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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Wednesday 19 Nov 2025 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
22.7° C
(Which is 1.1°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 6PM is: 0.6m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.6m 7s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm November 19). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Nov)2ft (0.6m)9s
Afternoon (19 Nov)2ft (0.6m)9s
Evening (19 Nov)2ft (0.6m)9s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
2
3
2
3
2
2
2
4
4
4
4
4
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
SSE
0.6
SSE
0.6
SSE
0.6
SSE
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.4
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.3
S
0.4
S
0.7
S
1
S
1.2
S
1.5
S
1.6
S
1.6
S
1.6
S
1.6
S
1.6
S
1.6
S
1.6
S
Period(s) (?)9989999998819212120191716161615151414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)585857585454563940222265142432769102613591355127412261164107410411041
Wind
(km/h)
20
S
20
SSE
15
ESE
5
SE
5
WNW
5
NW
10
N
10
NNE
15
ENE
20
ENE
15
E
5
E
5
NNW
5
WSW
10
SW
10
SSW
15
SSE
10
ESE
15
SE
5
S
5
WSW
10
SW
10
WSW
5
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
onononglassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glasscross-
off
crosscrossonononglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glass
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:11PM
1.83
3:28AM
1.76
3:39PM
1.84
3:56AM
1.77
4:07PM
1.83
4:25AM
1.75
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:00AM
0.23
9:21PM
0.17
9:29AM
0.20
9:48PM
0.15
9:58AM
0.20
10:16PM
0.16
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunrise------4:47-------4:47-------4:47-
Sunset--6:24-------6:25-------6:27-----
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C222221212119182124242221212120212322222221202022
Feels °C (?)202020222320182123222122222221212322212321202023
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