Richards Bay (Outside) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 28.80° S 32.10° E

Issued: 1 am 29 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Richards Bay (Outside) sea temperature is

22.8°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 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with SE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with SE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Richards Bay (Outside) at 5AM is: 1.5m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 29). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (29 Oct)	5ft (1.5m)	10s
Afternoon (29 Oct)	5ft (1.5m)	10s
Evening (29 Oct)	4.5ft (1.3m)	10s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Sat afternoon, min 18°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, fresh winds from the NE by Sat afternoon).
	Thursday 29								Friday 30								Saturday 31
	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)	1	1	2	0	0	0	1	2	2	2	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 9	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	ENE 6	ENE 6	SE 8	SE 8
Wave Graph
kJ	320	399	408	416	408	369	293	293	222	217	196	196	141	138	138	138	135	118	115	115	160	263	55	54
Wind (km/h)	S	SSE	SSE	ESE	ESE	E	ENE	NNE	N	NNE	NNE	NE	ENE	NE	NE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NE	NE	NE	NNE	NNE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross-on	glassy	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide			5:06AM1.87m				5:24PM1.87m				5:45AM1.75m				6:04PM1.69m				6:31AM1.58m				6:52PM1.49m
Low Tide					11:12AM0.10m				11:35PM0.17m				11:53AM0.27m				00:17AM0.33m				12:41PM0.47m


	—	5:01	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:00	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:00	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	6:08	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:09	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:09	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	19	20	21	21	21	20	20	19	19	18	20	23	24	22	21	20	20	19	21	25	26	23	21	21
Feels °C	19	19	21	19	19	17	18	17	18	17	18	18	19	18	18	18	18	16	17	21	22	19	17	18
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 9	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 8	SE 8
kJ	320	399	408	416	408	369	293	293	222	217	196	196	141	138	138	138	135	118	115	115	79	62	55	54
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 8	ENE 8	E 6	E 8	S 21	S 20	S 20	E 6	E 6	S 19	E 8	SSW 19	S 18	SSW 18	ESE 6	SSW 17	SSW 17	SSW 16	S 16	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12
kJ	12	21	18	40	9	8	30	38	26	64	28	70	26	62	51	29	28	24	5	18	18	17	16	15
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 12	SSW 12	ENE 8	SSW 10	SW 21	SSW 11	SSW 11	S 19	SSW 19	S 16	S 19	SSW 19	S 14	SW 14	SSW 17	SSW 17	E 9	E 9	S 13	S 16	—	—	—	—
kJ	5	14	22	10	18	12	12	28	69	5	29	70	4	33	30	57	2	6	3	5	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	E 8	E 8	E 4	E 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	NNE 3	ENE 4	ENE 5	ENE 5	NE 5	ENE 6	ENE 6	NE 6	NE 5	NE 5	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6
kJ	—	—	—	—	54	30	15	54	55	36	4	22	69	94	66	108	93	88	74	64	160	263	211	170
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Alkantstrand KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Richards Bay (Inside) KZN North	Richards Bay (Inside) KZN North	Richards Bay (Inside) KZN North	Sea Vista Eastern Cape (S)	Albatross Eastern Cape (S)	Albatross Eastern Cape (S)	Albatross Eastern Cape (S)	Doughnuts Backreef Eastern Cape (S)	Pipe Eastern Cape (S)	Sodwana KZN North	Sodwana KZN North	Sodwana KZN North	Guinjata Bay Inhambane	Flat Rocks (Port Elizabeth) Eastern Cape (S)	Albatross Eastern Cape (S)	Mbotyi Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Umhlanga KZN North
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	4	2	2	2	2	2	2	4	3	2	2	3	1	2	2	1	2	1	2	2	2
Distance (km)	0	0	0	1057	157	157	157	0	0	0	850	893	893	893	855	838	204	204	204	626	839	893	373	142
Best forecast wave conditions in KwaZulu-Natal North Coast	Umhlanga	Mapelane	Richards Bay (Outside)					Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)							Sodwana	Kosi Bay	Kosi Bay					Umhlanga
Rating (10 max)	2	3	2					2	2	2							2	2	1					2
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	3	2	2	3	4
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	5	4	7	7	9	6	5	4	5	5	6	6	7	6	5	5	5	4	5	4	4	4

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