Richards Bay (Outside) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 28.80° S 32.10° E

Issued: 1 pm 07 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Richards Bay (Outside) sea temperature is

21.7° 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 (07 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with SE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with NE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Richards Bay (Outside) at 9PM is: 1.2m 6s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.3m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (07 Jul)	2ft (0.6m)	10s
Afternoon (07 Jul)	3.5ft (1.0m)	6s
Evening (07 Jul)	4ft (1.2m)	6s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Tue afternoon, min 17°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.
	Tue 7					Wednesday 8								Thursday 9								Fri 10
	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	5 AM	8 AM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	3	3	3	3
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 10	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	SE 9	ESE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 10	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 15	SSW 4	S 14	S 15	S 15	S 14	S 14	S 13	S 13	S 13	S 14
Wave Graph
kJ	79	58	95	112	82	43	59	43	43	45	69	69	70	71	32	104	113	163	268	725	683	663	670	902
Wind (km/h)	N	NE	NE	NNE	NNE	NNW	NNW	NNW	N	NE	NE	NNE	N	SW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	S	SSW	WSW	W	NW	NNE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross-on	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross-off
High Tide					8:36PM1.57m				8:55AM1.39m				9:43PM1.51m				10:15AM1.31m					11:09PM1.48m
Low Tide			2:09PM0.43m				2:54AM0.57m				3:08PM0.52m				4:09AM0.62m				4:27PM0.58m					5:40AM0.61m


	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:45	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:43	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:43	—
	—	—	5:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:07	—	—	—	—	5:08
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	21	25	22	20	18	17	17	17	20	24	23	20	19	20	20	20	20	21	20	20	18	17	17	18
Feels °C	17	21	19	17	15	15	15	15	19	21	20	18	15	18	18	18	18	19	19	20	18	17	17	18
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	ESE 10	NE 6	ENE 6	SE 9	SE 9	SE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	E 8	E 8	S 15	S 14	S 14	S 13	S 13	S 13	S 14
kJ	79	47	46	45	60	38	20	43	43	45	36	35	59	44	21	46	30	163	268	725	683	663	670	902
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	SSW 15	SSW 15	SE 9	ESE 9	ENE 5	ENE 6	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	ESE 9	ESE 9	E 8	S 14	S 15	E 8	S 6	E 9	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8
kJ	15	15	14	21	42	43	59	11	12	40	69	69	34	33	21	104	113	30	44	53	49	46	45	42
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 10	SW 12	S 15	ESE 12	E 10	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	—	ENE 8	ENE 9	SSW 14	SSW 15	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	ESE 9	E 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	SE 15	SE 14	SE 14
kJ	18	6	17	14	17	41	41	40	38	—	7	8	70	71	23	22	21	16	56	8	8	9	8	8
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NNE 6	NNE 6	WSW 3	—	ENE 6	NE 5	NE 5	NE 6	SW 3	SSW 4	SSW 5	SSW 5	SSW 6	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	67	58	95	112	82	84	77	2	—	18	30	53	92	2	32	47	53	50	—	—	—	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Siyayi KZN North	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Salt Rock KZN North	Siyayi KZN North	Richards Bay (Inside) KZN North	Richards Bay (Inside) KZN North	Richards Bay (Inside) KZN North	Richards Bay (Inside) KZN North	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Battery Beach Durban/KZN South	Siyayi KZN North	Sodwana KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North	Blythedale KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Alkantstrand KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North	Richards Bay (Inside) KZN North	Richards Bay (Inside) KZN North
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	5	2	3	3	3	3	3
Distance (km)	50	157	157	116	50	0	0	0	0	157	153	50	204	0	0	99	0	559	0	0	0	0	0	0
Best forecast wave conditions in KwaZulu-Natal North Coast	Siyayi			Umhlanga	Kosi Bay	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)			Umhlanga	Sodwana	St Lucia	Kosi Bay	Kosi Bay	Alkantstrand		Mapelane	Mapelane	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)
Rating (10 max)	1			2	1	1	1	1	1			1	1	2	1	1	1		2	3	3	3	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	2	4	4	5	6	6	5	5	4	5	5	5	6
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	7	7	9	9	9	8	7	6	7	8	9	9	8	9	8	6	6	6	6	5	5	6

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