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Richards Bay

Tide station

Richards Bay in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. Heights are metres above lowest astronomical tide, with the same height in feet. Tide times on this page are local time at this station (SAST). If you are in another timezone, these clocks are not your phone's time.

Next high tide

1.7 m (5.5 ft)Today · 1:12 PM

Next low tide

0.8 m (2.7 ft)Today · 7:24 PM

High tide is 3 hr 9 min from now and will rise 0.4 m (1.3 ft).

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Tide station

Predicted rise and fall

This column is the predicted rise and fall from the moon and the sun, in metres and in feet. It is not a flood warning, and it is not the depth under the boat. The clocks are local time at this station.

High tide is 3 hr 9 min from now and will rise 0.4 m (1.3 ft).

High and low tides for the next seven days
Day	Tide	Time	Height
Wednesday, October 21	High	1:12 PM	1.67 m (5.49 ft)
Wednesday, October 21	Low	7:24 PM	0.81 m (2.67 ft)
Thursday, October 22	High	1:24 AM	1.64 m (5.37 ft)
	Low	7:28 AM	0.68 m (2.23 ft)
	High	1:43 PM	1.87 m (6.12 ft)
	Low	7:54 PM	0.64 m (2.09 ft)
Friday, October 23	High	1:55 AM	1.81 m (5.93 ft)
	Low	7:59 AM	0.51 m (1.66 ft)
	High	2:12 PM	2.04 m (6.69 ft)
	Low	8:24 PM	0.47 m (1.55 ft)
Saturday, October 24	High	2:26 AM	1.96 m (6.43 ft)
	Low	8:29 AM	0.36 m (1.17 ft)
	High	2:42 PM	2.19 m (7.18 ft)
	Low	8:54 PM	0.33 m (1.08 ft)
Sunday, October 25	High	2:57 AM	2.08 m (6.83 ft)
	Low	9:00 AM	0.25 m (0.81 ft)
	High	3:12 PM	2.29 m (7.52 ft)
	Low	9:25 PM	0.23 m (0.75 ft)
Monday, October 26	High	3:30 AM	2.16 m (7.09 ft)
	Low	9:32 AM	0.19 m (0.61 ft)
	High	3:45 PM	2.34 m (7.68 ft)
	Low	9:57 PM	0.18 m (0.59 ft)
Tuesday, October 27	High	4:04 AM	2.19 m (7.18 ft)
	Low	10:06 AM	0.18 m (0.60 ft)
	High	4:19 PM	2.33 m (7.63 ft)
	Low	10:32 PM	0.19 m (0.63 ft)
Wednesday, October 28	High	4:39 AM	2.16 m (7.09 ft)

