Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Richards Bay (Inside) today (01 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 9s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 10s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 10s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Richards Bay (Inside) at 3PM is: 2.5m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Aug) | 8ft (2.4m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (01 Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) | 10s |
| Evening (01 Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Richards Bay (Inside). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Sat morning. Warm (max 21°C on Mon afternoon, min 15°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Sun morning, calm by Mon night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 1 | Sunday 2 | Monday 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 944 | 944 | 992 | 1057 | 1102 | 1186 | 1332 | 1422 | 1746 | 2091 | 2166 | 2241 | 2024 | 1893 | 1570 | 1351 | 1171 | 1080 | 868 | 753 | 622 | 517 | 507 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | glassy | off |
High Tide | 5:32PM1.92m | 5:39AM1.86m | 6:01PM1.91m | 6:09AM1.80m | 6:32PM1.85m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:18AM0.06m | 11:36PM0.17m | 11:47AM0.08m | 00:07AM0.20m | 12:17PM0.13m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:21 | — | — |
mm | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 |
Feels °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSW 12 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 |
| kJ | 944 | 944 | 101 | 54 | 54 | 1186 | 1332 | 1422 | 1746 | 2091 | 2166 | 2241 | 2024 | 1893 | 1570 | 1351 | 1171 | 1080 | 868 | 753 | 622 | 517 | 507 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SW 16 | — | — | SW 14 | — | SE 13 | — | SE 15 | — | — | S 18 | S 18 | SW 17 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 15 | SSW 10 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 149 | 63 | — | — | 54 | — | 202 | — | 107 | — | — | 6 | 6 | 12 | 21 | 20 | 5 | 19 | 21 | 25 | 50 | 50 | 43 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 18 | SW 17 | S 14 | S 13 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 13 |
| kJ | 99 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | 11 | 15 | 14 | 22 | 42 | 54 | 31 | 30 | 18 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | — | SW 6 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 7 | SSW 6 | — | — | — | SW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 83 | 82 | 992 | 1057 | 1102 | — | 147 | 60 | 68 | 236 | 287 | 286 | 196 | — | — | — | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 152 | 152 | 282 | 1037 | 1007 | 141 | 76 | 76 | 116 | 116 | 155 | 649 | 282 | 116 | 55 | 36 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 156 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
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