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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Thursday 14 May 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
23.7° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

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

The current surf forecast for Richards Bay (Outside) at 10AM is: 2.1m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 17s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 14). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 May)7ft (2.2m)13s
Afternoon (14 May)6ft (1.9m)13s
Evening (14 May)5ft (1.6m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Thu morning. Warm (max 25°C on Fri afternoon, min 19°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
14
Friday
15
Saturday
16
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
!
!
3
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
3
2
4
2
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
S
16
2.5
S
14
2.3
S
13
2
S
13
1.9
S
13
1.8
S
13
1.6
S
12
1.5
S
12
1.3
S
12
1.3
S
12
1.2
S
12
1.2
S
12
1.1
S
12
1.5
S
16
1.7
S
16
1.8
S
16
1.8
S
15
1.7
S
15
1.7
S
14
1.6
S
14
1.5
S
14
1.4
S
14
1.3
S
13
1.3
S
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1903
2846
1849
1376
1226
1087
797
649
472
456
383
396
339
1129
1433
1526
1410
1208
1191
1026
877
700
577
569
Wind (km/h)
20
S
15
SSE
15
SE
10
SE
5
ESE
5
NE
10
N
10
NNW
10
N
10
N
15
N
15
N
15
NE
5
S
15
SW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
S
10
S
5
SSE
5
W
cross-on
on
on
on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
High Tide
1:43AM1.80m
2:05PM1.69m
2:23AM1.93m
2:44PM1.80m
3:03AM2.01m
3:24PM1.88m
Low Tide
7:59AM0.26m
8:05PM0.21m
8:38AM0.13m
8:46PM0.10m
9:16AM0.05m
9:27PM0.03m
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:26
6:26
6:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:08
5:07
5:07
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
2
Temp °C
20
20
20
20
20
20
20
19
19
19
19
23
25
23
21
20
20
21
21
21
21
21
21
20
18
19
20
20
22
22
21
20
19
19
19
23
25
25
20
18
17
18
20
19
20
21
23
21
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
S
16
2.5
S
14
2.3
S
13
2
S
13
1.9
S
13
1.8
S
13
1.6
S
12
1.5
S
12
1.3
S
12
1.3
S
12
1.2
S
12
1.2
S
12
1.1
S
12
1.5
S
16
1.7
S
16
1.8
S
16
1.8
S
15
1.7
S
15
1.7
S
14
1.6
S
14
1.5
S
14
1.4
S
14
1.3
S
13
1.3
S
13
Energy kJ
1903
2846
1849
1376
1226
1087
797
649
472
456
383
396
339
1129
1433
1526
1410
1208
1191
1026
877
700
577
569
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ENE
8
0.2
E
8
0.5
S
17
0.1
NE
6
0.3
ENE
8
0.2
E
7
0.2
E
8
0.8
ENE
5
0.7
E
5
0.7
E
5
0.7
ENE
5
0.7
E
6
0.8
E
6
0.8
E
6
0.8
E
6
0.7
E
6
0.6
E
7
0.6
E
7
0.6
E
7
0.6
E
7
0.6
E
7
0.9
SSE
6
0.9
SSE
6
Energy kJ
11
5
143
2
12
4
5
35
25
25
28
31
46
51
52
41
33
34
35
35
36
59
45
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NE
7
0.1
NE
6
0.1
NE
6
0.2
S
16
0.2
S
16
0.4
S
16
0.5
S
16
0.7
S
15
1.1
ENE
6
0.6
E
7
0.6
E
7
Energy kJ
7
2
2
21
20
78
121
228
82
36
35
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
S
7
0.1
NE
6
0.7
ENE
4
0.9
ENE
5
1
ENE
5
0.4
NNE
3
0.3
N
3
0.9
ENE
5
1
ENE
6
0.8
SSW
4
1.3
SSW
5
1.3
SSW
5
1.3
SSW
5
1.1
S
6
1.1
S
6
1
S
6
Energy kJ
270
1
13
32
48
3
1
49
62
18
68
86
85
72
89
76
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
3
4
3
3
2
2
2
2
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
Distance (km)
376
123
50
50
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
587
0
0
0
138
153
0
127
155
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in KwaZulu-Natal North Coast
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
5
4
5
4
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
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