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Richards Bay (Outside) surfForecast / KZN North / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Monday 26 Jan 2026 SAST
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Richards Bay (Outside) surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Richards Bay (Outside) sea temperature is
24.7° C
 (Which is 1.5°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Richards Bay (Outside) today?

The current surf forecast for Richards Bay (Outside) at 8AM is: 0.7m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 1.1m 5s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am January 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Jan)2.5ft (0.7m)12s
Afternoon (26 Jan)6ft (1.8m)6s
Evening (26 Jan)5ft (1.6m)6s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
1.7
ENE
1.9
ENE
1.6
NE
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
1.1
E
1.1
E
0.4
SSW
0.5
S
0.6
S
1.1
E
1.1
E
1
E
1
E
1.2
E
1.6
ENE
1.4
ENE
Period(s) (?)131212121266612121212771113137777766
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2631961931461441732631611641611231211131104087115116120104104159143131
Wind
(km/h)
20
NE
20
NNE
20
NNE
25
NNE
30
NE
35
NE
35
NE
35
NNE
30
NNE
35
NNE
25
NNE
20
N
15
NE
25
ENE
30
NE
15
NNE
10
N
5
NW
5
NNW
5
N
10
E
20
ENE
25
ENE
20
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		glasscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:20AM
1.57
8:38PM
1.35
9:32AM
1.41
10:16PM
1.22
11:35AM
1.35
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:55AM
0.40
2:38PM
0.58
2:54AM
0.57
4:04PM
0.71
4:37AM
0.69
6:15PM
0.70
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Sunrise---5:16-------5:16-------5:18----
Sunset------6:51-------6:50-------6:50-
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C242424252930282524232325283129262524242526292825
Feels °C (?)242625242827262322202225293028282828282929292825
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