Sea weather in Richards Bay in South Africa All the beach weather in Richards Bay

All the essential weather information for enjoying the beach in Richards Bay in South Africa, for swimming, tanning or water sports! Our sea weather data is reliable, easy to read and updated every day.

Weather: When should you go to the beach in Richards Bay over the next 7 days?

Discover the best moment to go to the beach in Richards Bay in South Africa this week to enjoy the best weather and calmest sea possible. Our opinion is based on reliable sea weather forecasts in Richards Bay. You can see full forecasts by clicking on the day you want to see in the table below.

Date Outside temp. Our opinion
Sunday 13 April 202570°F to 77°Fdiscouraged
Monday 14 April 202570°F to 77°Fdiscouraged
Tuesday 15 April 202570°F to 76°Fdiscouraged
Wednesday 16 April 202570°F to 74°Fdiscouraged
Thursday 17 April 202572°F to 74°Fdiscouraged
Friday 18 April 202570°F to 74°Frecommended
Saturday 19 April 202570°F to 77°Fdiscouraged

Sea Weather: Your daily and hourly sea weather in Richards Bay

Sea weather on Sunday 13 April 2025

On Sunday 13 April 2025, the sun will rise at 06:09 and will set at 17:36 on the beach(es) of Richards Bay. The outside temperature will be a high of 77°F t and a low of 70°F. There will be little to no precipitation today, so unless you go swimming, you can enjoy the beach and stay dry! The sea will be generally calm, with a wind speed of up to 18mph km/h (with gusts up to 24.9mph). Wave height will be up to 4.9ft today.

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Weather
Sky condition
Outside temperature22°C (72°F)22°C (71°F)21°C (69°F)23°C (73°F)22°C (72°F)24°C (76°F)24°C (75°F)24°C (76°F)
Perceived temperature25°C (76°F)22°C (71°F)21°C (69°F)25°C (77°F)25°C (76°F)26°C (79°F)26°C (79°F)26°C (79°F)
Precipitation0in0in0in0in0in0in0in0in
Humidity79%80%84%72%63%67%79%82%
Barometric pressure1017 hPa1015 hPa1016 hPa1018 hPa1016 hPa1014 hPa1015 hPa1016 hPa
Cloud cover1%0%0%0%0%0%1%2%
Heat index25°C (76°F)24°C (76°F)21°C (69°F)25°C (77°F)25°C (76°F)26°C (79°F)26°C (79°F)26°C (79°F)
Dew point18°C (65°F)18°C (64°F)18°C (64°F)18°C (64°F)15°C (59°F)18°C (64°F)20°C (68°F)21°C (70°F)
Wind
Speed27km/h (17mph)28km/h (17mph)23km/h (14mph)12km/h (7mph)14km/h (9mph)29km/h (18mph)29km/h (18mph)26km/h (16mph)
Gusts37km/h (23mph)40km/h (25mph)34km/h (21mph)15km/h (9mph)29km/h (18mph)33km/h (21mph)33km/h (20mph)39km/h (24mph)
Direction 12°
NNE
13°
NNE

N
350°
N
56°
ENE
44°
NE
37°
NE
12°
NNE
Wind chill22°C (72°F)22°C (71°F)21°C (69°F)23°C (73°F)22°C (72°F)24°C (76°F)24°C (75°F)24°C (76°F)
Waves
Height1.5m (4.9ft)1.4m (4.8ft)1.4m (4.5ft)1.3m (4.3ft)1.3m (4.1ft)1.3m (4.3ft)1.3m (4.3ft)1.3m (4.4ft)
Direction 142°
SE
140°
SE
137°
SE
133°
SE
131°
SE
129°
SE
127°
SE
128°
SE
Period9.2 sec.9.1 sec.9.2 sec.10.3 sec.9.3 sec.9.3 sec.9.2 sec.9.1 sec.
Significant height1.4m (4.6ft)1.4m (4.6ft)1.2m (3.9ft)1.0m (3.3ft)1.1m (3.6ft)1.3m (4.3ft)1.3m (4.3ft)1.3m (4.3ft)
Sea water temperature
Water temperature27°C (80°F)27°C (80°F)27°C (80°F)27°C (80°F)27°C (80°F)27°C (80°F)27°C (80°F)27°C (80°F)

