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 7 December 202572°F to 76°Fdiscouraged
Monday 8 December 202572°F to 83°Fdiscouraged
Tuesday 9 December 202572°F to 79°Fdiscouraged
Wednesday 10 December 202572°F to 76°Fdiscouraged
Thursday 11 December 202572°F to 76°Fdiscouraged
Friday 12 December 202574°F to 81°Fnot recommended
Saturday 13 December 202576°F to 83°Fdiscouraged

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

Sea weather on Sunday 7 December 2025

On Sunday 7 December 2025, the sun will rise at 04:46 and will set at 18:41 on the beach(es) of Richards Bay. The outside temperature will be a high of 76°F t and a low of 72°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 17.4mph km/h (with gusts up to 24.9mph). Wave height will be up to 5.2ft today.

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Weather
Sky condition
Outside temperature22°C (72°F)23°C (73°F)23°C (73°F)23°C (73°F)24°C (74°F)23°C (74°F)23°C (73°F)23°C (73°F)
Perceived temperature25°C (76°F)25°C (77°F)25°C (77°F)25°C (77°F)25°C (78°F)25°C (77°F)25°C (77°F)25°C (77°F)
Precipitation0in0in0in0in0in0in0in0in
Humidity77%75%75%74%71%74%75%80%
Barometric pressure1018 hPa1018 hPa1019 hPa1019 hPa1018 hPa1015 hPa1015 hPa1015 hPa
Cloud cover100%100%98%100%86%74%53%56%
Heat index25°C (76°F)25°C (77°F)25°C (77°F)25°C (77°F)25°C (78°F)25°C (77°F)25°C (77°F)25°C (77°F)
Dew point18°C (65°F)18°C (64°F)18°C (64°F)18°C (65°F)18°C (65°F)18°C (65°F)18°C (65°F)19°C (67°F)
Wind
Speed28km/h (18mph)23km/h (15mph)12km/h (7mph)7km/h (4mph)10km/h (6mph)22km/h (13mph)22km/h (14mph)25km/h (16mph)
Gusts40km/h (25mph)33km/h (20mph)17km/h (10mph)9km/h (6mph)13km/h (8mph)30km/h (19mph)34km/h (21mph)37km/h (23mph)
Direction 207°
SSW
195°
SSW
196°
SSW
184°
S
100°
E
86°
E
59°
ENE
43°
NE
Wind chill22°C (72°F)23°C (73°F)23°C (73°F)23°C (73°F)24°C (74°F)23°C (74°F)23°C (73°F)23°C (73°F)
Waves
Height1.6m (5.2ft)1.5m (4.9ft)1.3m (4.4ft)1.2m (3.9ft)1.1m (3.6ft)1.0m (3.4ft)1.0m (3.3ft)1.0m (3.3ft)
Direction 194°
SSW
192°
SSW
191°
S
189°
S
187°
S
182°
S
182°
S
183°
S
Period9.3 sec.9.2 sec.6.6 sec.6.5 sec.6.4 sec.6.2 sec.6.1 sec.6.0 sec.
Significant height1.2m (3.9ft)0.9m (3ft)0.5m (1.6ft)0.3m (1ft)1.0m (3.3ft)1.0m (3.3ft)1.0m (3.3ft)0.9m (3ft)
Sea water temperature
Water temperature25°C (77°F)25°C (77°F)25°C (77°F)25°C (77°F)25°C (77°F)25°C (77°F)25°C (77°F)25°C (77°F)

Sea weather on Monday 8 December 2025

On Monday 8 December 2025, the sun will rise at 04:46 and will set at 18:41 on the beach(es) of Richards Bay. The outside temperature will be a high of 83°F t and a low of 72°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 23.6mph km/h (with gusts up to 26.1mph). Wave height will be up to 4.6ft today.

