Richards Bay (Outside) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 28.80° S 32.10° E

Issued: 1 am 05 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Richards Bay (Outside) sea temperature is

21.1°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 (05 Sep):

Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 8s period with SE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 9s period with ESE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Richards Bay (Outside) at 6AM is: 1.9m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a East direction, 1.7m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 05). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (05 Sep)	6ft (1.9m)	8s
Afternoon (05 Sep)	5.5ft (1.7m)	9s
Evening (05 Sep)	4.5ft (1.4m)	10s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Sat morning, min 18°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Saturday 5								Sunday 6								Monday 7
	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	1	1	1	2	3	3	3	1	0	0	1	1	2	2	2	!	!	!	!	!	4
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 10	S 10	SE 8	SE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	E 10	ESE 8	SE 8	SE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	S 24	S 23	S 22	S 20	S 19	S 18	S 17	S 16	S 16	S 15
Wave Graph
kJ	1478	725	470	471	444	419	409	400	401	372	307	294	287	226	396	651	924	1553	3542	4554	3899	2709	2178	1697
Wind (km/h)	SSE	SSE	SE	SE	SE	ESE	E	N	SSW	SSE	SE	ESE	ESE	ESE	SE	SE	ESE	E	E	ENE	ENE	NE	NNE	NNE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	on	on	on	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	glassy	glassy	glassy	on	cross-on	on	on	on	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide				8:47AM1.21m				10:24PM1.22m					12:06PM1.21m				00:55AM1.33m				1:34PM1.43m
Low Tide		2:33AM0.71m				3:18PM0.76m					5:17AM0.79m				6:25PM0.74m				7:14AM0.61m				7:44PM0.53m


	—	6:01	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:01	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:58	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	5:38	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:38	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:39	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	18	18	18	19	19	19	18	18	18	18	18	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	18	18	18
Feels °C	14	14	15	17	17	17	16	19	18	19	18	17	17	18	18	18	18	17	17	17	17	17	16	16
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 10	S 10	SE 8	SE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 8	ESE 8	SE 8	SE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	S 11	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	S 20	S 19	S 18	S 17	S 16	S 16	S 15
kJ	29	725	470	471	444	419	409	400	401	372	307	294	149	226	209	170	165	1553	3542	4554	3899	2709	2178	1697
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 18	E 9	S 10	S 10	S 9	SSE 9	S 9	SSE 9	E 10	E 10	S 11	S 11	SSE 15	S 11	S 11	S 23	S 22	ESE 8	ESE 7	ESE 7	E 7	E 9	E 10	E 10
kJ	6	28	441	369	300	254	169	135	71	70	125	149	42	146	144	651	924	128	125	91	52	108	116	94
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 18	S 17	E 9	S 15	S 15	S 15	S 14	S 14	S 12	S 12	E 9	S 15	S 26	S 25	S 24	S 11	S 10	S 14	E 10	—	ESE 10	—	—	—
kJ	25	22	15	74	106	104	99	93	47	103	27	38	53	201	396	141	138	306	184	—	30	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 10	SE 8	—	—	—	E 8	E 10	—	—	—	—	—	ESE 8	—	SSE 8	—	—	—	—	—	—	E 10	—	ENE 10
kJ	1478	381	—	—	—	144	369	—	—	—	—	—	287	—	80	—	—	—	—	—	—	154	—	140
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Dairy Beach (New Pier) Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Alkantstrand KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North	Mtunzini KZN North	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Keurbooms Garden Route	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Salt Rock KZN North	Salt Rock KZN North	Siyayi KZN North	Richards Bay (Inside) KZN North	Richards Bay (Inside) KZN North
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	3	3	4	4	5	5	4	5	4	4
Distance (km)	155	157	157	157	157	157	157	0	0	0	37	157	157	157	157	157	157	1007	157	116	116	50	0	0
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Rating (10 max)								3	3	3	3									6	4	5	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	4	5	5	6	4	3	5	5	5	4	5	6	4	5	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	4	5	4	9	9	9	7	6	5	5	6	5	9	9	9	8	7	5	5	5	5	5	6

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