Richards Bay (Outside) Surf Break
Lat Long: 28.80° S 32.10° E

Richards Bay (Outside) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Weather Forecast for Richards Bay (Outside)

Issued: 1 pm 03 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Richards Bay (Outside) sea temperature is
23.2° C

Normal for this time of year

Richards Bay (Outside) surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Richards Bay (Outside) today (03 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Jun, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Jun, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Richards Bay (Outside) at 7PM is: 0.6m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.1m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm June 03). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Jun)1.5ft (0.5m)8s
Afternoon (03 Jun)2ft (0.6m)8s
Evening (03 Jun)2ft (0.6m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Thu night. Warm (max 26°C on Thu afternoon, min 17°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (calm on Thu afternoon, fresh winds from the SSW by Fri afternoon).

Wed
3
Thursday
4
Friday
5
Sat
6
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
0
0
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4
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.4
SSW
15
0.5
S
14
0.5
S
14
0.8
S
11
1.2
S
12
1.3
S
12
1.4
S
12
1.6
S
12
1.6
S
12
1.5
S
12
1.5
S
12
1.3
SSE
12
1.2
SSE
12
2.5
S
8
2.5
S
10
2.3
S
9
2.5
SSW
10
1.9
S
10
1.8
S
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
37
51
51
50
50
71
107
93
152
420
472
546
698
711
628
628
415
379
1010
1229
918
1357
708
637
Wind (km/h)
15
SSW
15
S
5
S
5
ENE
10
NNW
15
NNE
25
NNE
30
N
25
N
0
NNW
10
SSW
10
W
10
NW
15
NW
20
NW
20
SW
30
SSW
30
SSW
20
SSW
15
S
10
WSW
10
WNW
5
W
5
WNW
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
5:27PM1.65m
5:36AM1.66m
6:03PM1.60m
6:11AM1.60m
6:43PM1.55m
6:51AM1.52m
Low Tide
11:16AM0.26m
11:29PM0.37m
11:50AM0.31m
00:05AM0.44m
12:27PM0.37m
00:46AM0.52m
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
mod rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:37
6:37
6:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:00
5:00
5:00
5:00
 mm
2
1
7
1
Temp °C
22
22
21
21
19
19
20
20
25
26
22
19
18
18
19
17
20
20
20
19
19
17
17
17
Feels °C
22
22
23
23
20
19
16
16
20
26
22
19
18
17
15
14
15
14
17
16
17
15
15
16
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.8
S
11
1.2
S
12
1.3
S
12
1.4
S
12
1.6
S
12
1.6
S
12
1.5
S
12
1.5
S
12
1.3
SSE
12
1.2
SSE
12
0.6
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
1
SE
11
1.9
S
10
1.9
S
10
1.8
S
10
Energy kJ
37
51
51
50
50
49
49
49
152
420
472
546
698
711
628
628
415
379
54
49
229
724
708
637
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
11
0.2
S
11
0.3
SSW
4
0.3
SSW
4
0.3
S
13
0.4
SSW
15
0.5
S
14
0.5
S
14
0.6
ESE
8
0.9
ENE
6
0.9
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
7
1
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.7
ESE
8
0.5
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.8
ESE
9
1.1
SE
11
0.9
SE
11
0.8
SE
11
Energy kJ
9
10
3
3
30
71
107
93
47
69
78
81
87
77
116
116
96
70
37
25
86
273
209
168
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
14
0.2
S
14
0.2
S
11
0.2
S
11
0.2
SSW
4
0.3
SSW
7
0.3
SSW
7
0.4
S
10
0.5
S
13
0.6
ESE
8
0.7
ESE
8
0.7
SSW
5
0.6
ESE
9
0.6
ESE
9
0.6
ESE
9
0.6
ESE
9
0.6
ESE
9
0.7
ENE
8
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.4
NE
7
0.7
ESE
8
0.8
ESE
8
0.8
ESE
9
Energy kJ
15
14
10
9
2
9
9
34
87
47
60
19
64
62
62
58
59
58
54
55
14
75
94
99
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SW
3
0.4
SSW
4
0.1
NE
4
0.3
NE
2
0.8
NE
4
1.1
NE
5
1.1
NE
6
1.6
NE
6
0.6
SSW
3
0.4
WNW
3
1.2
SW
12
1.2
SSW
6
1.8
S
7
2.5
S
8
2.5
S
10
2.3
S
9
2.5
SSW
10
Energy kJ
5
5
1
1
16
54
67
206
7
3
421
94
320
1010
1229
918
1357
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
2
4
4
3
4
3
4
Distance (km)
0
0
0
37
0
0
116
99
37
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1014
512
208
76
0
0
0
0
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Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
3
2
3
4
3
3
3
3
4
4
5
4
4
4
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Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
4
4
5
6
6
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
5
5
5
5
6
6
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
9
9
9
8
9
8
6
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