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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Monday 19 Jan 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
25.8° 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 5PM is: 1.0m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.7m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 1.3m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm January 19). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Jan)7ft (2.2m)8s
Afternoon (19 Jan)4ft (1.2m)11s
Evening (19 Jan)3ft (0.9m)11s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.6
SE
1.2
S
1
S
0.9
S
1
E
0.9
ESE
1
ESE
1
ESE
1
ESE
1
ESE
0.9
ESE
1.3
S
1.3
S
1.4
S
1.5
S
1.5
SSE
1.3
S
1.2
S
1.1
S
0.9
E
0.8
ESE
0.8
SSE
0.6
E
0.6
E
Period(s) (?)81111119999998666667778891313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)30531923118117314117316615815812012612714417617015214212710891103119119
Wind
(km/h)
20
SSE
20
S
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
15
SSW
15
SSW
20
S
20
S
25
S
25
S
20
SSW
15
SW
20
S
20
S
15
S
15
SSE
15
ESE
15
E
15
NE
15
NNE
20
NNE
25
NNE
30
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		cross-
on		oncross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		ononcross-
on		crosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:27PM
1.86
4:49AM
1.87
4:56PM
1.90
5:18AM
1.92
5:26PM
1.90
5:49AM
1.93
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:20AM
0.21
10:37PM
0.09
10:50AM
0.17
11:05PM
0.04
11:21AM
0.15
11:34PM
0.04
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Sunrise-------5:11-------5:11-------5:13
Sunset--6:52-------6:52-------6:52-----
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
------111----221--------
Temp. °C242424232322212323242423222122222324232221212123
Feels °C (?)222223222222202121212121212020212123212019191820
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