Richards Bay (Outside) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 28.80° S 32.10° E

Issued: 1 am 27 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Richards Bay (Outside) sea temperature is

21.9° 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 (27 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with S swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 14s period with S swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 14s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Richards Bay (Outside) at 8AM is: 0.6m 16s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 27). An open ocean swell of 1.4m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (27 Jul)	2ft (0.6m)	16s
Afternoon (27 Jul)	1.5ft (0.5m)	14s
Evening (27 Jul)	1.5ft (0.5m)	14s

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

	Short Range Forecast Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Tue night. Warm (max 24°C on Mon afternoon, min 15°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Mon night, strong winds from the SW by Tue night).
	Monday 27								Tuesday 28								Wednesday 29
	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	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	1	2	0	0	0	1	!	0	0	!	!	!	0	!	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 17	S 17	S 16	S 16	S 14	S 15	S 14	SSW 13	S 13	S 16	S 16	S 18	S 18	S 16	SSW 16	S 7	S 8	S 9	S 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	S 9	SSE 9	SE 9
Wave Graph
kJ	138	148	190	124	107	109	96	312	86	752	1189	222	1405	343	266	456	930	1312	1314	1151	1047	718	744	505
Wind (km/h)	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NE	NE	W	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SW	SW	SSW	SW	SW	SW	SSW	SW	SW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross
High Tide		2:42AM1.52m				3:06PM1.53m				3:16AM1.64m				3:38PM1.66m				3:46AM1.74m				4:07PM1.76m
Low Tide				8:55AM0.43m				9:06PM0.43m				9:27AM0.31m				9:38PM0.33m				9:56AM0.20m				10:08PM0.25m


	—	6:37	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:37	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:37	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	5:16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:17	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:19	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	—	1	1	2	1	—	1	1	—	—	1	1
Temp °C	17	16	16	21	24	22	20	20	20	20	20	21	21	19	19	16	15	17	17	18	18	18	17	16
Feels °C	12	11	11	16	20	19	19	19	18	18	18	18	18	16	17	11	8	11	11	13	13	14	13	12
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 9	SE 9	SE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	S 15	ENE 6	ENE 6	ESE 8	E 8	E 8	S 18	E 8	S 16	SSW 16	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 14	ESE 8	SSW 14	SE 9
kJ	129	91	57	46	45	109	49	28	36	45	44	222	52	343	266	68	66	86	522	568	508	173	487	505
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 12	S 12	S 16	S 16	S 14	SE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	S 13	S 20	SSW 12	E 8	SE 8	E 9	ESE 9	E 10	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	S 14
kJ	110	108	190	124	107	33	26	36	86	31	167	37	2	63	69	90	85	108	106	106	108	108	106	148
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 17	S 17	S 12	S 12	S 16	S 10	S 14	E 10	ENE 6	E 9	E 9	E 9	SSE 7	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	E 9
kJ	138	148	76	46	77	8	96	47	12	41	55	57	5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	103
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNE 5	NNE 5	NE 5	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	—	SSW 13	SSW 4	S 16	S 16	S 6	S 18	S 6	S 6	S 7	S 8	S 9	S 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	S 9	SSE 9	SW 5
kJ	56	80	98	67	47	72	—	312	25	752	1189	127	1405	108	206	456	930	1312	1314	1151	1047	718	744	42
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Country Club (African Beach) Durban/KZN South	Salt Rock KZN North	Salt Rock KZN North	Siyayi KZN North	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Zinkwazi KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North	The Spot Durban/KZN South	Dairy Beach (New Pier) Durban/KZN South	Dairy Beach (New Pier) Durban/KZN South	Alkantstrand KZN North	Mntafufu Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Dairy Beach (New Pier) Durban/KZN South	Dairy Beach (New Pier) Durban/KZN South	Dairy Beach (New Pier) Durban/KZN South	Dairy Beach (New Pier) Durban/KZN South	Dairy Beach (New Pier) Durban/KZN South	Dairy Beach (New Pier) Durban/KZN South	Dairy Beach (New Pier) Durban/KZN South	Alkantstrand KZN North
Rating (10 max)	2	2	1	2	1	1	2	1	1	2	2	3	1	1	3	4	3	4	4	3	3	3	2	3
Distance (km)	153	116	116	50	157	76	0	0	0	0	0	208	155	155	0	392	155	155	155	155	155	155	155	0
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Rating (10 max)	2	2	3	2		1	2	1	1	2	2				3									4
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	6	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	6	5	5	5	5	5	9	5	5	5	7	5	6	4	4	4

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