Richards Bay, South Africa — Richards Bay, the nearest town, 3 km away. Photo: MeRyan, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

About Richards Bay

Richards Bay is a town in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. From Richards Bay you can reach 3 surf spots, 1 kite spot and 1 windsurf spot. The nearest is Richards Bay, a kite and windsurf spot 2 km from the centre. Overture lists 14 places to stay within 2 km of the centre.

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Staying in Richards Bay

14 places to stay within 2 km of the centre (Overture places)

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Where it is

Each place is ringed by its best day this week, a surf spot for beginners: green on a good day. The dashed circle is 20 km from Richards Bay.

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Surf within 20 km

The next 7 days. Each day's wave height, green on a good day for beginner surfers. A spot that does not suit them is tagged with the level it suits and never goes green for them. The best of the spots that stay in Richards Bay each day wears a ★ Best badge, only on a Good day.

Wave height in feet, the wave energy in kJ under it.GoodUnder each day, the wind in knots: the arrow points where it blows to.A tag under a spot's name is the level its colours are for: Intermediate

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Kleiklip7 kmabout 15 min by carIntermediate and up

5 ft235 kJ

4 ft269 kJ

10 ft1243 kJ

4 ft194 kJ

4 ft105 kJ

5 ft300 kJ

5 ft431 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Kleiklip, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	37, fair	5 ft7 smushy	235kJ	wind from the south-west, 5 knots	27°C
Mon 19Oct	34, poor	4 ft9 ssoft	269kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 9 knots	36°C
Tue 20Oct	0, too big	10 ft8 smushy	1,243kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 15 knots	22°C
Wed 21Oct	46, fair	4 ft8 smushy	194kJ	wind from the north-east, 8 knots	30°C
Thu 22Oct	30, poor	4 ft6 smushy	105kJ	wind from the south-west, 10 knots	23°C
Fri 23Oct	4, poor	5 ft8 smushy	300kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 14 knots	21°C
Sat 24Oct	9, poor	5 ft9 ssoft	431kJ	wind from the north-east, 12 knots	24°C

Richards Bay3.4 kmabout 10 min by carIntermediate and up

4 ft103 kJ

4 ft226 kJ

9 ft1009 kJ

4 ft172 kJ

4 ft94 kJ

5 ft271 kJ

4 ft299 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Richards Bay, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	37, fair	4 ft6 smushy	103kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 5 knots	27°C
Mon 19Oct	32, poor	4 ft9 ssoft	226kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 9 knots	36°C
Tue 20Oct	0, too big	9 ft8 ssoft	1,009kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 15 knots	22°C
Wed 21Oct	41, fair	4 ft8 smushy	172kJ	wind from the north-east, 8 knots	30°C
Thu 22Oct	33, poor	4 ft6 smushy	94kJ	wind from the south-west, 10 knots	23°C
Fri 23Oct	21, poor	5 ft8 ssoft	271kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 14 knots	21°C
Sat 24Oct	13, poor	4 ft10 smushy	299kJ	wind from the north-east, 12 knots	24°C

South Pier5.9 kmabout 10 min by carIntermediate and up

4 ft103 kJ

4 ft226 kJ

9 ft1009 kJ

4 ft172 kJ

4 ft94 kJ

6 ft297 kJ

4 ft299 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at South Pier, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	41, fair	4 ft6 smushy	103kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 5 knots	27°C
Mon 19Oct	31, poor	4 ft9 shollow	226kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 9 knots	36°C
Tue 20Oct	0, too big	9 ft8 smushy	1,009kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 15 knots	22°C
Wed 21Oct	51, good	4 ft8 smushy	172kJ	wind from the north-east, 8 knots	30°C
Thu 22Oct	26, poor	4 ft6 smushy	94kJ	wind from the south-west, 10 knots	23°C
Fri 23Oct	16, poor	6 ft7 smushy	297kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 10 knots	21°C
Sat 24Oct	22, poor	4 ft10 shollow	299kJ	wind from the north-east, 12 knots	24°C

Distances are in a straight line from the middle of Richards Bay, to spots that land joins: none across a bay or on another island. A drive marked "about" is our estimate: the straight line times 1.8 minutes a km, measured on the drives we have routed (half of those come within 21% of the routed time).

Kite near Richards Bay

Richards Bay 2 km · stays here

Windsurf near Richards Bay

Richards Bay 2 km · stays here

Places to eat near Richards Bay

Romans PizzaItalian · 1.8 km from the centre
Debonairs PizzaPizza · 1.9 km from the centre
Galito'sChicken · 1.9 km from the centre
John Dory'sSeafood · 2.0 km from the centre
Neighborhood Cafe0.8 km from the centre
Macs Fish and Chips EssenwoodFish and chips · 1.9 km from the centre

Within 2 km of the town centre, listed by how complete the listing is (website, opening hours, cuisine) and whether two sources name it. Not a judgement of the food: we have no reviews. Listings © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) and Overture Maps Foundation. Credits

Richards Bay, South Africa