Richards Bay (Outside) Surf Forecast

/ KZN North (23 surf breaks) /

South Africa (276 surf breaks) / Lat Long: (28.80° S 32.10° E)

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

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Thursday 07 May 2026 SAST

Forecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent

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 24.4° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

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

The current surf forecast for Richards Bay (Outside) at 11PM is: 2.2m 9s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.4m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 1.0m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (07 May)	-	-
Afternoon (07 May)	4.5ft (1.4m)	10s
Evening (07 May)	5ft (1.5m)	10s

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

Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 31°C on Sun afternoon, min 18°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Fri afternoon, fresh winds from the N by Sun morning).
	Thu 7			Friday 8								Saturday 9								Sun 10
	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	!	3	!	!	!	!	!	3	!	!	!	!	4	2	1	2	3	1	1	1	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 10	SE 10	SSW 9	S 10	S 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	S 11	S 11	S 12	SSE 14	SSE 14	SSE 13	SSE 13	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 10
Wave Graph
kJ	420	404	802	818	1403	2821	3217	1124	1126	1076	2160	2099	1687	1323	1137	992	743	636	540	383	314	254	187	147
Wind (km/h)	SE	SSE	S	SSW	S	SSW	SW	S	ESE	ENE	NNE	N	N	NNW	WNW	S	SE	ENE	NNW	N	N	N	N	N
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	on	on	cross-on	cross	cross-on	cross	cross	cross-on	on	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross-on	on	cross-on	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide		6:40PM1.43m				6:52AM1.41m				7:33PM1.32m				7:51AM1.29m					9:03PM1.26m				9:37AM1.23m
Low Tide				00:44AM0.60m				1:14PM0.59m				1:41AM0.73m					2:24PM0.69m				3:20AM0.80m


	—	—	—	—	6:22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:22	—	—	—
	5:13	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:13	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:12	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:10
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	23	22	22	21	20	20	20	22	22	21	20	19	19	18	23	25	23	22	20	19	18	20	27	31
Feels °C	20	20	20	19	17	18	18	21	20	20	19	17	16	16	19	22	21	21	18	16	14	15	21	25
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	ESE 10	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 12	SSE 14	SSE 14	SSE 13	SSE 13	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 10
kJ	420	404	412	216	192	1540	1351	1124	1126	1076	2160	2099	1687	1323	1137	992	743	636	540	383	314	254	187	147
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 8	E 7	S 9	NE 7	SE 20	ESE 10	ESE 10	SSE 17	SE 16	SSE 16	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	E 9	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	NE 5	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	SSW 15
kJ	33	17	155	8	101	148	120	510	587	740	71	62	43	52	40	28	27	26	26	12	21	21	12	22
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 15	NE 8	SE 23	SE 21	SE 20	SE 19	SE 18	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	E 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	NE 4	NE 5	NE 5	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	S 16	S 16	S 16	SE 16
kJ	4	15	21	18	100	183	323	110	73	73	64	78	59	42	5	4	1	22	22	22	21	21	21	10
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	SE 3	SSW 9	S 10	S 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	—	—	—	—	—	N 3	N 4	—	—	—	ENE 5	NE 3	NNE 5	NE 6	NE 6	NE 7	NE 8
kJ	—	2	802	818	1403	2821	3217	—	—	—	—	—	4	19	—	—	—	2	2	47	24	42	99	181
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Alkantstrand KZN North	Mtunzini KZN North	Senoritas KZN North	Senoritas KZN North	Senoritas KZN North	Senoritas KZN North	Mapelane KZN North	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Siyayi KZN North	Richards Bay (Inside) KZN North	Richards Bay (Inside) KZN North	Mtunzini KZN North	Mtunzini KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Mtunzini KZN North	Richards Bay (Inside) KZN North	Mtunzini KZN North	Mtunzini KZN North	Mtunzini KZN North	Mbotyi Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Mntafufu Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating (10 max)	3	3	4	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	2	2	2	2	2	2
Distance (km)	157	0	37	1	1	1	1	55	157	50	0	0	37	37	0	0	157	37	0	37	37	37	373	392
Best forecast wave conditions in KwaZulu-Natal North Coast	Sodwana	Umhlanga	Siyayi	Umhlanga	Umhlanga	Umhlanga	Umhlanga	Mapelane		Umhlanga	Siyayi	Kosi Bay	Kosi Bay	Kosi Bay	Richards Bay (Outside)	St Lucia		Umhlanga	Richards Bay (Outside)	Umhlanga	Umhlanga	Umhlanga
Rating (10 max)	2	4	4	4	5	6	6	4		5	4	4	4	4	4	4		3	3	3	3	2
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Santos Reef Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Dolphin Point Overberg	Dolphin Point Overberg	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Amanzimtoti Durban/KZN South	Amanzimtoti Durban/KZN South	Dolphin Point Overberg	Outer Pool Garden Route	Yellow sands Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Fish Boma Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Vleesbaai Overberg	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Queensberry Bay Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Yellow sands Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Hole-in-the-Wall Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating (10 max)	5	8	7	6	6	6	7	5	5	7	6	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	2
Header Global	Buchupureo Chile	Herolds Bay South Africa	Dolphin Point South Africa	Dolphin Point South Africa	Amanzimtoti South Africa	Amanzimtoti South Africa	Amanzimtoti South Africa	Barrancon Chile	Amanzimtoti South Africa	Trial Harbour Australia	Boneyards South Africa	Amanzimtoti South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Hanga Poukura Chile	Hanga Poukura Chile	Hanga Poukura Chile	Arrawarra Australia	Barrancon Chile	Ahijedero Mexico	Ahijedero Mexico	Ahijedero Mexico	Ahijedero Mexico
Rating (10 max)	5	8	7	6	6	6	7	5	5	7	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4

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