Sea weather on Monday 14 April 2025

On Monday 14 April 2025, the sun will rise at 06:09 and will set at 17:35 on the beach(es) of Richards Bay. The outside temperature will be a high of 77°F t and a low of 70°F. There will be little to no precipitation today, so unless you go swimming, you can enjoy the beach and stay dry! The sea will be generally calm, with a wind speed of up to 23mph km/h (with gusts up to 31.1mph). Wave height will be up to 7.5ft today.

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Weather
Sky condition
Outside temperature23°C (74°F)23°C (73°F)21°C (70°F)25°C (77°F)25°C (77°F)25°C (76°F)24°C (75°F)24°C (75°F)
Perceived temperature25°C (77°F)25°C (77°F)21°C (70°F)27°C (81°F)27°C (80°F)26°C (79°F)26°C (79°F)26°C (78°F)
Precipitation0in0in0in0in0in0in0in0in
Humidity78%78%84%85%79%74%80%78%
Barometric pressure1014 hPa1013 hPa1015 hPa1016 hPa1016 hPa1016 hPa1017 hPa1019 hPa
Cloud cover2%3%25%90%78%75%91%100%
Heat index25°C (77°F)25°C (77°F)24°C (76°F)27°C (81°F)27°C (80°F)26°C (79°F)26°C (79°F)26°C (78°F)
Dew point19°C (67°F)19°C (66°F)18°C (65°F)22°C (72°F)21°C (69°F)20°C (67°F)20°C (69°F)20°C (68°F)
Wind
Speed28km/h (18mph)29km/h (18mph)12km/h (8mph)33km/h (21mph)37km/h (23mph)35km/h (22mph)29km/h (18mph)32km/h (20mph)
Gusts42km/h (26mph)44km/h (27mph)20km/h (12mph)45km/h (28mph)50km/h (31mph)49km/h (30mph)44km/h (28mph)46km/h (29mph)
Direction 13°
NNE
10°
N
278°
W
216°
SW
209°
SSW
211°
SSW
185°
S
173°
S
Wind chill23°C (74°F)23°C (73°F)21°C (70°F)25°C (77°F)25°C (77°F)25°C (76°F)24°C (75°F)24°C (75°F)
Waves
Height1.3m (4.3ft)1.2m (4.1ft)1.1m (3.7ft)1.5m (4.8ft)1.9m (6.1ft)2.2m (7.1ft)2.3m (7.4ft)2.2m (7.2ft)
Direction 126°
SE
125°
SE
124°
SE
187°
S
188°
S
198°
SSW
190°
S
190°
S
Period9.7 sec.9.0 sec.9.0 sec.13.1 sec.13.1 sec.12.9 sec.12.6 sec.12.3 sec.
Significant height1.3m (4.3ft)1.3m (4.3ft)1.1m (3.6ft)1.4m (4.6ft)1.5m (4.9ft)1.0m (3.3ft)1.2m (3.9ft)0.8m (2.6ft)
Sea water temperature
Water temperature27°C (80°F)27°C (80°F)27°C (80°F)27°C (80°F)27°C (80°F)27°C (80°F)27°C (80°F)27°C (80°F)

Sea weather on Tuesday 15 April 2025

On Tuesday 15 April 2025, the sun will rise at 06:10 and will set at 17:33 on the beach(es) of Richards Bay. The outside temperature will be a high of 76°F t and a low of 70°F. Precipitation is in the forecast (0.5in throughout the day): choose the right time to go to the beach and dodge the raindrops. The sea will be generally calm, with a wind speed of up to 14.9mph km/h (with gusts up to 21.1mph). Wave height will be up to 6.6ft today.