See more tides through Monday, November 30

High and low tides after the first week
Day	Tide	Time	Height
Wednesday, October 28	Low	10:42 AM	0.24 m (0.79 ft)
	High	4:55 PM	2.24 m (7.35 ft)
	Low	11:08 PM	0.27 m (0.87 ft)
Thursday, October 29	High	5:16 AM	2.08 m (6.81 ft)
	Low	11:20 AM	0.36 m (1.17 ft)
	High	5:33 PM	2.10 m (6.88 ft)
	Low	11:45 PM	0.39 m (1.28 ft)
Friday, October 30	High	5:57 AM	1.95 m (6.39 ft)
	Low	12:01 PM	0.52 m (1.70 ft)
	High	6:15 PM	1.91 m (6.26 ft)
Saturday, October 31	Low	12:27 AM	0.55 m (1.81 ft)
	High	6:44 AM	1.79 m (5.87 ft)
	Low	12:50 PM	0.71 m (2.34 ft)
	High	7:05 PM	1.70 m (5.58 ft)
Sunday, November 1	Low	1:17 AM	0.73 m (2.38 ft)
	High	7:49 AM	1.63 m (5.35 ft)
	Low	2:01 PM	0.90 m (2.96 ft)
	High	8:19 PM	1.51 m (4.97 ft)
Monday, November 2	Low	2:34 AM	0.88 m (2.87 ft)
	High	9:40 AM	1.55 m (5.08 ft)
	Low	4:07 PM	1.00 m (3.27 ft)
	High	10:23 PM	1.44 m (4.72 ft)
Tuesday, November 3	Low	4:39 AM	0.91 m (2.98 ft)
	High	11:40 AM	1.64 m (5.36 ft)
	Low	6:06 PM	0.91 m (2.97 ft)
Wednesday, November 4	High	12:07 AM	1.53 m (5.01 ft)
	Low	6:14 AM	0.79 m (2.60 ft)
	High	12:47 PM	1.80 m (5.90 ft)
	Low	7:05 PM	0.76 m (2.48 ft)
Thursday, November 5	High	1:05 AM	1.67 m (5.49 ft)
	Low	7:07 AM	0.64 m (2.11 ft)
	High	1:32 PM	1.95 m (6.40 ft)
	Low	7:45 PM	0.61 m (2.01 ft)
Friday, November 6	High	1:47 AM	1.81 m (5.95 ft)
	Low	7:47 AM	0.51 m (1.68 ft)
	High	2:08 PM	2.06 m (6.77 ft)
	Low	8:19 PM	0.49 m (1.60 ft)
Saturday, November 7	High	2:23 AM	1.93 m (6.32 ft)
	Low	8:22 AM	0.42 m (1.36 ft)
	High	2:40 PM	2.13 m (7.00 ft)
	Low	8:50 PM	0.40 m (1.30 ft)
Sunday, November 8	High	2:55 AM	2.00 m (6.58 ft)
	Low	8:55 AM	0.36 m (1.20 ft)
	High	3:09 PM	2.16 m (7.09 ft)
	Low	9:20 PM	0.34 m (1.10 ft)
Monday, November 9	High	3:25 AM	2.04 m (6.70 ft)
	Low	9:25 AM	0.36 m (1.17 ft)
	High	3:37 PM	2.15 m (7.07 ft)
	Low	9:49 PM	0.32 m (1.04 ft)
Tuesday, November 10	High	3:55 AM	2.04 m (6.71 ft)
	Low	9:55 AM	0.39 m (1.27 ft)
	High	4:04 PM	2.12 m (6.95 ft)
	Low	10:18 PM	0.33 m (1.09 ft)
Wednesday, November 11	High	4:24 AM	2.01 m (6.61 ft)
	Low	10:25 AM	0.44 m (1.45 ft)
	High	4:32 PM	2.06 m (6.75 ft)
	Low	10:47 PM	0.38 m (1.26 ft)
Thursday, November 12	High	4:53 AM	1.96 m (6.42 ft)
	Low	10:54 AM	0.52 m (1.71 ft)
	High	5:00 PM	1.97 m (6.48 ft)
	Low	11:15 PM	0.46 m (1.52 ft)
Friday, November 13	High	5:23 AM	1.88 m (6.16 ft)
	Low	11:24 AM	0.61 m (2.01 ft)
	High	5:29 PM	1.87 m (6.15 ft)
	Low	11:46 PM	0.56 m (1.85 ft)
Saturday, November 14	High	5:55 AM	1.78 m (5.85 ft)
	Low	11:57 AM	0.72 m (2.36 ft)
	High	6:02 PM	1.76 m (5.77 ft)
Sunday, November 15	Low	12:19 AM	0.68 m (2.22 ft)
	High	6:33 AM	1.68 m (5.51 ft)
	Low	12:36 PM	0.84 m (2.76 ft)
	High	6:39 PM	1.63 m (5.36 ft)
Monday, November 16	Low	1:00 AM	0.80 m (2.61 ft)
	High	7:24 AM	1.58 m (5.17 ft)
	Low	1:29 PM	0.96 m (3.16 ft)
	High	7:32 PM	1.51 m (4.95 ft)
Tuesday, November 17	Low	1:59 AM	0.90 m (2.96 ft)
	High	8:44 AM	1.50 m (4.94 ft)
	Low	2:56 PM	1.05 m (3.45 ft)
	High	9:02 PM	1.42 m (4.66 ft)
Wednesday, November 18	Low	3:35 AM	0.96 m (3.13 ft)
	High	10:33 AM	1.53 m (5.00 ft)
	Low	4:57 PM	1.03 m (3.38 ft)
	High	10:59 PM	1.44 m (4.71 ft)
Thursday, November 19	Low	5:17 AM	0.90 m (2.95 ft)
	High	11:54 AM	1.64 m (5.40 ft)
	Low	6:16 PM	0.91 m (2.97 ft)
Friday, November 20	High	12:17 AM	1.55 m (5.08 ft)
	Low	6:22 AM	0.77 m (2.54 ft)
	High	12:47 PM	1.80 m (5.90 ft)
	Low	7:06 PM	0.75 m (2.46 ft)
Saturday, November 21	High	1:07 AM	1.69 m (5.55 ft)
	Low	7:10 AM	0.63 m (2.07 ft)
	High	1:29 PM	1.95 m (6.41 ft)
	Low	7:47 PM	0.59 m (1.93 ft)
Sunday, November 22	High	1:50 AM	1.84 m (6.03 ft)
	Low	7:51 AM	0.50 m (1.63 ft)
	High	2:08 PM	2.09 m (6.86 ft)
	Low	8:24 PM	0.44 m (1.46 ft)
Monday, November 23	High	2:29 AM	1.97 m (6.45 ft)
	Low	8:31 AM	0.39 m (1.28 ft)
	High	2:47 PM	2.19 m (7.19 ft)
	Low	9:02 PM	0.33 m (1.09 ft)
Tuesday, November 24	High	3:09 AM	2.06 m (6.77 ft)
	Low	9:12 AM	0.32 m (1.05 ft)
	High	3:26 PM	2.24 m (7.35 ft)
	Low	9:41 PM	0.27 m (0.88 ft)
Wednesday, November 25	High	3:49 AM	2.11 m (6.94 ft)
	Low	9:53 AM	0.30 m (0.98 ft)
	High	4:07 PM	2.24 m (7.34 ft)
	Low	10:20 PM	0.26 m (0.84 ft)
Thursday, November 26	High	4:31 AM	2.12 m (6.95 ft)
	Low	10:35 AM	0.33 m (1.08 ft)
	High	4:49 PM	2.17 m (7.13 ft)
	Low	11:01 PM	0.29 m (0.96 ft)
Friday, November 27	High	5:15 AM	2.07 m (6.81 ft)
	Low	11:20 AM	0.41 m (1.33 ft)
	High	5:32 PM	2.07 m (6.78 ft)
	Low	11:43 PM	0.38 m (1.23 ft)
Saturday, November 28	High	6:01 AM	1.99 m (6.54 ft)
	Low	12:07 PM	0.53 m (1.72 ft)
	High	6:18 PM	1.92 m (6.32 ft)
Sunday, November 29	Low	12:27 AM	0.49 m (1.61 ft)
	High	6:52 AM	1.89 m (6.19 ft)
	Low	12:59 PM	0.67 m (2.20 ft)
	High	7:08 PM	1.77 m (5.81 ft)
Monday, November 30	Low	1:17 AM	0.62 m (2.03 ft)
Monday, November 30	High	7:52 AM	1.78 m (5.84 ft)

