Richards Bay (Outside) Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.80° S 32.10° E

Richards Bay (Outside) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 09 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Richards Bay (Outside) sea temperature is
22.0° 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 (09 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 14s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 14s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 15s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Richards Bay (Outside) at 9AM is: 0.5m 14s primary swell from a South direction and 0.7m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 09). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 6s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.4m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)14s
Afternoon (09 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)14s
Evening (09 Aug)2ft (0.6m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Mon afternoon. Warm (max 24°C on Sun afternoon, min 16°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Sun morning, strong winds from the SW by Sun night).

Sunday
9
Monday
10
Tuesday
11
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
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
14
0.5
S
14
0.5
S
14
0.5
S
14
0.5
S
14
0.6
S
16
0.6
S
15
0.8
E
9
1.8
SSW
6
3.5
SSW
7
4
S
9
4
S
10
3.5
S
10
4
S
10
3.5
SSE
10
3.5
SSE
9
3
SSE
9
3
SSE
9
3
SSE
8
2.5
SSE
8
2.5
SSE
8
2.5
SSE
8
2.5
SE
8
3
SE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
107
104
100
100
103
186
161
96
232
1092
2153
2881
2633
2562
2394
1757
1441
1283
1125
956
891
828
878
1188
Wind (km/h)
25
NNE
25
NNE
15
N
5
N
10
E
10
S
25
SSW
30
SSW
35
SSW
50
SW
50
SW
45
SSW
45
SSW
40
S
40
S
35
S
35
S
35
S
35
S
35
S
30
S
30
S
30
S
25
SSE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
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
High Tide
00:37AM1.39m
1:24PM1.37m
1:54AM1.54m
2:25PM1.59m
2:45AM1.71m
3:10PM1.79m
Low Tide
7:05AM0.61m
7:31PM0.54m
8:10AM0.42m
8:31PM0.36m
8:55AM0.23m
9:16PM0.21m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:28
6:28
6:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:24
5:24
5:25
 mm
2
4
2
2
4
2
1
1
Temp °C
18
17
17
23
24
21
20
20
19
17
16
17
16
17
16
16
17
18
18
18
17
18
18
18
Feels °C
15
14
15
22
23
21
18
16
14
8
7
9
8
10
9
10
11
11
11
10
11
11
11
12
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