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Weather
Sky condition
Outside temperature24°C (75°F)24°C (74°F)22°C (72°F)23°C (73°F)22°C (72°F)22°C (71°F)21°C (71°F)21°C (71°F)
Perceived temperature26°C (78°F)25°C (78°F)25°C (76°F)25°C (77°F)25°C (76°F)22°C (71°F)21°C (71°F)21°C (71°F)
Precipitation0in0in0in0in0in0in0.1in0.3in
Humidity75%76%83%81%81%86%86%90%
Barometric pressure1019 hPa1019 hPa1020 hPa1021 hPa1020 hPa1019 hPa1019 hPa1019 hPa
Cloud cover97%80%80%71%100%98%100%100%
Heat index26°C (78°F)25°C (78°F)25°C (76°F)25°C (77°F)25°C (76°F)24°C (76°F)24°C (76°F)24°C (76°F)
Dew point19°C (66°F)19°C (66°F)19°C (67°F)19°C (66°F)19°C (66°F)19°C (67°F)19°C (66°F)20°C (67°F)
Wind
Speed24km/h (15mph)20km/h (13mph)19km/h (12mph)15km/h (10mph)5km/h (3mph)10km/h (6mph)10km/h (6mph)13km/h (8mph)
Gusts34km/h (21mph)29km/h (18mph)26km/h (16mph)21km/h (13mph)8km/h (5mph)15km/h (9mph)15km/h (10mph)20km/h (12mph)
Direction 164°
SSE
162°
SSE
172°
S
133°
SE
205°
SSW
204°
SSW
155°
SSE
94°
E
Wind chill24°C (75°F)24°C (74°F)22°C (72°F)23°C (73°F)22°C (72°F)22°C (71°F)21°C (71°F)21°C (71°F)
Waves
Height2.0m (6.6ft)1.9m (6.2ft)1.8m (6.0ft)1.9m (6.2ft)1.8m (6.1ft)1.7m (5.7ft)1.7m (5.7ft)1.7m (5.7ft)
Direction 190°
S
187°
S
187°
S
187°
S
190°
S
190°
S
190°
S
190°
S
Period12.2 sec.12.4 sec.7.1 sec.6.9 sec.7.1 sec.7.6 sec.11.9 sec.6.8 sec.
Significant height0.5m (1.6ft)0.6m (2ft)0.9m (3ft)1.0m (3.3ft)1.0m (3.3ft)1.5m (4.9ft)1.5m (4.9ft)0.1m (0.3ft)
Sea water temperature
Water temperature27°C (80°F)27°C (80°F)27°C (80°F)27°C (80°F)27°C (80°F)27°C (80°F)27°C (80°F)27°C (80°F)

Sea weather on Wednesday 16 April 2025

On Wednesday 16 April 2025, the sun will rise at 06:10 and will set at 17:32 on the beach(es) of Richards Bay. The outside temperature will be a high of 74°F t and a low of 70°F. Precipitation is in the forecast (0.2in throughout the day): choose the right time to go to the beach and dodge the raindrops. The sea will be generally calm, with a wind speed of up to 13.7mph km/h (with gusts up to 20.5mph). Wave height will be up to 5.6ft today.

