Richards Bay (Outside) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 28.80° S 32.10° E

Issued: 7 am 15 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Richards Bay (Outside) sea temperature is

22.1° C

Richards Bay (Outside) surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Richards Bay (Outside) today (15 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 10s period with ESE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 10s period with ESE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 11s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Richards Bay (Outside) at 12PM is: 1.8m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (15 Jul)	6ft (1.8m)	10s
Afternoon (15 Jul)	6ft (1.8m)	10s
Evening (15 Jul)	6ft (1.8m)	11s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Fri afternoon, min 17°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Wednesday 15							Thursday 16								Friday 17								Sat 18
	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	2 AM
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	1	2	2	3	3	3	2	1	1	0	2	2	2	2	2	2	0	0	2	2	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10
Wave Graph
kJ	692	625	625	650	716	730	643	619	559	442	425	373	365	301	295	240	240	240	201	205	205	205	166	157
Wind (km/h)	NW	NW	ENE	ESE	SE	SW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	SSW	SE	SE	E	NW	NNW	NNW	N	NNE	E	E	NNE	NNW	N
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	off	off	glassy	on	on	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	on	on	glassy	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-on	cross-on	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide					4:40PM1.95m				4:54AM1.92m					5:20PM1.98m				5:31AM1.89m				5:59PM1.95m
Low Tide			10:24AM0.04m				10:45PM0.10m					11:03AM0.01m				11:26PM0.13m				11:40AM0.02m				00:04AM0.19m


	6:43	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:43	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:43	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:41
	—	—	—	—	5:10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:12	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:12	—	—	5:13
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	17	17	21	21	20	19	18	18	19	18	20	21	20	20	19	18	18	17	21	23	21	20	19	18
Feels °C	17	17	21	20	20	19	18	18	18	17	19	21	19	21	19	18	18	17	21	23	22	21	20	18
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10
kJ	692	625	625	650	716	730	643	619	559	442	425	373	365	301	295	240	240	240	201	205	205	205	166	157
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 10	S 10	S 10	SSW 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	S 9	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 7	SSW 13	S 13	S 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 14
kJ	18	17	8	33	17	19	16	11	9	17	17	8	8	53	86	63	41	23	57	81	75	48	45	68
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	S 19	S 19	SE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	S 9	S 10	SSW 9	S 12	S 18	S 12	S 17	S 16	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 13	S 6	SE 10	S 10	SW 14	S 9	SW 14
kJ	—	—	7	7	5	12	11	7	7	8	3	6	3	5	21	22	40	59	13	4	2	33	2	48
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SW 3	SW 3	SSW 4	SSW 4	SW 4	SSW 4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	ENE 3	NE 3	NE 3	NE 4
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4	9	12	8	9	7	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	5	5	3
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Richards Bay (Inside) KZN North	Richards Bay (Inside) KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North	Mntafufu Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Mtunzini KZN North	Senoritas KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Mbotyi Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Alkantstrand KZN North	Richards Bay (Inside) KZN North	Richards Bay (Inside) KZN North	Richards Bay (Inside) KZN North	Richards Bay (Inside) KZN North	Richards Bay (Inside) KZN North	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Mtunzini KZN North	Richards Bay (Inside) KZN North	Richards Bay (Inside) KZN North	Richards Bay (Inside) KZN North
Rating (10 max)	3	2	3	3	3	2	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	2
Distance (km)	0	0	0	392	37	1	0	0	0	0	0	157	373	0	0	0	0	0	0	157	37	0	0	0
Best forecast wave conditions in KwaZulu-Natal North Coast	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)		Siyayi	Umhlanga	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)	Umhlanga	Umhlanga			Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)		Umhlanga	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3		3	3	3	3	3	3	3			2	2	2	2	2	2		2	2	2	2
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts) Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Yellow sands Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Hout Bay Cape Town	Hout Bay Cape Town	Yellow sands Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Paranoia Overberg	Hout Bay Cape Town	Fish Boma Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Hout Bay Cape Town	Paranoia Overberg	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Van Stadens Mouth Eastern Cape (S)	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	4	3	4	4	5	5	5	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	4	9	5	5	5	5	5	8	5	5	5	6	6	6	8	5	6	8	5	5	7

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