Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Richards Bay (Outside) today (28 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Jun, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Jun, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Jun, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Richards Bay (Outside) at 8AM is: 0.6m 14s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00am June 28). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 7s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.1m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Jun) | 2ft (0.6m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (28 Jun) | 2ft (0.6m) | 14s |
| Evening (28 Jun) | 2ft (0.6m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Richards Bay (Outside). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 28°C on Sun afternoon, min 18°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Mon night, calm by Tue afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 28 | Monday 29 | Tuesday 30 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | E 7 | E 8 | E 7 | S 18 | SSW 17 | S 16 | S 6 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 222 | 203 | 148 | 148 | 148 | 144 | 130 | 87 | 87 | 134 | 135 | 131 | 162 | 807 | 1398 | 314 | 469 | 399 | 634 | 196 | 197 | 298 | 361 | 368 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | glassy | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:45AM1.59m | 3:10PM1.56m | 3:22AM1.66m | 3:44PM1.63m | 3:55AM1.71m | 4:18PM1.69m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:58AM0.38m | 9:10PM0.40m | 9:33AM0.31m | 9:45PM0.34m | 10:06AM0.25m | 10:18PM0.31m | ||||||||||||||||||
 | |  | | | | | | | | | | | |  |  | |  |  | |  | | | | |
 | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:05 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 19 | 18 | 25 | 28 | 25 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 23 | 25 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 19 |
Feels °C | 17 | 16 | 14 | 20 | 24 | 23 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 21 | 23 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | S 8 | S 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | 100 | 89 | 89 | 129 | 94 | 144 | 130 | 87 | 163 | 134 | 135 | 131 | 108 | 110 | 94 | 76 | 78 | 86 | 367 | 196 | 197 | 298 | 294 | 344 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | — | — | S 23 | S 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 19 | S 18 | SSW 17 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SSW 15 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | SSE 7 | S 14 | S 14 | S 12 |
| kJ | 222 | 203 | 148 | 148 | 148 | — | — | 11 | 87 | 57 | 57 | 125 | 162 | 807 | 130 | 124 | 98 | 246 | 126 | 171 | 91 | 134 | 132 | 112 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 23 | S 22 | S 20 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | S 15 | SSE 6 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 9 | 32 | 34 | 33 | — | — | — | — | — | 172 | 88 | 119 | 60 | 23 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | N 5 | NNW 4 | NE 6 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | — | — | SSW 17 | S 16 | S 6 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | — | — | E 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 51 | 59 | 59 | 2 | 167 | 124 | 154 | 172 | 251 | 224 | 240 | — | — | 505 | 1398 | 314 | 469 | 399 | 634 | — | — | 260 | 361 | 368 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 138 | 99 | 76 | 37 | 157 | 153 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 88 | 204 | 440 | 0 | 0 | 155 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 0 |
Best forecast wave conditions in KwaZulu-Natal North Coast | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Header Global | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
- Map Icons:
Break
Live Wave Height (m)
Live Wind Speed (km/h)
Surf Rating (10 Max)
Ocean Swells (m)- Wind Speed (km/h)
FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website
The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Richards Bay (Outside) surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.
Nearest