Richards Bay (Outside) surfForecast / KZN North / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Saturday 09 May 2026 SAST
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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
24.1° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Richards Bay (Outside) today?

The current surf forecast for Richards Bay (Outside) at 7AM is: 2.2m 13s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 09). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 May)7ft (2.1m)13s
Afternoon (09 May)5.5ft (1.7m)12s
Evening (09 May)5ft (1.5m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 31°C on Sun afternoon, min 17°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Sat night, fresh winds from the NNE by Sun afternoon).

Saturday
9
Sunday
10
Monday
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)
!
!
!
4
2
1
2
3
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
1
!
0
1
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
SSE
14
2.3
SSE
13
2.1
SSE
13
1.9
SSE
12
1.8
SSE
12
1.6
SSE
12
1.6
SSE
12
1.5
SSE
12
1.2
SSE
11
1.1
SSE
11
1
SSE
11
0.9
SSE
11
0.8
SSE
10
0.7
SSE
10
0.6
SSE
10
0.5
SSE
10
0.3
SE
14
0.4
SSE
10
0.8
SSE
6
1.4
S
11
2.5
SSE
11
1.9
S
11
1.6
S
12
1.3
S
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1956
1687
1344
1137
992
743
636
550
390
314
249
198
147
112
83
62
34
37
36
448
1537
914
784
581
Wind (km/h)
10
N
15
NNW
10
NW
10
W
15
SSE
15
ESE
10
NE
15
NNW
15
N
20
N
25
N
30
N
30
NNE
25
N
20
N
15
NW
15
WNW
15
NNW
15
NW
15
ESE
15
E
20
ENE
25
NNE
25
N
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
7:51AM1.29m
9:03PM1.26m
9:37AM1.23m
10:55PM1.31m
11:26AM1.28m
Low Tide
1:41AM0.73m
2:24PM0.69m
3:20AM0.80m
4:07PM0.71m
5:16AM0.74m
5:36PM0.63m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:22
6:22
6:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:12
5:10
5:10
Temp °C
19
18
17
22
24
22
22
19
19
18
20
29
31
31
29
24
26
22
22
24
25
24
22
21
18
17
16
20
21
20
22
17
16
13
14
23
25
26
25
21
21
17
18
20
21
20
19
18
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
SSE
14
2.3
SSE
13
2.1
SSE
13
1.9
SSE
12
1.8
SSE
12
1.6
SSE
12
1.6
SSE
12
1.5
SSE
12
1.2
SSE
11
1.1
SSE
11
1
SSE
11
0.9
SSE
11
0.8
SSE
10
0.7
SSE
10
1.4
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
8
1
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
1.4
S
11
2.5
SSE
11
1.9
S
11
1.6
S
12
1.3
S
13
Energy kJ
1956
1687
1344
1137
992
743
636
550
390
314
249
198
147
112
245
202
122
89
73
448
1537
914
784
581
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
ESE
9
0.6
ESE
9
0.5
ESE
9
0.5
ESE
8
0.5
ESE
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.2
SSW
15
0.2
SSW
15
0.6
SSE
10
0.5
SSE
10
0.4
SSE
10
0.4
SSE
10
0.8
SSE
6
1.1
NE
8
1.1
NE
8
0.4
SE
12
0.3
SE
12
0.2
SSE
12
Energy kJ
62
61
42
40
40
34
34
34
22
22
21
20
22
21
83
62
34
37
36
138
138
39
24
15
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
ESE
9
0.7
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.1
SW
18
0.4
NE
5
0.2
S
16
0.2
S
16
0.2
S
16
0.1
SE
16
0.1
SE
15
0.2
SSW
15
0.3
SE
14
0.3
SE
14
0.3
SE
13
0.3
SSE
10
0.4
SE
13
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
Energy kJ
82
74
52
50
49
35
22
13
6
21
21
21
10
9
21
30
29
28
18
41
2
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NE
6
0.4
NNE
3
0.3
NE
4
0.6
NE
4
0.7
NE
5
0.6
NE
5
0.8
NE
6
0.9
NE
6
1.4
NE
7
1.4
ENE
7
2.3
NE
8
0.4
NNW
3
0.5
NW
3
0.3
NW
3
1.4
SE
7
0.6
ENE
8
1.4
ENE
5
1.5
ENE
6
1.4
NE
6
Energy kJ
5
2
3
9
27
18
43
70
193
202
629
3
5
1
163
50
100
138
142
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
3
1
1
1
1
2
4
1
3
2
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
157
37
0
0
37
37
398
392
37
37
0
2
0
2
88
58
1007
116
76
Best forecast wave conditions in KwaZulu-Natal North Coast
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
2
3
2
2
3
1
2
1
2
2
4
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
2
3
2
2
8
4
4
4
1
4
9
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
9
9
7
9
5
8
5
4
4
4
5
9
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