Richards Bay (Outside) surfForecast / KZN North / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Thursday 23 Apr 2026 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
24.9° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

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

The current surf forecast for Richards Bay (Outside) at 1PM is: 1.5m 17s primary swell from a South direction and 0.8m 8s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.5m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am April 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)18s
Afternoon (23 Apr)5ft (1.5m)17s
Evening (23 Apr)5ft (1.6m)16s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Sat afternoon, min 19°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, fresh winds from the NE by Sat afternoon).

Thursday
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sun
26
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)
0
0
1
0
1
2
3
4
3
3
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
S
7
1.4
SSW
18
1.4
SSW
17
1.5
S
17
1.4
S
16
1.6
S
16
1.5
S
16
1.5
S
16
1.4
S
15
1.3
S
14
1.3
S
14
1.2
S
14
1.7
E
8
1.7
E
8
1.4
ESE
8
1.3
ESE
8
1.2
ESE
8
1.2
ESE
8
1.3
ESE
9
1.8
E
9
2
E
9
1.5
E
9
1.5
E
9
1.6
E
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
792
1231
1217
1326
1029
1289
1121
1093
835
691
691
573
363
354
257
235
212
217
264
509
635
363
380
445
Wind (km/h)
30
S
25
S
20
S
20
SSE
15
SSE
10
SE
5
ESE
0
ENE
5
N
5
N
10
NE
20
ENE
20
NE
15
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
30
NE
30
NE
25
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
7:19AM1.42m
8:07PM1.35m
8:45AM1.24m
10:23PM1.27m
11:17AM1.21m
00:19AM1.39m
Low Tide
1:38PM0.57m
2:25AM0.73m
3:16PM0.72m
4:56AM0.80m
5:35PM0.69m
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:13
6:13
6:13
6:15
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5:24
5:23
5:23
5:22
1
Temp °C
21
20
21
22
21
21
21
20
20
19
21
22
22
22
21
21
20
20
25
27
24
23
22
21
16
16
17
18
18
20
21
21
20
19
20
19
20
20
19
19
18
17
22
23
22
22
21
20
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
E
8
1.4
SSW
18
1.4
SSW
17
1.5
S
17
1.4
S
16
1.6
S
16
1.5
S
16
1.5
S
16
1.4
S
15
1.3
S
14
1.3
S
14
1.2
S
14
1
S
13
0.9
S
13
1.4
ESE
8
1.3
ESE
8
1.2
ESE
8
1.2
ESE
8
1.3
ESE
9
0.5
S
12
0.4
S
12
1.5
E
9
1.5
E
9
1.6
E
9
Energy kJ
23
1231
1217
1326
1029
1289
1121
1093
835
691
691
573
350
276
257
235
212
217
264
66
41
363
380
445
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSW
19
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.8
S
8
0.6
S
9
1.3
SE
7
1.3
SE
7
1.1
ESE
8
1.1
ESE
8
1.1
ESE
8
1.1
ESE
8
0.8
S
13
0.7
S
13
0.6
S
12
0.6
S
12
0.5
S
12
0.8
SSW
12
0.7
SSW
12
0.4
S
12
0.4
S
12
0.4
S
12
Energy kJ
148
35
34
91
52
169
158
153
138
149
167
212
158
105
102
68
156
142
44
47
47
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
ESE
8
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
Energy kJ
35
5
5
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
S
7
2.1
SSE
8
2
SSE
7
1.5
SE
7
1.3
SSE
7
1.2
ESE
8
1.4
E
8
1.7
E
8
1.7
E
8
0.8
NNE
4
0.8
NNE
4
0.9
NNE
4
0.9
NNE
4
0.8
NNE
4
1.8
E
9
2
E
9
1.1
NE
5
0.9
NE
5
1
NNE
5
Energy kJ
792
495
417
210
150
163
251
363
354
20
18
26
28
24
509
635
65
39
56
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
3
3
1
1
2
2
2
3
2
3
Distance (km)
155
153
155
157
157
0
37
0
0
0
850
850
867
841
204
204
116
116
50
157
157
50
116
37
Best forecast wave conditions in KwaZulu-Natal North Coast
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
4
5
5
4
4
5
4
4
5
4
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