9	ENE 9	ENE 4	NE 4	NE 4	NE 4	NE 4	NE 4	NE 4	NE 5	NE 5	NE 5	NE 5	NNE 5	SW 4	—	ENE 5
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	40	84	19	16	18	20	21	16	21	51	64	50	60	32	7	—	9
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Salt Rock KZN North	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	Siyayi KZN North	Richards Bay (Inside) KZN North	Salt Rock KZN North	Siyayi KZN North	Mtunzini KZN North	Siyayi KZN North	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Salt Rock KZN North	Siyayi KZN North	Mtunzini KZN North	Mtunzini KZN North	Richards Bay (Inside) KZN North	Richards Bay (Outside) KZN North	Guinjata Bay Inhambane
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	116	0	0	0	0	0	0	157	157	50	0	116	50	37	50	157	157	116	50	37	37	0	0	626
Best forecast wave conditions in KwaZulu-Natal North Coast	Umhlanga	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)			Umhlanga	Richards Bay (Outside)	Kosi Bay	Kosi Bay	Umhlanga	Siyayi			Umhlanga	Umhlanga	Kosi Bay	Sodwana	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1			1	1	1	1	2	2			2	2	1	1	1	1
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Paranoia Overberg	Paranoia Overberg	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Hout Bay Cape Town	Hout Bay Cape Town	Hout Bay Cape Town	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Hout Bay Cape Town	Cape St Martin West Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Paranoia Overberg	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Hout Bay Cape Town	Hout Bay Cape Town	Hout Bay Cape Town	Hout Bay Cape Town
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	3	3	4	4	4	4	5	5
Header Global	Chameau Mauritius	Chameau Mauritius	Chameau Mauritius	Chameau Mauritius	Aileen's Ireland	Arrawarra Australia	Ahijedero Mexico	Purakaunui Bay New Zealand	Ahijedero Mexico	Arrawarra Australia	Angourie Point Australia	Albatross South Africa	Papatowai New Zealand	Bilgola Beach Australia	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	White Rock - The Spit New Zealand	White Rock - The Spit New Zealand	Kreefte Reef South Africa	Hell South Africa	Dunedin - Cob Cottage New Zealand
Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	4	5	5	9	9	9	6	6	7	7	8	7	7

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