This water today

Sunset is 6:04 PM, 80 minutes before the low at 7:24 PM. Anglers often fish the two hours around a turn that meets dusk. The tide at Richards Bay is rising toward a high of 1.7 m (5.5 ft) at 1:12 PM. The highest tide on this page is 2.3 m (7.7 ft) on Monday, October 26, in 5 days. That peak falls on the full moon, a spring tide.

King tide and neap

The next king tide is Monday, October 26, 2026. That is 5 days from today. It is the highest high tide in the coming lunar cycle, about a month of tides. What a king tide is.

The next neap is Monday, November 2, 2026. That is 12 days from today. That day has the smallest rise and fall in the coming two weeks, the opposite of a king tide.

Five-day fishing snapshot

This is the next five days at Richards Bay. It uses the tide prediction at this station, the sun and moon at this coordinate, and the MET Norway forecast. A day is highlighted when a high or low falls within two hours of sunrise or sunset. Tide and sun times are local time at this station.

Wednesday

The moon is a waxing gibbous, about 77% lit. The larger tides fall nearer the new moon and the full moon. Sunrise is 5:09 AM and sunset is 6:04 PM. The tides are a high of 1.5 m (4.8 ft) at 12:44 AM, a low of 0.9 m (2.8 ft) at 6:52 AM, a high of 1.7 m (5.5 ft) at 1:12 PM, and a low of 0.8 m (2.7 ft) at 7:24 PM. The low at 6:52 AM is 103 minutes after sunrise. The low at 7:24 PM is 80 minutes after sunset. The forecast is Partly cloudy, 31°C, wind 15 kn E, pressure 1009 hPa (29.80 in), falling.

Thursday

The moon is a waxing gibbous, about 85% lit. The larger tides fall nearer the new moon and the full moon. Sunrise is 5:08 AM and sunset is 6:05 PM. The tides are a high of 1.6 m (5.4 ft) at 1:24 AM, a low of 0.7 m (2.2 ft) at 7:28 AM, a high of 1.9 m (6.1 ft) at 1:43 PM, and a low of 0.6 m (2.1 ft) at 7:54 PM. The low at 7:54 PM is 109 minutes after sunset. The forecast is Rain, 24°C, wind 18 kn S, rain 0.5 mm.

