Richards Bay (Outside) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 28.80° S 32.10° E

Issued: 1 pm 14 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Richards Bay (Outside) sea temperature is

22.4° 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 (14 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 9s period with ESE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 10s period with ESE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Jul, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 10s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Richards Bay (Outside) at 6PM is: 2.0m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (14 Jul)	7ft (2.1m)	9s
Afternoon (14 Jul)	7ft (2.1m)	10s
Evening (14 Jul)	6.5ft (2.0m)	10s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Wed afternoon, min 18°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.
	Tue 14					Wednesday 15								Thursday 16								Fri 17
	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	5 AM	8 AM
Rating (10 max)	3	1	!	2	3	3	3	3	3	1	1	3	3	3	3	2	1	1	0	2	2	2	2	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 9	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	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
Wave Graph
kJ	687	701	817	788	788	717	692	692	625	650	808	730	716	607	520	442	433	373	356	301	295	248	253	245
Wind (km/h)	ENE	ESE	E	ENE	NW	NNW	NW	NNW	NE	ESE	E	SW	WSW	W	WSW	WSW	SSW	SE	SE	NE	WNW	NW	NNW	NNW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	glassy	on	cross-on	cross	off	off	off	off	cross-off	cross-on	cross-on	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	on	on	glassy	off	off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide			3:57PM1.86m				4:14AM1.90m				4:40PM1.95m				4:54AM1.92m					5:20PM1.98m				5:31AM1.89m
Low Tide	9:42AM0.12m				10:03PM0.13m				10:24AM0.04m				10:45PM0.10m					11:03AM0.01m				11:26PM0.13m


	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:43	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:43	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:43	—
	—	—	5:10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:12	—	—	—	—	5:12
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	20	21	20	20	19	18	18	18	21	22	20	20	18	18	18	18	20	21	20	20	19	18	19	18
Feels °C	21	20	19	20	19	18	18	18	21	21	20	21	18	17	17	17	19	21	19	21	20	18	20	18
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 9	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	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
kJ	687	701	817	788	788	717	692	692	625	650	808	730	716	607	520	442	433	373	356	301	295	248	253	245
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 11	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	SSW 10	SSW 10	S 10	SSW 10	S 10	S 10	SSE 10	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSW 5	SSW 5	SSW 5	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 7
kJ	55	51	33	32	32	18	18	17	33	33	17	18	17	18	19	17	8	8	7	4	50	63	43	25
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	S 10	S 10	S 9	S 17	—	—	S 19	S 19	SE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	S 13	SSE 10	S 12	SSE 9	SSE 9	S 8	SSW 12	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 13
kJ	—	—	31	17	16	6	—	—	7	7	5	12	11	11	3	18	3	8	8	6	14	21	41	35
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SSW 3	SSW 4	SSW 5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7	16	13	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Richards Bay (Inside) KZN North	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Mtunzini 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	Mntafufu Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Zinkwazi KZN North	Richards Bay (Inside) KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Alkantstrand KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North	Richards Bay (Inside) KZN North	Richards Bay (Inside) KZN North	Richards Bay (Inside) KZN North
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2
Distance (km)	0	157	157	37	0	0	0	0	0	392	76	0	0	0	0	0	0	157	157	0	0	0	0	0
Best forecast wave conditions in KwaZulu-Natal North Coast	Richards Bay (Outside)			Umhlanga	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)		Salmon Bay	Richards Bay (Outside)	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)
Rating (10 max)	3			4	3	3	3	3	3		3	3	3	3	3	3	3			2	2	2	2	2
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts) Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Eastern Beach Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Yellow sands Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Ebalow Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Amanzimtoti Durban/KZN South	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts) Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts) Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts) Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Hout Bay Cape Town	Hout Bay Cape Town	Hout Bay Cape Town	Hout Bay Cape Town	Hout Bay Cape Town	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Hout Bay Cape Town	Koeel Bay Overberg	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	4	4	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4
Header Global	Point Roadnight Australia	Bancoora Australia	Fox River New Zealand	Fox River New Zealand	Cathedral Rock Australia	Cathedral Rock Australia	Asu Indonesia	Anawhata Road (Oaonui) New Zealand	Balnarring Point Australia	Asu Indonesia	Haakgat South Africa	Cape St Martin South Africa	Hell South Africa	Fish Boma South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Luna Park Australia	Easter Reef Australia	Dunedin - Bobs Beach New Zealand	Dunedin - Cob Cottage New Zealand	Dunedin - Cob Cottage New Zealand	Easter Reef Australia	Boneyards South Africa	Papatowai New Zealand
Rating (10 max)	6	9	6	7	8	7	4	5	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	6	5	5	9	8	6	6	7

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