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Weather
Sky condition
Outside temperature23°C (73°F)23°C (73°F)22°C (72°F)26°C (80°F)25°C (77°F)26°C (79°F)25°C (77°F)25°C (76°F)
Perceived temperature25°C (77°F)25°C (77°F)25°C (76°F)28°C (83°F)26°C (79°F)28°C (82°F)27°C (81°F)27°C (81°F)
Precipitation0in0in0in0in0in0in0in0in
Humidity83%87%87%67%64%70%82%87%
Barometric pressure1015 hPa1014 hPa1014 hPa1012 hPa1010 hPa1007 hPa1008 hPa1011 hPa
Cloud cover100%54%18%0%0%0%2%15%
Heat index25°C (77°F)25°C (77°F)25°C (76°F)28°C (83°F)26°C (79°F)28°C (82°F)27°C (81°F)27°C (81°F)
Dew point20°C (68°F)20°C (69°F)20°C (67°F)20°C (67°F)18°C (64°F)20°C (68°F)22°C (71°F)22°C (72°F)
Wind
Speed15km/h (9mph)19km/h (12mph)21km/h (13mph)25km/h (16mph)27km/h (17mph)38km/h (23mph)25km/h (15mph)14km/h (9mph)
Gusts22km/h (14mph)29km/h (18mph)29km/h (18mph)34km/h (21mph)29km/h (18mph)42km/h (26mph)30km/h (19mph)24km/h (15mph)
Direction 36°
NE
22°
NNE
12°
NNE
15°
NNE
47°
NE
44°
NE
33°
NNE
23°
NNE
Wind chill23°C (73°F)23°C (73°F)22°C (72°F)26°C (80°F)25°C (77°F)26°C (79°F)25°C (77°F)25°C (76°F)
Waves
Height1.0m (3.2ft)1.0m (3.2ft)1.0m (3.2ft)1.0m (3.3ft)1.1m (3.7ft)1.4m (4.6ft)1.4m (4.5ft)1.3m (4.3ft)
Direction 175°
S
177°
S
145°
SE
190°
S
193°
SSW
192°
SSW
192°
SSW
191°
S
Period8.7 sec.8.5 sec.8.5 sec.8.3 sec.13.0 sec.12.7 sec.12.6 sec.12.4 sec.
Significant height1.0m (3.3ft)1.0m (3.3ft)1.0m (3.3ft)1.1m (3.6ft)1.6m (5.2ft)1.8m (5.9ft)1.6m (5.2ft)1.0m (3.3ft)
Sea water temperature
Water temperature23°C (74°F)23°C (74°F)23°C (74°F)23°C (74°F)23°C (74°F)23°C (74°F)23°C (74°F)23°C (74°F)

Sea weather on Tuesday 9 December 2025

On Tuesday 9 December 2025, the sun will rise at 04:46 and will set at 18:42 on the beach(es) of Richards Bay. The outside temperature will be a high of 79°F t and a low of 72°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 19.3mph km/h (with gusts up to 28mph). Wave height will be up to 4.3ft today.

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Weather
Sky condition
Outside temperature24°C (75°F)23°C (73°F)23°C (74°F)26°C (79°F)22°C (72°F)24°C (75°F)25°C (77°F)24°C (76°F)
Perceived temperature26°C (79°F)25°C (77°F)25°C (77°F)28°C (82°F)25°C (76°F)26°C (78°F)28°C (82°F)27°C (80°F)
Precipitation0in0in0in0in0in0in0in0in
Humidity87%88%86%69%76%78%84%90%
Barometric pressure1009 hPa1009 hPa1011 hPa1011 hPa1010 hPa1009 hPa1011 hPa1014 hPa
Cloud cover19%13%12%4%2%3%79%59%
Heat index26°C (79°F)25°C (77°F)25°C (77°F)28°C (82°F)25°C (76°F)26°C (78°F)28°C (82°F)27°C (80°F)
Dew point22°C (71°F)21°C (70°F)21°C (69°F)20°C (68°F)18°C (64°F)20°C (67°F)22°C (72°F)23°C (73°F)
Wind
Speed19km/h (12mph)16km/h (10mph)17km/h (10mph)7km/h (4mph)14km/h (9mph)16km/h (10mph)21km/h (13mph)31km/h (19mph)
Gusts32km/h (20mph)25km/h (16mph)24km/h (15mph)9km/h (6mph)30km/h (19mph)30km/h (19mph)29km/h (18mph)45km/h (28mph)
Direction 12°
NNE

