Richards Bay (Outside) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 28.80° S 32.10° E

Issued: 1 am 31 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Richards Bay (Outside) sea temperature is

23.2°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 (31 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with SE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with SE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Richards Bay (Outside) at 4AM is: 0.9m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 1.3m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (31 Oct)	2.5ft (0.8m)	9s
Afternoon (31 Oct)	2ft (0.6m)	9s
Evening (31 Oct)	1.5ft (0.5m)	9s

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

	Short Range Forecast Moderate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Mon afternoon. Warm (max 28°C on Sun morning, min 19°C on Mon afternoon). Mainly fresh winds.
	Saturday 31								Sunday 1								Monday 2
	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)	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	ENE 6	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	NE 6	ESE 8	SE 9	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	E 7	E 7	E 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	SSW 6	S 6	SSE 7	SSE 7
Wave Graph
kJ	135	118	100	119	77	39	39	128	47	38	42	68	88	92	97	100	196	160	160	123	139	243	298	323
Wind (km/h)	NNE	NNE	NNE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NE	SSW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	WSW	S	S	SSE	S
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross	cross-off	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on
High Tide			6:31AM1.58m				6:52PM1.49m				7:35AM1.42m					8:04PM1.30m				9:26AM1.31m				10:17PM1.22m
Low Tide	00:17AM0.33m				12:41PM0.47m				1:10AM0.51m				1:49PM0.67m					2:31AM0.66m				3:54PM0.78m


	—	5:00	—	—	—	—	—	—	4:58	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4:58	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	6:09	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:12	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	2	—	—	—	1	5	2	3
Temp °C	20	19	22	25	26	23	22	21	21	20	23	28	25	23	22	22	22	22	22	22	21	19	20	19
Feels °C	17	16	18	21	22	19	19	17	17	15	19	26	25	23	21	23	23	22	21	20	18	16	18	17
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	E 7	ESE 8	SE 9	ESE 10	ENE 7	ENE 6	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	SSW 13
kJ	135	118	95	81	77	39	39	59	47	38	42	149	80	97	97	100	196	160	160	123	115	113	68	17
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 17	SSW 16	S 16	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	ESE 8	S 12	SE 11	SE 8	ESE 10	E 7	ESE 10	ESE 10	S 15	S 11	S 15	SSW 14	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	SSW 13	NE 6
kJ	28	24	5	18	18	17	17	46	11	31	18	68	54	92	65	4	9	17	21	12	13	13	17	1
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 9	E 9	S 13	S 16	—	—	—	SSW 12	—	S 12	S 12	S 12	ESE 10	S 11	S 15	SE 10	S 15	S 10	S 10	SE 9	SW 14	SW 14	NE 6	NE 6
kJ	2	6	3	5	—	—	—	15	—	11	11	11	88	9	4	60	4	2	2	31	53	50	1	6
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 6	NE 5	NE 5	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	SW 4	SW 4	SSW 5	SSW 5	SSW 4	SSW 5	SW 4	SSW 6	S 6	SSE 7	SSE 7
kJ	81	84	100	119	283	344	275	128	188	212	214	299	268	10	38	46	35	32	32	44	139	243	298	323
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Sodwana KZN North	Sodwana KZN North	Feldskoen and Mazeppa Bays Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Albatross Eastern Cape (S)	Hamburg (Port Alfred) Eastern Cape (S)	Morgans Bay Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Mbotyi Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Mbotyi Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Salt Rock KZN North	Blythedale KZN North	Ntylonyane (Breezy Point) Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Alkantstrand KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North	Mapelane KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North	Lwandile Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Mpande Bay Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Lucien Durban/KZN South	Green Point Durban/KZN South
Rating (10 max)	2	2	4	1	2	2	1	3	3	1	1	1	3	2	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	1	2
Distance (km)	204	204	488	559	893	665	563	373	373	116	99	484	0	0	55	0	0	0	0	440	420	559	256	191
Best forecast wave conditions in KwaZulu-Natal North Coast	Kosi Bay	Kosi Bay								Thompsons Bay	Umhlanga		Alkantstrand	St Lucia	Cape Vidal	Sodwana	Kosi Bay	Cape Vidal	Kosi Bay
Rating (10 max)	2	2								1	3		3	2	2	2	1	2	2
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Kromme Rivermouth Eastern Cape (S)	Queensberry Bay Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Yellow sands Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Barbel Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Tubes Eastern Cape (S)	Tubes Eastern Cape (S)	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Hole-in-the-Wall Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Coffee Bay Beach Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Koeel Bay Overberg	Ansteys Durban/KZN South	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Groenvlei Garden Route	Leftovers Eastern Cape (S)	Seal Point Eastern Cape (S)	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts) Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	1	2	2	4	4	4	3	3	2	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	2	3	3	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	6	5	5	5	5	4	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5

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