Friday

The moon is a waxing gibbous, about 92% lit. The larger tides fall nearer the new moon and the full moon. Sunrise is 5:07 AM and sunset is 6:06 PM. The tides are a high of 1.8 m (5.9 ft) at 1:55 AM, a low of 0.5 m (1.7 ft) at 7:59 AM, a high of 2.0 m (6.7 ft) at 2:12 PM, and a low of 0.5 m (1.5 ft) at 8:24 PM. No high or low this day falls within two hours of sunrise or sunset, so this day is not highlighted. The forecast is Rain, 21°C, wind 18 kn SW, rain 4.1 mm.

Saturday

The moon is a waxing gibbous, about 97% lit. The larger tides fall nearer the new moon and the full moon. Sunrise is 5:06 AM and sunset is 6:06 PM. The tides are a high of 2.0 m (6.4 ft) at 2:26 AM, a low of 0.4 m (1.2 ft) at 8:29 AM, a high of 2.2 m (7.2 ft) at 2:42 PM, and a low of 0.3 m (1.1 ft) at 8:54 PM. No high or low this day falls within two hours of sunrise or sunset, so this day is not highlighted. The forecast is Rain, 25°C, wind 11 kn NE, rain 0.6 mm.

Sunday

The moon is a full moon, about 99% lit, so the highs run larger. Sunrise is 5:05 AM and sunset is 6:07 PM. The tides are a high of 2.1 m (6.8 ft) at 2:57 AM, a low of 0.2 m (0.8 ft) at 9:00 AM, a high of 2.3 m (7.5 ft) at 3:12 PM, and a low of 0.2 m (0.8 ft) at 9:25 PM. No high or low this day falls within two hours of sunrise or sunset, so this day is not highlighted. The forecast is Clear, 30°C, wind 14 kn N.

Wednesday and Thursday are the days in this snapshot where a turn meets sunrise or sunset.

Average tide levels

Mean tide range: 1.29 m (4.24 ft)
Mean high water: 1.86 m (6.10 ft)
Mean low water: 0.57 m (1.85 ft)
Mean sea level: 1.22 m (4.00 ft)

These levels use the same zero as the tide table, lowest astronomical tide. Each height is shown in metres and in feet. Mean tide range is the average rise from low to high.

Sun and moon

First light: 3:46 AM
Nautical twilight begins: 4:15 AM
Dawn: 4:44 AM
Blue hour, morning: 4:44 AM to 4:54 AM
Golden hour, morning: 4:54 AM to 5:40 AM
Sunrise: 5:08 AM
Solar noon: 11:36 AM
Golden hour, evening: 5:33 PM to 6:20 PM
Sunset: 6:05 PM
Blue hour, evening: 6:20 PM to 6:29 PM
Dusk: 6:29 PM
Nautical twilight ends: 6:58 PM
Last light: 7:27 PM
Day length: 12 hours 56 minutes
Moon: Waxing Gibbous, about 76% lit
Moonrise: 1:33 PM
Moonset: 2:09 AM

The larger tides, called spring tides, fall near the new moon and the full moon. The smaller neap tides fall near the quarters. Light times are for this coordinate, in local time at this station.

Forecast

Wednesday 31°C
Partly cloudy
15 kn E · 1009 hPa (29.80 in), falling
Thursday 24°C
Rain
18 kn S · Rain 0.5 mm
Friday 21°C
Rain
18 kn SW · Rain 4.1 mm
Saturday 25°C
Rain
11 kn NE · Rain 0.6 mm
Sunday 30°C
Clear
14 kn N

Data from MET Norway. Temperature is Celsius and wind is knots.

Hart-Davis, Michael; Dettmering, Denise; Seitz, Florian (2025). TICON-4: TIdal CONstants based on GESLA-4 sea-level records. SEANOE. https://doi.org/10.17882/109129. Licensed CC BY 4.0.

On the water nearby

The closest named places from OpenStreetMap. A place with no name on that map is left off. Private and customer-only launches are labeled.

Marinas

Tuzi Gazi0.4 mi
Zululand Yacht Club0.6 mi

Beaches

Alkantstrand1.1 mi

Nature reserves

Richards Bay Game Reserve4.0 mi

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