N
11°
N
197°
SSW
184°
S
170°
S
191°
SSW
217°
SW
Wind chill24°C (75°F)23°C (73°F)23°C (74°F)26°C (79°F)22°C (72°F)24°C (75°F)25°C (77°F)24°C (76°F)
Waves
Height1.3m (4.2ft)1.2m (3.9ft)1.1m (3.7ft)1.1m (3.5ft)1.0m (3.4ft)1.0m (3.4ft)1.0m (3.3ft)1.0m (3.3ft)
Direction 194°
SSW
194°
SSW
194°
SSW
194°
SSW
195°
SSW
195°
SSW
196°
SSW
196°
SSW
Period12.1 sec.11.8 sec.11.7 sec.11.6 sec.11.3 sec.11.1 sec.11.1 sec.11.3 sec.
Significant height1.5m (4.9ft)1.3m (4.3ft)1.3m (4.3ft)1.2m (3.9ft)0.9m (3ft)0.8m (2.6ft)0.8m (2.6ft)0.9m (3ft)
Sea water temperature
Water temperature23°C (74°F)23°C (74°F)23°C (74°F)23°C (74°F)23°C (74°F)23°C (74°F)23°C (74°F)23°C (74°F)

Sea weather on Wednesday 10 December 2025

On Wednesday 10 December 2025, the sun will rise at 04:46 and will set at 18:43 on the beach(es) of Richards Bay. The outside temperature will be a high of 76°F t and a low of 72°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 20.5mph km/h (with gusts up to 29.8mph). Wave height will be up to 5.9ft today.

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Weather
Sky condition
Outside temperature24°C (75°F)24°C (74°F)23°C (73°F)22°C (71°F)24°C (75°F)24°C (74°F)23°C (73°F)22°C (72°F)
Perceived temperature26°C (79°F)26°C (78°F)25°C (77°F)22°C (71°F)25°C (78°F)25°C (78°F)25°C (77°F)25°C (76°F)
Precipitation0in0in0in0in0in0in0in0in
Humidity89%84%86%79%66%70%79%80%
Barometric pressure1015 hPa1015 hPa1017 hPa1018 hPa1018 hPa1017 hPa1018 hPa1020 hPa
Cloud cover100%100%100%100%64%79%100%100%
Heat index26°C (79°F)26°C (78°F)25°C (77°F)24°C (76°F)25°C (78°F)25°C (78°F)25°C (77°F)25°C (76°F)
Dew point22°C (72°F)21°C (69°F)20°C (68°F)18°C (65°F)17°C (62°F)18°C (64°F)19°C (66°F)19°C (66°F)
Wind
Speed31km/h (19mph)33km/h (21mph)33km/h (21mph)31km/h (19mph)26km/h (16mph)21km/h (13mph)20km/h (13mph)26km/h (16mph)
Gusts43km/h (27mph)48km/h (30mph)48km/h (30mph)43km/h (26mph)33km/h (21mph)29km/h (18mph)31km/h (19mph)38km/h (24mph)
Direction 205°
SSW
182°
S
184°
S
191°
SSW
185°
S
170°
S
145°
SE
126°
SE
Wind chill24°C (75°F)24°C (74°F)23°C (73°F)22°C (71°F)24°C (75°F)24°C (74°F)23°C (73°F)22°C (72°F)
Waves
Height1.1m (3.7ft)1.5m (5.0ft)1.8m (5.9ft)1.8m (5.9ft)1.7m (5.7ft)1.8m (6.0ft)1.7m (5.7ft)1.6m (5.1ft)
Direction 193°
SSW
189°
S
188°
S
184°
S
180°
S
179°
S
178°
S
176°
S
Period12.3 sec.12.0 sec.11.8 sec.11.7 sec.11.6 sec.11.5 sec.11.4 sec.6.4 sec.
Significant height1.4m (4.6ft)1.4m (4.6ft)1.3m (4.3ft)1.2m (3.9ft)1.3m (4.3ft)1.3m (4.3ft)1.2m (3.9ft)0.4m (1.3ft)
Sea water temperature
Water temperature25°C (77°F)25°C (77°F)25°C (77°F)25°C (77°F)25°C (77°F)25°C (77°F)25°C (77°F)25°C (77°F)

Sea weather on Thursday 11 December 2025

On Thursday 11 December 2025, the sun will rise at 04:46 and will set at 18:43 on the beach(es) of Richards Bay. The outside temperature will be a high of 76°F t and a low of 72°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 21.8mph km/h (with gusts up to 31.7mph). Wave height will be up to 5.6ft today.