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Weather
Sky condition
Outside temperature22°C (71°F)21°C (70°F)21°C (70°F)22°C (71°F)22°C (72°F)23°C (74°F)22°C (72°F)22°C (72°F)
Perceived temperature22°C (71°F)21°C (70°F)21°C (70°F)22°C (71°F)25°C (76°F)25°C (77°F)25°C (76°F)25°C (76°F)
Precipitation0in0in0in0in0in0in0in0.1in
Humidity90%92%90%87%82%76%80%84%
Barometric pressure1019 hPa1018 hPa1018 hPa1019 hPa1018 hPa1017 hPa1018 hPa1019 hPa
Cloud cover100%100%78%95%94%86%61%58%
Heat index24°C (76°F)21°C (70°F)21°C (70°F)24°C (76°F)25°C (76°F)25°C (77°F)25°C (76°F)25°C (76°F)
Dew point20°C (68°F)20°C (67°F)19°C (67°F)20°C (67°F)19°C (67°F)19°C (65°F)19°C (65°F)19°C (66°F)
Wind
Speed14km/h (9mph)14km/h (9mph)22km/h (14mph)20km/h (12mph)20km/h (13mph)16km/h (10mph)15km/h (9mph)10km/h (6mph)
Gusts25km/h (16mph)19km/h (12mph)33km/h (20mph)27km/h (17mph)31km/h (19mph)23km/h (14mph)24km/h (15mph)16km/h (10mph)
Direction 83°
E
246°
WSW
246°
WSW
240°
WSW
207°
SSW
192°
SSW
167°
SSE
183°
S
Wind chill22°C (71°F)21°C (70°F)21°C (70°F)22°C (71°F)22°C (72°F)23°C (74°F)22°C (72°F)22°C (72°F)
Waves
Height1.7m (5.7ft)1.7m (5.7ft)1.7m (5.5ft)1.6m (5.2ft)1.5m (5.1ft)1.5m (4.9ft)1.5m (4.9ft)1.5m (5.0ft)
Direction 191°
S
192°
SSW
192°
SSW
192°
SSW
192°
SSW
192°
SSW
185°
S
185°
S
Period11.6 sec.11.5 sec.11.4 sec.11.7 sec.12.0 sec.12.2 sec.13.4 sec.13.4 sec.
Significant height0.7m (2.3ft)0.2m (0.7ft)0.5m (1.6ft)0.5m (1.6ft)0.4m (1.3ft)0.5m (1.6ft)0.5m (1.6ft)0.5m (1.6ft)
Sea water temperature
Water temperature27°C (80°F)27°C (80°F)27°C (80°F)27°C (80°F)27°C (80°F)27°C (80°F)27°C (80°F)27°C (80°F)

Sea weather on Thursday 17 April 2025

On Thursday 17 April 2025, the sun will rise at 06:11 and will set at 17:31 on the beach(es) of Richards Bay. The outside temperature will be a high of 74°F t and a low of 72°F. Precipitation is in the forecast (0.3in throughout the day): choose the right time to go to the beach and dodge the raindrops. The sea will be generally calm, with a wind speed of up to 13.7mph km/h (with gusts up to 17.4mph). Wave height will be up to 6.9ft today.

