Richards Bay (Outside) Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.80° S 32.10° E

Richards Bay (Outside) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 01 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Richards Bay (Outside) sea temperature is
20.6°C
1.1° 

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 (01 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Richards Bay (Outside) at 1PM is: 1.1m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)9s
Afternoon (01 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)8s
Evening (01 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 33°C on Thu morning, min 19°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, fresh winds from the NE by Thu afternoon).

Tuesday
1
Wednesday
2
Thursday
3
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)
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
3
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
E
9
0.8
E
9
0.8
ESE
8
1.1
E
8
1.6
ENE
5
1.3
ENE
6
1.2
ENE
6
0.3
SSW
14
0.6
E
8
0.4
SSW
14
0.5
S
14
0.7
S
15
0.8
S
15
1
S
16
1.1
S
16
1.1
S
16
1
S
16
0.9
S
15
0.8
S
14
0.7
S
13
0.6
S
13
0.5
S
12
1
SSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
101
96
94
165
128
115
96
39
52
63
107
212
287
503
627
620
482
343
257
176
125
76
274
Wind (km/h)
10
NNE
15
NNE
15
NE
25
NE
30
NE
25
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
25
N
20
N
5
SW
20
S
15
S
10
SW
0
N
15
NNE
25
N
25
N
25
NNE
30
NNE
35
NE
35
NNE
20
SW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
High Tide
6:01PM1.93m
6:12AM1.76m
6:34PM1.78m
6:46AM1.60m
7:12PM1.59m
Low Tide
11:47AM0.06m
00:10AM0.18m
12:19PM0.18m
00:45AM0.33m
12:56PM0.36m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:05
6:05
6:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:37
5:37
5:37
 mm
Temp °C
19
20
26
29
25
23
23
22
22
23
32
23
20
20
19
19
22
25
33
33
29
27
22
Feels °C
20
20
25
26
23
21
21
19
19
20
30
23
20
21
22
18
18
20
27
27
23
21
20
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