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Richards Bay (Outside) surfForecast / KZN North / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Wednesday 27 May 2026 SASTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
23.5° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Richards Bay (Outside) today (27 May):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 May, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 11s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 May, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Richards Bay (Outside) at 11PM is: 0.9m 5s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (27 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 11s |
| Evening (27 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Richards Bay (Outside). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 23°C on Thu morning, min 19°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, fresh winds from the SSW by Fri night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 27 | Thursday 28 | Friday 29 | Sat 30 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 11 AM | 2 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
ESE 11 | ESE 10 | NE 5 | NE 5 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 9 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | |
45 | 40 | 35 | 38 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 14 | 63 | 60 | 59 | 119 | 107 | 142 | 132 | 304 | 293 | 269 | 259 | 234 | 157 | 157 | 161 | 161 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 1:52AM1.65m | 2:13PM1.56m | 2:27AM1.70m | 2:47PM1.63m | 2:59AM1.74m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:33PM0.45m | 8:05AM0.39m | 8:12PM0.38m | 8:39AM0.32m | 8:47PM0.33m | 9:10AM0.26m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — |
 | 5:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:01 |
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Temp °C | 23 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 |
22 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 24 | 21 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 21 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | S 17 | S 16 | S 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | S 15 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 |
 kJ | 45 | 40 | 26 | 25 | 30 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 23 | 142 | 132 | 304 | 293 | 269 | 259 | 234 | 157 | 52 | 41 | 41 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 4 | S 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | SSW 18 | S 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 |
| kJ | 2 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 63 | 13 | 13 | 119 | 107 | 23 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 157 | 161 | 161 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | SSW 4 | SW 4 | S 16 | SE 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 9 | NE 5 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | S 8 | S 20 | E 11 | E 12 | — | S 19 | S 19 | — | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 |
| kJ | 25 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 18 | 18 | 14 | 4 | 60 | 59 | 13 | 13 | 5 | 67 | 3 | 3 | — | 7 | 7 | — | 15 | 15 | 15 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 3 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | SW 4 | — | — | — | S 6 | S 3 | S 5 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 6 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 5 | 24 | 35 | 38 | 62 | 38 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | 7 | 8 | 43 | 91 | 99 | 80 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 157 | 116 | 50 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1363 | 559 | 392 | 392 | 99 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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