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 1 pm Saturday 15 Nov 2025 SAST

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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 22.9° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Richards Bay (Outside) today?

The current surf forecast for Richards Bay (Outside) at 8PM is: 2.1m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 1.1m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.5m 12s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm November 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (15 Nov)	3.5ft (1.1m)	10s
Afternoon (15 Nov)	4ft (1.2m)	10s
Evening (15 Nov)	6.5ft (2.0m)	8s

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

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12 Days Hourly

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	Saturday 15					Sunday 16								Monday 17								Tuesday 18
	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	5 AM	8 AM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	1	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	SE	SE	S	S	S	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	S	SSE	S	S	S	S	SSW	S	SE	S	S	S	S
Period(s) (?)	13	10	7	8	8	10	9	9	7	9	9	9	9	12	11	10	12	14	10	9	9	10	10	10
Wave Graph (?)
kJ (?)	572	308	404	513	373	756	710	630	198	497	426	297	426	638	432	186	373	113	145	211	106	117	117	88
Wind (km/h)	SSW	SSW	SSW	S	S	S	S	SSE	S	SSE	SSE	SSE	S	S	SSE	SE	SE	SE	ESE	E	ENE	NE	NNE	NE
Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy	cross	cross	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	on	on	on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross	cross- off	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)		1:08PM 1.55				1:26AM 1.46				1:44PM 1.65					2:01AM 1.57				2:15PM 1.74				2:32AM 1.66
Low Tide / height (m)				7:24PM 0.52				7:26AM 0.46				7:57PM 0.40				8:00AM 0.36					8:26PM 0.30

	Saturday 15					Sunday 16								Monday 17								Tuesday 18
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	4:48	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4:48	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4:48	-
Sunset	-	-	6:22	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:22	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:23	-	-	-	-	-

Rain (mm)	-	-	2	2	3	3	2	3	4	4	1	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	23	23	22	20	19	20	19	18	18	18	20	20	20	20	19	20	20	20	20	20	19	19	19	20
Feels °C (?)	21	21	19	17	19	18	16	15	16	16	17	17	17	17	17	18	18	18	18	19	18	18	18	18

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