Richards Bay (Outside) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 28.80° S 32.10° E

Issued: 7 am 29 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Richards Bay (Outside) sea temperature is

22.3°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 (29 Sep):

Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 10s period with S swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 10s period with S swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Richards Bay (Outside) at 1PM is: 1.8m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (29 Sep)	6ft (1.9m)	10s
Afternoon (29 Sep)	5.5ft (1.7m)	10s
Evening (29 Sep)	5ft (1.6m)	10s

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

	Short Range Forecast Some drizzle, heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 20°C on Tue afternoon, min 18°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Tuesday 29							Wednesday 30								Thursday 1
	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	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	4	2	2	1	0	0	1	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 11	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	SSE 11	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 9	SSE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 11	SE 11	SE 11	ESE 11	E 7
Wave Graph
kJ	804	785	693	632	562	573	531	521	416	416	428	370	450	864	880	928	778	687	585	558	406	540	181
Wind (km/h)	SSW	SSW	SSW	S	S	SSE	SSE	S	SSE	SE	SE	SE	SE	ESE	E	ENE	NE	NE	ENE	ENE	ENE	NE	N
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	on	on	on	on	cross-on	glassy	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross-off
High Tide						5:05PM2.05m				5:19AM1.89m				5:37PM1.92m				5:52AM1.76m				6:11PM1.74m
Low Tide			10:52AM-0.04m					11:14PM0.03m				11:24AM0.06m				11:47PM0.16m				11:59AM0.21m


	5:33	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:31	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	5:51	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:51	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:52	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	19	18	19	19	20	19	19	19	19	19	19	20	19	19	19	18	18	18	20	20	19	19	19
Feels °C	15	14	16	16	17	17	17	17	16	16	15	16	16	17	17	17	17	17	18	17	15	16	18
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 8	E 8	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	SSE 11	E 7	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 9	SSE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 11	SE 11	SE 11	ESE 11	E 7
kJ	22	20	693	632	562	573	531	10	416	416	428	370	450	864	880	928	778	687	585	558	406	540	181
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 9	E 9	E 8	E 9	SSE 12	E 8	E 8	E 8	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 16	SSW 14	SE 10
kJ	—	—	21	20	10	11	10	2	13	12	23	101	12	11	10	52	50	47	44	47	48	21	108
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	S 16	S 16	S 16	—	S 15	S 15	S 15	E 8	SW 14	S 18	S 17	SSW 13	E 7	—	—	E 7	—	—	SSW 14
kJ	—	—	—	—	5	5	5	—	4	4	4	12	7	6	23	16	17	—	—	28	—	—	20
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 11	S 10	—	—	—	—	—	SSE 10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	E 7	E 6	E 7	E 7	E 7	ENE 4	E 7	E 6
kJ	804	785	—	—	—	—	—	521	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	60	46	85	89	68	23	130	188
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Dairy Beach (New Pier) Durban/KZN South	Dairy Beach (New Pier) Durban/KZN South	Farmer Burgers West Coast	Alkantstrand KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Salt Rock KZN North	Salt Rock KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North	Mtunzini KZN North	Doughnuts Backreef Eastern Cape (S)	Doughnuts Backreef Eastern Cape (S)	Keurbooms Garden Route	Van Stadens Mouth Eastern Cape (S)	Richards Bay (Inside) KZN North
Rating (10 max)	3	4	1	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	3	3	3	3	4	3	3	2	2	3	4	2
Distance (km)	155	155	1372	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	157	157	157	116	116	0	0	37	855	855	1007	867	0
Best forecast wave conditions in KwaZulu-Natal North Coast				Alkantstrand	Alkantstrand	Alkantstrand	Alkantstrand	Umhlanga	Alkantstrand	Alkantstrand				Umhlanga	Umhlanga	Richards Bay (Outside)	Umhlanga	Umhlanga					Richards Bay (Outside)
Rating (10 max)				3	3	3	3	3	3	3				4	4	4	3	3					2
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Yellow sands Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Paranoia Overberg	The Hoek Cape Town	The Hoek Cape Town	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Koeel Bay Overberg	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Van Stadens Mouth Eastern Cape (S)	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Van Stadens Mouth Eastern Cape (S)	Magna Tubes Eastern Cape (S)
Rating (10 max)	4	4	2	4	3	4	4	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	4	4	4	4	3	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	6	9	8	7	7	6	5	5	5	5	4	5	5	5	9	9	8	7	6	6	5

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