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Weather
Sky condition
Outside temperature22°C (71°F)22°C (71°F)22°C (71°F)22°C (71°F)22°C (72°F)22°C (72°F)22°C (72°F)23°C (73°F)
Perceived temperature22°C (71°F)22°C (71°F)22°C (71°F)22°C (71°F)25°C (76°F)25°C (76°F)25°C (76°F)25°C (77°F)
Precipitation0in0in0in0in0.1in0.1in0in0in
Humidity84%84%85%85%84%83%81%77%
Barometric pressure1019 hPa1019 hPa1019 hPa1021 hPa1020 hPa1019 hPa1020 hPa1020 hPa
Cloud cover77%100%90%100%100%100%100%95%
Heat index24°C (76°F)24°C (76°F)24°C (76°F)24°C (76°F)25°C (76°F)25°C (76°F)25°C (76°F)25°C (77°F)
Dew point19°C (66°F)19°C (66°F)19°C (66°F)19°C (66°F)19°C (67°F)19°C (66°F)19°C (66°F)19°C (66°F)
Wind
Speed9km/h (6mph)9km/h (5mph)10km/h (6mph)7km/h (4mph)10km/h (6mph)12km/h (7mph)17km/h (11mph)22km/h (13mph)
Gusts16km/h (10mph)12km/h (8mph)17km/h (10mph)9km/h (6mph)17km/h (10mph)22km/h (14mph)26km/h (16mph)28km/h (17mph)
Direction 206°
SSW
203°
SSW
205°
SSW
210°
SSW
199°
SSW
138°
SE
104°
ESE
97°
E
Wind chill22°C (71°F)22°C (71°F)22°C (71°F)22°C (71°F)22°C (72°F)22°C (72°F)22°C (72°F)23°C (73°F)
Waves
Height1.5m (5.0ft)1.6m (5.3ft)1.6m (5.2ft)1.5m (4.9ft)1.5m (5.0ft)1.7m (5.6ft)1.9m (6.2ft)2.1m (6.9ft)
Direction 184°
S
189°
S
189°
S
190°
S
189°
S
185°
S
184°
S
184°
S
Period13.3 sec.6.6 sec.6.6 sec.6.5 sec.6.5 sec.10.3 sec.17.9 sec.17.1 sec.
Significant height0.4m (1.3ft)0.2m (0.7ft)0.3m (1ft)0.6m (2ft)0.9m (3ft)1.4m (4.6ft)1.2m (3.9ft)1.0m (3.3ft)
Sea water temperature
Water temperature27°C (80°F)27°C (80°F)27°C (80°F)27°C (80°F)27°C (80°F)27°C (80°F)27°C (80°F)27°C (80°F)

Sea weather on Friday 18 April 2025

On Friday 18 April 2025, the sun will rise at 06:11 and will set at 17:30 on the beach(es) of Richards Bay. The outside temperature will be a high of 74°F t and a low of 70°F. Precipitation is in the forecast (0.4in throughout the day): choose the right time to go to the beach and dodge the raindrops. The sea will be generally calm, with a wind speed of up to 11.2mph km/h (with gusts up to 19.9mph). Wave height will be up to 7.2ft today.

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Weather
Sky condition
Outside temperature23°C (73°F)23°C (73°F)22°C (71°F)22°C (71°F)23°C (73°F)23°C (74°F)23°C (73°F)22°C (72°F)
Perceived temperature25°C (77°F)25°C (77°F)22°C (71°F)22°C (71°F)25°C (77°F)25°C (77°F)25°C (77°F)25°C (76°F)
Precipitation0in0in0in0.1in0.1in0.1in0.1in0.1in
Humidity77%80%84%85%80%80%84%87%
Barometric pressure1020 hPa1020 hPa1020 hPa1020 hPa1019 hPa1018 hPa1018 hPa1018 hPa
Cloud cover89%97%84%59%61%53%71%61%
Heat index25°C (77°F)25°C (77°F)24°C (76°F)24°C (76°F)25°C (77°F)25°C (77°F)25°C (77°F)25°C (76°F)
Dew point19°C (66°F)19°C (66°F)19°C (66°F)19°C (66°F)19°C (66°F)19°C (67°F)20°C (68°F)20°C (68°F)
Wind
Speed18km/h (11mph)12km/h (7mph)4km/h (2mph)4km/h (2mph)8km/h (5mph)17km/h (11mph)17km/h (11mph)15km/h (10mph)
Gusts28km/h (17mph)17km/h (11mph)6km/h (4mph)8km/h (5mph)15km/h (10mph)32km/h (20mph)31km/h (19mph)29km/h (18mph)
Direction 84°
E
58°
ENE
133°
SE
268°
W
109°
ESE
79°
E
57°
ENE
23°
NNE
Wind chill23°C (73°F)23°C (73°F)22°C (71°F)22°C (71°F)23°C (73°F)23°C (74°F)23°C (73°F)22°C (72°F)
Waves
Height2.1m (6.9ft)2.1m (6.9ft)2.0m (6.6ft)2.1m (6.9ft)2.2m (7.2ft)2.1m (6.9ft)2.0m (6.6ft)2.0m (6.6ft)
Direction 184°
S
186°
S
187°
S
186°
S
187°
S
188°
S
189°
S
189°
S
Period16.3 sec.15.8 sec.15.3 sec.14.9 sec.14.7 sec.14.5 sec.14.3 sec.14.2 sec.
Significant height0.9m (3ft)0.8m (2.6ft)1.2m (3.9ft)1.3m (4.3ft)1.1m (3.6ft)0.9m (3ft)0.7m (2.3ft)0.7m (2.3ft)
Sea water temperature
Water temperature27°C (80°F)27°C (80°F)27°C (80°F)27°C (80°F)27°C (80°F)27°C (80°F)27°C (80°F)27°C (80°F)

