Richards Bay (Outside) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 28.80° S 32.10° E

Issued: 1 pm 19 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Richards Bay (Outside) sea temperature is

22.1° 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 (19 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 13s period with SSE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with SSE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Richards Bay (Outside) at 8PM is: 1.6m 12s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (19 Jul)	5ft (1.5m)	13s
Afternoon (19 Jul)	5ft (1.6m)	12s
Evening (19 Jul)	5ft (1.6m)	12s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Tue afternoon, min 17°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.
	Sun 19					Monday 20								Tuesday 21
	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)	2	2	1	3	3	3	2	2	1	0	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	1	1	2	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 13	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12
Wave Graph
kJ	666	669	635	674	821	835	918	1026	990	1060	992	899	813	624	614	561	514	455	448	448	455
Wind (km/h)	SSW	SE	E	NNE	N	NW	SW	SW	SSW	S	S	SSE	NW	NNW	N	N	NNE	ENE	NE	NNE	N
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	on	cross-on	cross-off	glassy	off	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	glassy	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide				7:13PM1.75m				7:19AM1.58m				7:51PM1.61m				7:58AM1.43m					8:33PM1.46m
Low Tide		12:52PM0.21m				1:20AM0.41m				1:29PM0.35m				2:00AM0.54m					2:09PM0.51m


	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:41	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:41	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	5:13	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:14	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:14	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	21	22	21	20	19	18	17	18	21	21	20	20	19	18	18	17	21	23	21	20	20
Feels °C	22	22	21	20	20	18	16	16	19	18	19	20	20	18	18	17	20	20	18	19	19
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 13	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12
kJ	666	669	635	674	821	835	918	1026	990	1060	992	899	813	624	614	561	514	455	448	448	455
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	ESE 10	ESE 9	E 9	E 9	SSW 15	SSW 14	S 10	S 9	S 9	S 9	SSW 12	S 12	S 12	S 16	S 16
kJ	88	70	73	70	71	49	32	29	28	27	21	41	74	108	83	59	115	73	72	139	190
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 10	S 15	S 11	E 10	NE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	NE 6	SW 12	SSW 16	E 9	E 10	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	S 9	S 16	S 17	SSW 8	SSW 11
kJ	96	4	38	69	1	4	3	1	6	24	6	16	37	34	35	50	14	21	51	13	87
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	NE 5	NE 5	—	—	—	SW 9	SSW 4	S 10	—	—	—	—	—	NNE 6	NE 6	ENE 3	ENE 4	NE 4	NE 4
kJ	—	—	4	7	—	—	—	84	10	96	—	—	—	—	—	3	5	3	18	26	20
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Alkantstrand KZN North	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Richards Bay (Inside) KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North	Richards Bay (Inside) KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North	Southbroom Durban/KZN South	Dairy Beach (New Pier) Durban/KZN South	Alkantstrand KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North	Richards Bay (Inside) KZN North	Richards Bay (Inside) KZN North	Richards Bay (Inside) KZN North	Richards Bay (Inside) KZN North	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Salt Rock KZN North	Salt Rock KZN North
Rating (10 max)	4	3	4	3	4	3	4	4	3	3	4	4	3	3	3	3	2	3	3	3	3
Distance (km)	0	157	157	0	0	0	0	0	291	155	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	157	157	116	116
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Rating (10 max)	4			3	4	3	4	4			4	4	3	3	3	3	3			3	3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Keurbooms Garden Route	Hout Bay Cape Town	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Double Mouth Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Vleesbaai Overberg	Vleesbaai Overberg	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Cintsa East Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Kromme Rivermouth Eastern Cape (S)	J-Bay Eastern Cape (S)	Vleesbaai Overberg	Vleesbaai Overberg	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Hout Bay Cape Town	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Paranoia Overberg	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	7	7	7	7	6	5	5	8	7	5	5	5	5	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	5

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