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Lat Long: 28.80° S 32.10° E

Richards Bay (Outside) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 29 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Richards Bay (Outside) sea temperature is
22.3°C
0.4° 

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 (29 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 10s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 10s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Richards Bay (Outside) at 1PM is: 1.8m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Sep)6ft (1.9m)10s
Afternoon (29 Sep)5.5ft (1.7m)10s
Evening (29 Sep)5ft (1.6m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 20°C on Tue afternoon, min 18°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
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
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
4
2
2
1
0
0
1
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
S
11
1.9
S
10
1.8
S
10
1.7
S
10
1.6
S
10
1.6
S
10
1.6
SSE
11
1.6
SSE
10
1.5
SSE
10
1.5
SSE
10
1.5
SSE
10
1.4
SSE
10
1.6
SSE
9
1.7
SSE
12
1.8
SE
12
1.8
SE
12
1.7
SE
12
1.6
SE
12
1.6
SE
11
1.6
SE
11
1.3
SE
11
1.6
ESE
11
1.4
E
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
804
785
693
632
562
573
531
521
416
416
428
370
450
864
880
928
778
687
585
558
406
540
181
Wind (km/h)
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
S
15
S
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
S
15
SSE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
10
SE
10
ESE
5
E
5
ENE
5
NE
5
NE
10
ENE
15
ENE
25
ENE
20
NE
15
N
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
glassy
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
5:05PM2.05m
5:19AM1.89m
5:37PM1.92m
5:52AM1.76m
6:11PM1.74m
Low Tide
10:52AM-0.04m
11:14PM0.03m
11:24AM0.06m
11:47PM0.16m
11:59AM0.21m
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light rain
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cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
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part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
19
18
19
19
20
19
19
19
19
19
19
20
19
19
19
18
18
18
20
20
19
19
19
Feels °C
15
14
16
16
17
17
17
17
16
16
15
16
16
17
17
17
17
17
18
17
15
16
18
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