Richards Bay (Outside) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 28.80° S 32.10° E

Issued: 1 am 11 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Richards Bay (Outside) sea temperature is

22.4°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 (11 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with NE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with ESE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Richards Bay (Outside) at 10AM is: 1.4m 6s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.8m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.4m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (11 Oct)	4.5ft (1.3m)	6s
Afternoon (11 Oct)	2.5ft (0.8m)	9s
Evening (11 Oct)	1.5ft (0.4m)	14s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Sun afternoon, min 19°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Sun afternoon, light winds from the W by Tue night).
	Sunday 11								Monday 12								Tuesday 13
	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	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	NE 6	ESE 9	SSW 14	SSW 14	ESE 9	SSW 14	NE 6	SSW 14	SSW 14	E 10	E 10	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	E 7	E 8	S 8	S 8	SSW 8	SSW 7
Wave Graph
kJ	121	98	119	114	92	69	69	88	63	172	70	66	77	54	111	59	57	57	155	149	518	472	310	188
Wind (km/h)	NNE	NNE	NNE	NE	NE	NE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NE	NE	NE	NNE	NNE	NNE	WNW	SW	SSW	SSW	SW	SW	SW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross	cross	cross-on	cross	cross	cross
High Tide		3:46AM1.95m				4:00PM2.05m				4:13AM1.94m				4:26PM2.00m				4:39AM1.89m				4:51PM1.91m
Low Tide				9:48AM-0.01m				10:07PM0.01m				10:15AM0.02m				10:33PM0.04m				10:42AM0.08m				10:59PM0.12m


	—	5:18	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:18	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:16	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	5:57	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:58	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:58	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	21	21	22	27	28	24	22	21	20	19	22	27	28	24	22	21	20	20	21	21	22	21	21	21
Feels °C	20	19	20	24	24	21	19	19	17	16	19	22	23	20	19	18	18	20	19	19	21	21	20	20
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	E 7	ESE 8	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	ENE 7	E 7	E 8	E 8	E 9	ESE 9	E 8
kJ	121	94	119	94	92	69	69	88	50	49	43	41	59	34	32	29	29	203	155	149	131	169	132	147
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 12	SSW 12	SSW 13	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	ESE 11	S 15	ESE 9	ESE 11	E 10	E 10	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	E 10	E 10	SW 12	S 15	ENE 9	E 9
kJ	77	51	53	66	67	69	67	63	43	109	68	65	77	54	111	59	57	28	70	70	68	17	29	15
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	S 8	SSW 14	ESE 11	SSW 14	SSW 14	—	—	—	—	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 15	NE 6	SW 14	S 14	SSW 13
kJ	10	6	6	2	3	2	2	1	63	43	70	66	—	—	—	—	57	57	56	22	19	52	16	17
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 7	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	ENE 6	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	NNE 6	SSW 3	SSW 5	S 8	S 8	SSW 8	SSW 7
kJ	92	98	98	114	270	370	295	205	164	172	110	209	431	497	394	321	281	113	10	149	518	472	310	188
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Umhlanga KZN North	Salt Rock KZN North	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Mtati Eastern Cape (S)	Riet River Eastern Cape (S)	Mbotyi Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Umhlanga KZN North	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Kosi Bay KZN North	Feldskoen and Mazeppa Bays Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Hole-in-the-Wall Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Ansteys Durban/KZN South	Thompsons Bay KZN North	Salt Rock KZN North	Siyayi KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North	Mapelane KZN North	Pipe Eastern Cape (S)	Flat Rocks (Port Elizabeth) Eastern Cape (S)	Alkantstrand KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North
Rating (10 max)	2	1	1	3	3	4	3	1	1	2	2	3	3	3	2	1	2	2	2	1	2	3	3	2
Distance (km)	142	116	157	709	724	373	142	157	157	157	229	488	461	163	117	116	50	0	55	838	839	0	0	0
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Rating (10 max)	2	2	1				3		2	2	2				2	3	2	2	2			3	3	2
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	3	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	2	4	4	3	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	9	9	8	8	8	5	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	7	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	6

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