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Weather
Sky condition
Outside temperature22°C (72°F)22°C (72°F)22°C (72°F)23°C (74°F)24°C (74°F)24°C (75°F)24°C (75°F)24°C (75°F)
Perceived temperature25°C (76°F)25°C (76°F)25°C (76°F)25°C (77°F)25°C (78°F)26°C (78°F)26°C (78°F)26°C (78°F)
Precipitation0in0in0in0in0in0in0in0in
Humidity78%76%75%70%72%70%73%79%
Barometric pressure1020 hPa1019 hPa1020 hPa1020 hPa1018 hPa1016 hPa1015 hPa1015 hPa
Cloud cover100%67%72%80%99%64%47%61%
Heat index25°C (76°F)25°C (76°F)25°C (76°F)25°C (77°F)25°C (78°F)26°C (78°F)26°C (78°F)26°C (78°F)
Dew point18°C (64°F)18°C (64°F)18°C (64°F)18°C (64°F)18°C (65°F)18°C (65°F)19°C (66°F)20°C (68°F)
Wind
Speed21km/h (13mph)21km/h (13mph)19km/h (12mph)20km/h (13mph)25km/h (16mph)33km/h (20mph)35km/h (21mph)34km/h (21mph)
Gusts30km/h (19mph)29km/h (18mph)27km/h (17mph)27km/h (17mph)35km/h (22mph)46km/h (29mph)51km/h (32mph)49km/h (30mph)
Direction 123°
ESE
102°
ESE
88°
E
68°
ENE
54°
NE
49°
NE
39°
NE
28°
NNE
Wind chill22°C (72°F)22°C (72°F)22°C (72°F)23°C (74°F)24°C (74°F)24°C (75°F)24°C (75°F)24°C (75°F)
Waves
Height1.5m (4.8ft)1.3m (4.2ft)1.3m (4.1ft)1.2m (4.1ft)1.3m (4.3ft)1.5m (4.9ft)1.6m (5.2ft)1.7m (5.6ft)
Direction 171°
S
176°
S
184°
S
187°
S
171°
S
135°
SE
145°
SE
184°
S
Period11.6 sec.9.6 sec.7.2 sec.6.5 sec.8.5 sec.13.0 sec.13.2 sec.10.9 sec.
Significant height1.2m (3.9ft)1.1m (3.6ft)1.1m (3.6ft)1.0m (3.3ft)1.1m (3.6ft)1.4m (4.6ft)1.5m (4.9ft)1.5m (4.9ft)
Sea water temperature
Water temperature25°C (77°F)25°C (77°F)25°C (77°F)25°C (77°F)25°C (77°F)25°C (77°F)25°C (77°F)25°C (77°F)

Sea weather on Friday 12 December 2025

On Friday 12 December 2025, the sun will rise at 04:47 and will set at 18:44 on the beach(es) of Richards Bay. The outside temperature will be a high of 81°F t and a low of 74°F. There will be little to no precipitation today, so unless you go swimming, you can enjoy the beach and stay dry! Be careful, the sea will be generally rough with a wind speed of up to 29.8mph km/h (with gusts up to 32.9mph). Wave height will be up to 8.2ft today.

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Weather
Sky condition
Outside temperature24°C (74°F)23°C (74°F)24°C (76°F)26°C (79°F)26°C (78°F)26°C (79°F)25°C (78°F)25°C (78°F)
Perceived temperature26°C (78°F)25°C (78°F)26°C (80°F)28°C (82°F)27°C (80°F)28°C (82°F)27°C (81°F)27°C (81°F)
Precipitation0in0in0in0in0in0in0in0in
Humidity83%85%80%67%59%63%70%76%
Barometric pressure1013 hPa1012 hPa1011 hPa1010 hPa1008 hPa1006 hPa1006 hPa1009 hPa
Cloud cover43%13%6%2%1%3%4%8%
Heat index26°C (78°F)25°C (78°F)26°C (80°F)28°C (82°F)27°C (80°F)28°C (82°F)27°C (81°F)27°C (81°F)
Dew point21°C (69°F)21°C (69°F)21°C (69°F)19°C (67°F)17°C (63°F)19°C (65°F)20°C (67°F)21°C (69°F)
Wind
Speed36km/h (23mph)38km/h (23mph)38km/h (23mph)36km/h (22mph)39km/h (24mph)48km/h (30mph)44km/h (27mph)32km/h (20mph)
Gusts52km/h (32mph)53km/h (33mph)53km/h (33mph)45km/h (28mph)43km/h (27mph)53km/h (33mph)53km/h (33mph)49km/h (30mph)
Direction 18°
NNE
11°
N
13°
NNE
18°
NNE
29°
NNE
37°
NE
32°
NNE
20°
NNE
Wind chill24°C (74°F)23°C (74°F)24°C (76°F)26°C (79°F)26°C (78°F)26°C (79°F)25°C (78°F)25°C (78°F)
Waves
Height1.8m (5.9ft)1.9m (6.2ft)1.9m (6.2ft)2.0m (6.6ft)2.1m (6.9ft)2.4m (7.9ft)2.5m (8.2ft)2.4m (7.9ft)
Direction 182°
S
181°
S
178°
S
172°
S
172°
S
133°
SE
54°
NE
55°
NE
Period6.0 sec.8.7 sec.14.0 sec.14.4 sec.14.6 sec.14.6 sec.14.4 sec.14.0 sec.
Significant height1.3m (4.3ft)1.3m (4.3ft)1.4m (4.6ft)1.4m (4.6ft)1.5m (4.9ft)1.8m (5.9ft)2.0m (6.6ft)2.2m (7.2ft)
Sea water temperature
Water temperature25°C (77°F)25°C (77°F)25°C (77°F)25°C (77°F)25°C (77°F)25°C (77°F)25°C (77°F)25°C (77°F)

