Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Richards Bay (Inside) today (04 Nov):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Nov, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Nov, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Richards Bay (Inside) at 11PM is: 0.6m 14s primary swell from a South direction and 0.7m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm November 04). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Nov) | - | - |
| Afternoon (04 Nov) | 2ft (0.6m) | 14s |
| Evening (04 Nov) | 2ft (0.6m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Richards Bay (Inside). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 30°C on Thu afternoon, min 20°C on Sat afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, fresh winds from the NE by Thu afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 4 | Thursday 5 | Friday 6 | Sat 7 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | E 8 | S 12 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 13 | S 13 | E 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | S 12 | S 12 | SSE 5 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 148 | 140 | 132 | 126 | 123 | 119 | 123 | 125 | 86 | 105 | 78 | 84 | 86 | 183 | 84 | 93 | 157 | 327 | 96 | 69 | 58 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 1:05AM1.46m | 1:29PM1.68m | 1:47AM1.59m | 2:05PM1.80m | 2:22AM1.70m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:02PM0.54m | 7:07AM0.44m | 7:44PM0.39m | 7:48AM0.32m | 8:17PM0.26m | ||||||||||||||||
 |  |  |  |  | | | |  | |  | | | | | | |  |  | | | |
 | — | — | — | 4:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:54 | — |
 | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | 6:15 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 10 | 6 | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 24 | 29 | 30 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 22 | 21 |
Feels °C | 28 | 26 | 27 | 24 | 22 | 23 | 27 | 27 | 24 | 25 | 21 | 22 | 25 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | E 8 | S 12 | S 13 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | NE 7 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 |
| kJ | 88 | 61 | 80 | 61 | 61 | 119 | 123 | 125 | 86 | 105 | 78 | 84 | 263 | 178 | 121 | 93 | 90 | 71 | 72 | 53 | 51 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | — | — | S 12 | — | — | S 13 | SSW 13 | S 13 | S 8 | S 12 | E 8 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 29 | 28 | 132 | 126 | 123 | 26 | 26 | — | — | 80 | — | — | 86 | 183 | 84 | 50 | 75 | 55 | 96 | 69 | 45 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 14 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | SSW 6 | SE 6 | SSE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 13 | — | NE 7 | S 8 | S 15 | S 8 |
| kJ | 148 | 140 | 18 | 18 | 6 | 9 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 55 | — | 39 | 35 | 18 | 21 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | NE 6 | — | — | NE 6 | NE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | NE 7 | — | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | S 8 | SSE 8 | S 5 | S 5 | SSE 5 |
| kJ | 80 | 69 | — | — | 25 | 28 | 86 | 305 | 472 | 357 | 296 | 358 | 483 | — | 37 | 33 | 157 | 327 | 60 | 64 | 58 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 156 | 839 | 716 | 559 | 36 | 242 | 98 | 0 | 1 | 513 | 1013 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 55 | 98 |
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