Richards Bay (Outside) Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.80° S 32.10° E

Richards Bay (Outside) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 31 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Richards Bay (Outside) sea temperature is
21.6° C
0.0° 

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 (31 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 9s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Richards Bay (Outside) at 11PM is: 2.5m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 1.8m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.8m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Jul)--
Afternoon (31 Jul)10ft (3.0m)9s
Evening (31 Jul)8ft (2.5m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 21°C on Mon afternoon, min 15°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds.

Fri
31
Saturday
1
Sunday
2
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
0
0
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0
0
0
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0
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Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
SSE
9
2.5
SSE
9
2.5
SSE
9
2.4
SE
9
2.4
SSE
9
2.2
SE
9
2.1
SE
9
2.1
SE
9
2.4
SSE
10
2.1
SE
10
2.4
SE
10
2.5
SE
10
2.5
SE
12
2.5
SE
11
2.5
SSE
11
2.5
SSE
12
2.5
SE
12
2.5
SE
12
2.4
SE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1232
1185
1133
989
944
805
747
729
1050
847
1092
1300
1727
1627
1643
2047
2055
1787
1371
Wind (km/h)
30
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SW
25
SW
30
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SW
30
SW
30
SW
20
SSW
15
SW
15
WSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
5:04PM1.90m
5:11AM1.88m
5:32PM1.92m
5:39AM1.86m
6:01PM1.91m
Low Tide
11:07PM0.17m
11:18AM0.06m
11:36PM0.17m
11:47AM0.08m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:35
6:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:20
5:20
5:21
 mm
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
19
19
18
18
17
16
18
18
18
18
18
16
15
15
17
19
19
19
18
Feels °C
13
14
13
13
12
11
12
13
13
13
13
11
10
10
12
15
16
17
17
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