Richards Bay (Outside) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 28.80° S 32.10° E

Issued: 7 am 13 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Richards Bay (Outside) sea temperature is

22.3° 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 (13 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with ESE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with ESE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Richards Bay (Outside) at 2PM is: 1.6m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.8m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (13 Jul)	5ft (1.6m)	7s
Afternoon (13 Jul)	5ft (1.6m)	8s
Evening (13 Jul)	4.5ft (1.4m)	7s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Warm (max 23°C on Wed afternoon, min 17°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Monday 13							Tuesday 14								Wednesday 15								Thu 16
	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	2 AM
Rating (10 max)	2	3	2	0	0	1	2	3	3	3	!	0	1	3	3	3	3	3	3	1	1	3	3	3
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 8	SE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10
Wave Graph
kJ	222	297	263	270	256	249	208	294	562	695	719	599	703	698	644	657	591	603	616	616	616	562	562	562
Wind (km/h)	W	NW	NE	E	ENE	NE	N	NNW	N	NNW	NNE	ENE	ENE	NNE	N	NNE	N	NNW	NNE	ENE	ENE	NNE	WSW	W
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-on	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-on	cross-on	glassy	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide					3:11PM1.73m				3:31AM1.84m				3:57PM1.86m				4:14AM1.90m				4:40PM1.95m
Low Tide			8:57AM0.24m				9:16PM0.21m				9:42AM0.12m				10:03PM0.13m				10:24AM0.04m				10:45PM0.10m


	6:43	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:43	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:43	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:43
	—	—	—	—	5:09	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:10	—	—	5:12
mm	1	1	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	17	17	19	20	20	19	19	18	18	17	21	22	20	20	19	18	18	17	21	23	21	20	19	18
Feels °C	18	18	19	19	19	18	19	18	18	16	20	20	18	19	19	18	18	17	21	22	21	21	20	18
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 8	SE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10
kJ	222	297	263	270	256	249	208	294	562	695	719	599	703	698	644	657	591	603	616	616	616	562	562	562
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 12	S 12	S 12	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 11	E 8	SSW 11	SSW 11	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	SSE 11
kJ	175	132	166	160	121	118	119	79	204	121	117	51	33	32	31	18	18	17	7	17	17	7	17	11
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 15	SSE 14	S 15	—	S 13	S 13	—	SSW 11	SSW 11	—	—	—	S 10	S 10	S 10	—	—	—	S 19	S 19	S 11	SE 11	SSE 11	S 9
kJ	18	41	4	—	14	3	—	198	156	—	—	—	17	17	17	—	—	—	7	7	2	5	11	7
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	E 7	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	ENE 3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	WSW 3
kJ	—	210	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	3
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Alkantstrand KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Mtunzini KZN North	Richards Bay (Inside) KZN North	Richards Bay (Inside) 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	Richards Bay (Inside) KZN North	Richards Bay (Inside) KZN North	Richards Bay (Inside) KZN North	Richards Bay (Inside) KZN North	Dairy Beach (New Pier) Durban/KZN South	Sunrise KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North
Rating (10 max)	2	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	3
Distance (km)	0	0	0	157	157	37	0	0	0	0	0	157	157	0	0	0	0	0	0	155	123	0	0	0
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Rating (10 max)	2	3	3			2	2	3	3	3	3			3	3	3	3	3	3		3	3	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	3	4	3	3	2	3	3	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	5
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	6	5	5	8	7	9	8	8	9	7	8	8	7	4	4	4	4	5	9	5	6

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