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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Sunday 18 Jan 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
25.5° 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 4AM is: 1.2m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am January 18). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jan)3.5ft (1.1m)10s
Afternoon (18 Jan)8ft (2.5m)7s
Evening (18 Jan)10ft (3.0m)8s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
2.5
S
3
S
3
S
3
SSE
2.4
SSE
2.2
SSE
2.2
SSE
1.5
SSE
1.1
S
1
S
1.2
SE
1
E
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
Period(s) (?)1010101010788888971010799999999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)279290296250250771122112671058781629759250249206139173138135132129129126123
Wind
(km/h)
10
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
N
45
SSW
40
SSW
35
S
35
S
30
S
30
S
25
SSW
25
S
20
S
20
S
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
15
SSW
15
SSW
20
S
25
S
25
S
25
S
20
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:49AM
1.69
3:58PM
1.79
4:19AM
1.79
4:27PM
1.86
4:49AM
1.87
4:56PM
1.90
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:39PM
0.26
9:49AM
0.29
10:08PM
0.16
10:20AM
0.21
10:37PM
0.09
10:50AM
0.17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Sunrise---5:09-------5:09-------5:11----
Sunset------6:52-------6:52-------6:52-
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Rain (mm)
-1--11121----------1----
Temp. °C232323252323232323232122222323232322212224242423
Feels °C (?)252424281819191919201819202121222222202021202121
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