Sea weather on Saturday 13 December 2025

On Saturday 13 December 2025, the sun will rise at 04:47 and will set at 18:45 on the beach(es) of Richards Bay. The outside temperature will be a high of 83°F t and a low of 76°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 22.4mph km/h (with gusts up to 31.7mph). Wave height will be up to 7.5ft today.

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Weather
Sky condition
Outside temperature25°C (76°F)24°C (76°F)25°C (77°F)27°C (80°F)27°C (81°F)27°C (81°F)26°C (78°F)25°C (76°F)
Perceived temperature27°C (80°F)26°C (79°F)27°C (81°F)29°C (83°F)29°C (83°F)29°C (85°F)28°C (83°F)27°C (81°F)
Precipitation0in0in0in0in0in0in0in0in
Humidity79%80%77%63%55%66%84%90%
Barometric pressure1009 hPa1008 hPa1008 hPa1007 hPa1005 hPa1004 hPa1007 hPa1010 hPa
Cloud cover13%10%9%6%7%12%18%48%
Heat index27°C (80°F)26°C (79°F)27°C (81°F)29°C (83°F)29°C (83°F)29°C (85°F)28°C (83°F)27°C (81°F)
Dew point21°C (69°F)21°C (69°F)21°C (69°F)19°C (67°F)18°C (64°F)20°C (69°F)23°C (73°F)23°C (73°F)
Wind
Speed32km/h (20mph)35km/h (22mph)36km/h (23mph)32km/h (20mph)31km/h (19mph)35km/h (22mph)23km/h (14mph)28km/h (17mph)
Gusts47km/h (29mph)50km/h (31mph)51km/h (32mph)41km/h (25mph)33km/h (21mph)42km/h (26mph)36km/h (23mph)42km/h (26mph)
Direction 17°
NNE
15°
NNE
13°
NNE
15°
NNE
30°
NNE
105°
ESE
219°
SW
192°
SSW
Wind chill25°C (76°F)24°C (76°F)25°C (77°F)27°C (80°F)27°C (81°F)27°C (81°F)26°C (78°F)25°C (76°F)
Waves
Height2.1m (6.9ft)1.8m (5.9ft)1.6m (5.2ft)1.7m (5.6ft)1.9m (6.2ft)2.3m (7.5ft)2.1m (6.9ft)1.7m (5.6ft)
Direction 63°
ENE
66°
ENE
68°
ENE
65°
ENE
59°
ENE
54°
NE
54°
NE
61°
ENE
Period11.6 sec.7.6 sec.7.6 sec.9.0 sec.11.4 sec.11.0 sec.9.9 sec.7.7 sec.
Significant height1.6m (5.2ft)0.8m (2.6ft)0.8m (2.6ft)0.9m (3ft)1.5m (4.9ft)1.7m (5.6ft)1.4m (4.6ft)0.8m (2.6ft)
Sea water temperature
Water temperature25°C (77°F)25°C (77°F)25°C (77°F)25°C (77°F)25°C (77°F)25°C (77°F)25°C (77°F)25°C (77°F)

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