Richards Bay (Outside) Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.80° S 32.10° E

Richards Bay (Outside) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 05 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Richards Bay (Outside) sea temperature is
21.1°C
0.6° 

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


How big are the waves at Richards Bay (Outside) today (05 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 9s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Richards Bay (Outside) at 6AM is: 1.9m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a East direction, 1.7m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 05). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Sep)6ft (1.9m)8s
Afternoon (05 Sep)5.5ft (1.7m)9s
Evening (05 Sep)4.5ft (1.4m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Sat morning, min 18°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
5
Sunday
6
Monday
7
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
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
1
1
1
2
3
3
3
1
0
0
1
1
2
2
2
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4
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
SSE
10
1.9
S
10
1.9
SE
8
1.8
SE
9
1.7
ESE
9
1.7
ESE
9
1.4
E
10
1.7
ESE
8
1.7
SE
8
1.6
SE
8
1.5
ESE
8
1.5
ESE
8
1.5
ESE
8
1.3
ESE
8
0.6
S
24
0.8
S
23
1
S
22
1.4
S
20
2.2
S
19
2.5
S
18
2.5
S
17
2.3
S
16
2.1
S
16
1.9
S
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1478
725
470
471
444
419
409
400
401
372
307
294
287
226
396
651
924
1553
3542
4554
3899
2709
2178
1697
Wind (km/h)
25
SSE
20
SSE
15
SE
10
SE
15
SE
15
ESE
15
E
0
N
5
SSW
5
SSE
5
SE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
SE
10
SE
10
ESE
15
E
10
E
10
ENE
15
ENE
10
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
Wind State
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
8:47AM1.21m
10:24PM1.22m
12:06PM1.21m
00:55AM1.33m
1:34PM1.43m
Low Tide
2:33AM0.71m
3:18PM0.76m
5:17AM0.79m
6:25PM0.74m
7:14AM0.61m
7:44PM0.53m
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:01
6:01
5:58
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:38
5:38
5:39
 mm
Temp °C
18
18
18
19
19
19
18
18
18
18
18
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
18
18
18
Feels °C
14
14
15
17
17
17
16
19
18
19
18
17
17
18
18
18
18
17
17
17
17
17
16
16
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