Sea weather on Saturday 19 April 2025

On Saturday 19 April 2025, the sun will rise at 06:12 and will set at 17:29 on the beach(es) of Richards Bay. The outside temperature will be a high of 77°F t and a low of 70°F. Precipitation is in the forecast (0.1in throughout the day): choose the right time to go to the beach and dodge the raindrops. The sea will be generally calm, with a wind speed of up to 14.9mph km/h (with gusts up to 23.6mph). Wave height will be up to 6.6ft today.

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Weather
Sky condition
Outside temperature22°C (71°F)22°C (71°F)22°C (71°F)22°C (71°F)22°C (72°F)25°C (76°F)24°C (75°F)23°C (74°F)
Perceived temperature22°C (71°F)22°C (71°F)22°C (71°F)22°C (71°F)23°C (73°F)26°C (80°F)26°C (78°F)25°C (78°F)
Precipitation0in0in0in0in0in0in0in0in
Humidity88%89%88%81%71%74%80%85%
Barometric pressure1017 hPa1016 hPa1015 hPa1014 hPa1013 hPa1011 hPa1011 hPa1013 hPa
Cloud cover70%46%16%11%14%21%27%26%
Heat index24°C (76°F)24°C (76°F)24°C (76°F)23°C (74°F)23°C (73°F)26°C (80°F)26°C (78°F)25°C (78°F)
Dew point20°C (67°F)20°C (67°F)20°C (67°F)18°C (65°F)17°C (62°F)20°C (67°F)20°C (68°F)21°C (69°F)
Wind
Speed14km/h (9mph)13km/h (8mph)14km/h (9mph)18km/h (11mph)23km/h (14mph)24km/h (15mph)21km/h (13mph)15km/h (10mph)
Gusts21km/h (13mph)19km/h (12mph)21km/h (13mph)24km/h (15mph)31km/h (19mph)38km/h (24mph)33km/h (21mph)25km/h (15mph)
Direction
N

N

N
19°
NNE
38°
NE
52°
NE
48°
NE
138°
SE
Wind chill22°C (71°F)22°C (71°F)22°C (71°F)22°C (71°F)22°C (72°F)25°C (76°F)24°C (75°F)23°C (74°F)
Waves
Height2.0m (6.6ft)1.9m (6.2ft)1.8m (5.9ft)1.7m (5.6ft)1.7m (5.6ft)1.6m (5.2ft)1.6m (5.2ft)1.5m (4.9ft)
Direction 188°
S
187°
S
186°
S
185°
S
184°
S
186°
S
190°
S
190°
S
Period12.1 sec.7.9 sec.9.9 sec.14.4 sec.12.6 sec.9.1 sec.8.8 sec.8.6 sec.
Significant height1.0m (3.3ft)1.3m (4.3ft)1.2m (3.9ft)0.8m (2.6ft)0.4m (1.3ft)1.1m (3.6ft)1.2m (3.9ft)1.2m (3.9ft)
Sea water temperature
Water temperature27°C (80°F)27°C (80°F)27°C (80°F)27°C (80°F)27°C (80°F)27°C (80°F)27°C (80°F)27°C (80°F)

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