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Richards Bay (Inside) surf Forecast / KZN North / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Wednesday 24 Apr 2024 SAST
Forecast update in hr min s Update imminent
Richards Bay (Inside) surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Richards Bay (Inside) sea temperature is 25.1°C (Statistics for 24 Apr 1981-2005 - mean: 24.8 °C max: 25.9 °C min: 23.4 °C)
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Richards Bay (Inside) surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Richards Bay (Inside) sea temperature is 25.1°C (Statistics for 24 Apr 1981-2005 - mean: 24.8 °C max: 25.9 °C min: 23.4 °C)
How big are the waves at Richards Bay (Inside) today?
The current surf forecast for Richards Bay (Inside) at 1AM is: 1.4m 15s primary swell from a South direction and 0.9m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm April 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Apr) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (25 Apr) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 14s |
| Evening (25 Apr) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Richards Bay (Inside). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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| 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 | 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 | 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 | |
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| Period(s) (?) | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 6 | 15 | 15 | 6 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 |
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| Energy (?) | 1415 | 1237 | 1019 | 830 | 706 | 687 | 577 | 452 | 426 | 413 | 342 | 336 | 264 | 236 | 235 | 184 | 180 | 139 | 96 | 85 | 101 | 134 | 171 | 166 | 159 | 112 | 167 | 127 | 160 | 222 | 193 | 186 | 181 | 161 | 110 | 95 | 81 | 74 | 169 | 126 | 124 | 172 | 157 | 153 | 153 | 150 | 150 | 293 | 188 | 328 | 408 | 606 | 708 | 675 | 526 | 501 | 482 | 458 | 343 | 306 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | off | glass | cross- off | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | on | glass | glass | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | glass | glass | cross- on | cross- on | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 4:06PM 1.87 | 4:17AM 1.96 | 4:32PM 1.86 | 4:43AM 1.92 | 4:59PM 1.81 | 5:11AM 1.85 | 5:28PM 1.72 | 5:42AM 1.74 | 6:01PM 1.61 | 6:17AM 1.60 | 6:43PM 1.47 | 7:04AM 1.45 | 7:47PM 1.34 | 8:23AM 1.29 | 9:48PM 1.28 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 10:07PM 0.08 | 10:26AM 0.07 | 10:34PM 0.11 | 10:53AM 0.11 | 11:02PM 0.16 | 11:22AM 0.18 | 11:32PM 0.26 | 11:54AM 0.29 | 12:07AM 0.38 | 12:33PM 0.43 | 12:51AM 0.54 | 1:27PM 0.58 | 2:02AM 0.70 | 2:58PM 0.69 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 24 | Thursday 25 | Friday 26 | Saturday 27 | Sunday 28 | Monday 29 | Tuesday 30 | Wednesday 01 | Thu 02 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | 6:15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:18 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:18 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | 5:23 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:21 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:19 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:17 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:16 | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 24 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 23 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 24 | 26 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 |
| Feels °C (?) | 23 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 18 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 25 | 26 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 20 |
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