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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Wednesday 27 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
23.5° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Richards Bay (Outside) today (27 May):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 May, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 11s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 May, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Richards Bay (Outside) at 11PM is: 0.9m 5s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 May)--
Afternoon (27 May)1.5ft (0.5m)11s
Evening (27 May)1.5ft (0.4m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 23°C on Thu morning, min 19°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, fresh winds from the SSW by Fri night).

Wed
27
Thursday
28
Friday
29
Sat
30
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
11 AM
2 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ESE
11
0.4
ESE
10
0.9
NE
5
0.9
NE
5
0.3
SSW
10
0.3
SSW
10
0.3
SSW
10
0.3
S
9
0.3
SSW
18
0.3
SSW
18
0.3
SSW
17
0.4
SSW
19
0.4
SSW
18
0.5
S
17
0.5
S
16
0.7
S
18
0.7
SSW
17
0.7
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
15
0.6
S
15
0.6
S
15
0.6
S
15
0.6
S
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
45
40
35
38
19
18
18
14
63
60
59
119
107
142
132
304
293
269
259
234
157
157
161
161
Wind (km/h)
15
NE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
N
15
N
10
N
0
NNE
10
SSE
5
SSW
10
WSW
10
W
5
W
5
NW
5
NNW
5
NNE
20
SSE
25
SSW
30
SSW
30
S
20
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
S
10
SSE
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
1:52AM1.65m
2:13PM1.56m
2:27AM1.70m
2:47PM1.63m
2:59AM1.74m
Low Tide
7:33PM0.45m
8:05AM0.39m
8:12PM0.38m
8:39AM0.32m
8:47PM0.33m
9:10AM0.26m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:33
6:33
6:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:02
5:02
5:01
5:01
1
1
Temp °C
23
21
20
20
19
19
23
23
22
21
20
20
19
19
22
22
22
21
21
21
20
20
21
21
22
20
18
18
17
17
23
23
24
23
22
22
21
20
24
21
21
18
17
18
19
20
20
21
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ESE
11
0.4
ESE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.7
NE
5
0.5
NE
5
0.4
NE
5
0.4
NE
5
0.4
E
6
0.4
E
6
0.4
E
6
0.4
E
6
0.5
E
7
0.5
S
17
0.5
S
16
0.7
S
18
0.7
SSW
17
0.7
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
15
0.6
S
15
0.9
S
6
0.8
S
6
0.8
S
6
Energy kJ
45
40
26
25
30
13
7
7
12
12
11
13
23
142
132
304
293
269
259
234
157
52
41
41
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSW
4
0.3
S
11
0.3
SSW
11
0.3
SSW
10
0.3
SSW
10
0.3
E
6
0.3
E
6
0.3
E
6
0.3
SSW
18
0.3
S
8
0.3
SSW
8
0.4
SSW
19
0.4
SSW
18
0.5
E
7
0.4
E
7
0.4
E
7
0.4
E
7
0.4
E
7
0.4
E
7
0.4
E
7
0.4
E
7
0.6
S
15
0.6
S
15
0.6
S
15
Energy kJ
2
21
22
20
19
7
7
7
63
13
13
119
107
23
14
14
14
14
15
16
16
157
161
161
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSW
11
0.2
SSW
4
0.1
SW
4
0.1
S
16
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SSW
10
0.3
SSW
10
0.3
S
9
0.3
NE
5
0.3
SSW
18
0.3
SSW
17
0.3
SSW
8
0.3
SSW
8
0.2
S
8
0.3
S
20
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
12
0.1
S
19
0.1
S
19
0.4
E
7
0.4
E
7
0.4
E
7
Energy kJ
25
2
1
5
14
18
18
14
4
60
59
13
13
5
67
3
3
7
7
15
15
15
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
ENE
3
0.9
NE
4
0.9
NE
5
0.9
NE
5
1.1
NE
5
0.9
NE
5
0.3
SW
4
0.3
S
6
0.6
S
3
1
S
5
1.2
SSW
6
1.2
S
6
1.1
S
6
Energy kJ
5
24
35
38
62
38
2
7
8
43
91
99
80
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
4
4
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
157
116
50
37
37
37
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1363
559
392
392
99
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in KwaZulu-Natal North Coast
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
6
5
5
5
6
5
6
7
6
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
7
6
9
9
9
8
9
8
7
7
6
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
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