Richards Bay (Outside) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 28.80° S 32.10° E

Issued: 1 am 22 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Richards Bay (Outside) sea temperature is

22.7°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 (22 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 14s period with S swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with S swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Richards Bay (Outside) at 6AM is: 0.7m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.4m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 22). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (22 Oct)	1.5ft (0.5m)	14s
Afternoon (22 Oct)	3.5ft (1.1m)	12s
Evening (22 Oct)	3ft (0.9m)	11s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 24°C on Sat afternoon, min 19°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, fresh winds from the NE by Sat afternoon).
	Thursday 22								Friday 23								Saturday 24
	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)	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	3	3	3	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 9	SE 9	S 14	SSW 14	S 12	S 12	S 11	S 12	S 12	S 12	S 5	S 7	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 14	S 14	S 13	S 13	S 12	S 12	S 12	S 12	S 11
Wave Graph
kJ	81	81	101	308	453	347	205	169	243	280	115	338	722	613	441	928	915	875	737	584	416	282	221	206
Wind (km/h)	SSW	SSW	S	SSE	SE	SSE	SSE	S	S	S	S	SSW	SSW	S	S	SSE	ENE	NNE	NNE	NE	NE	NE	NNE	NNE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide	1:17AM1.43m				1:37PM1.61m				1:50AM1.59m					2:07PM1.79m				2:22AM1.74m				2:37PM1.95m
Low Tide			7:20AM0.48m				7:47PM0.42m				7:52AM0.32m					8:17PM0.25m				8:22AM0.17m				8:47PM0.10m


	—	5:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:05	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	6:04	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:05	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:05	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	2	2	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	20	20	22	23	23	22	22	21	20	20	19	19	20	21	21	19	19	19	20	22	24	22	21	20
Feels °C	20	21	23	22	21	20	21	21	20	19	17	16	18	18	19	19	20	19	19	19	20	19	18	17
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SSW 14	S 12	S 12	S 11	S 12	S 12	SE 9	SE 10	SE 10	SE 9	SE 9	S 10	S 14	S 14	S 13	S 13	S 12	S 12	S 12	S 12	S 11
kJ	81	81	81	308	453	347	205	169	243	55	59	33	30	42	441	928	915	875	737	584	416	282	221	206
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 8	SSW 14	S 14	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 10	ESE 5	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10
kJ	18	62	101	97	85	87	68	53	58	14	19	20	11	11	40	31	31	33	35	35	35	34	34	36
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 6	E 9	E 9	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	NE 6	NE 7	NE 6	NE 7	S 14	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	—	—	—	—
kJ	8	15	25	35	34	21	20	20	19	19	1	2	2	2	100	11	10	10	10	11	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 3	S 3	SSE 3	SSE 3	SE 4	SE 4	SE 4	SE 4	ESE 5	S 12	S 5	S 7	S 10	S 10	—	—	—	NE 7	NE 7	ENE 4	ENE 5	ENE 6	NE 6	NE 6
kJ	4	2	2	5	10	16	19	16	14	280	115	338	722	613	—	—	—	8	2	14	70	154	143	135
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Alkantstrand KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North	Mntafufu Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	The Wedge Garden Route	Dairy Beach (New Pier) Durban/KZN South	Alkantstrand KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North	The Spot Durban/KZN South	Dairy Beach (New Pier) Durban/KZN South	Dairy Beach (New Pier) Durban/KZN South	Humewood Eastern Cape (S)	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Alkantstrand KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North	Richards Bay (Inside) KZN North	Richards Bay (Inside) KZN North	Riet River Eastern Cape (S)	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Flat Rocks (Port Elizabeth) Eastern Cape (S)	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South
Rating (10 max)	1	1	2	3	4	1	2	2	2	4	1	1	3	4	3	3	4	3	3	3	2	1	2	2
Distance (km)	0	0	0	392	1014	155	0	0	0	208	155	155	839	1057	0	0	0	0	0	724	1057	839	157	157
Best forecast wave conditions in KwaZulu-Natal North Coast	Umhlanga	Umhlanga	Umhlanga				Alkantstrand	Mtunzini	Mapelane						Alkantstrand	Mapelane	St Lucia	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)
Rating (10 max)	1	2	3				2	2	2						3	3	4	3	3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Barbel Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Cintsa West Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whacky Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whacky Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Cape St Martin West Coast	Stompneus West Coast	Kanon Overberg	The Hoek Cape Town	Jacobs Bay West Coast	J-Bay Eastern Cape (S)	Vleesbaai Overberg	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Leftovers Eastern Cape (S)	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	J-Bay Eastern Cape (S)	Sea Vista Eastern Cape (S)	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts) Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Leftovers Eastern Cape (S)	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Kromme Rivermouth Eastern Cape (S)	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	6	5	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	2	3	2	2
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Rating (10 max)	7	6	5	5	5	5	6	6	6	5	5	7	5	5	6	7	5	6	5	5	5	5	5	5

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