Richards Bay (Outside) Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.80° S 32.10° E

Richards Bay (Outside) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 04 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Richards Bay (Outside) sea temperature is
21.6° C
0.1° 

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 (05 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Richards Bay (Outside) at 12AM is: 1.4m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.8m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)9s
Afternoon (05 Aug)3ft (0.9m)9s
Evening (05 Aug)3ft (0.9m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Thu afternoon, min 17°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
4
Wednesday
5
Thursday
6
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
1
2
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
0
0
2
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
ESE
10
1.2
ESE
10
1.4
ESE
10
1.1
ESE
10
1
ESE
10
1
ESE
9
1
ESE
9
1
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
9
0.8
ESE
9
0.7
ESE
9
0.4
SSW
18
0.4
SSW
18
0.5
S
17
1
SSW
17
1.4
SSW
5
0.5
S
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
327
256
341
226
172
168
168
168
126
126
126
118
92
104
102
151
596
91
129
Wind (km/h)
20
ENE
15
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NE
25
NE
20
NNE
20
N
20
N
15
N
15
N
15
NNE
15
NE
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SW
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
7:07PM1.76m
7:18AM1.57m
7:49PM1.62m
8:04AM1.42m
8:47PM1.46m
Low Tide
1:18AM0.38m
1:28PM0.35m
2:04AM0.52m
2:17PM0.51m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:31
6:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:22
5:22
5:22
 mm
Temp °C
21
20
20
18
17
17
22
26
22
21
20
18
18
18
25
29
21
20
19
Feels °C
19
19
20
17
15
15
19
23
20
20
18
16
16
15
22
25
19
18
17
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