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Richards Bay (Outside) surfForecast / KZN North / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Sunday 07 Sep 2025 SAST
How big are the waves at Richards Bay (Outside) today?
The current surf forecast for Richards Bay (Outside) at 6PM is: 1.2m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a East direction, 1.7m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (07 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 13s |
| Evening (07 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Richards Bay (Outside). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Sunday 07 | Monday 08 | Tuesday 09 | Wednesday 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | |
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Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Energy (?) | 896 | 683 | 701 | 397 | 306 | 305 | 367 | 393 | 489 | 494 | 475 | 539 | 846 | 836 | 645 | 517 | 451 | 392 | 375 | 413 | 186 | 146 | 101 | 82 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | glass | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | glass | glass | cross- off | cross | cross- off | cross | cross- off | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 3:46PM 2.05 | 3:57AM 2.01 | 4:16PM 2.15 | 4:28AM 2.05 | 4:47PM 2.19 | 4:59AM 2.04 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 9:33AM 0.01 | 9:52PM 0.01 | 10:02AM -0.10 | 10:23PM -0.06 | 10:32AM -0.14 | 10:55PM -0.07 | ||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 07 | Monday 08 | Tuesday 09 | Wednesday 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:58 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:56 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:56 |
| Sunset | - | - | 5:39 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:39 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:40 | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 24 | 27 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 26 | 27 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 20 |
| Feels °C (?) | 23 | 24 | 20 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 24 | 23 | 20 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 17 |
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Recent Eyeball Surf Reports for KZN North
Continuing clean conditions at Richards Bay (Outside) (calm at Babanango 110 km from Richards Bay (Outside)). 1.7m 14s groundswell from the S with a 0.8m 9s swell from the SE. 2 swells combining so expect closeout sets.
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