
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Richards Bay (Inside) today (01 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Richards Bay (Inside) at 12AM is: 1.6m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 1.3m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm June 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (01 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 7s |
| Evening (01 Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Richards Bay (Inside). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Thu morning, min 18°C on Wed morning). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 30 | Wednesday 1 | Thursday 2 | Fri 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | S 13 | E 7 | S 13 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 7 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
180 | 212 | 364 | 277 | 235 | 197 | 163 | 240 | 82 | 130 | 80 | 127 | 174 | 227 | 218 | 272 | 264 | 371 | 2563 | 3557 | 5153 | 5020 | 8401 | 5906 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on |
High Tide | 4:18PM1.69m | 4:27AM1.75m | 4:50PM1.72m | 4:58AM1.76m | 5:22PM1.74m | 5:29AM1.76m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:18PM0.31m | 10:38AM0.21m | 10:51PM0.29m | 11:09AM0.19m | 11:23PM0.30m | 11:40AM0.19m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | |
5:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:06 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 23 | 26 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 21 | 28 | 24 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 20 |
Feels °C | 21 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 20 | 23 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 24 | 23 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | S 12 | S 13 | E 7 | S 13 | E 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | NE 7 | S 15 | S 14 | S 12 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 14 | S 13 |
180 | 212 | 246 | 277 | 235 | 197 | 163 | 65 | 82 | 130 | 80 | 100 | 77 | 79 | 47 | 272 | 264 | 199 | 1512 | 2036 | 2027 | 2577 | 3489 | 2416 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 12 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | SSW 14 | S 16 | S 13 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | ESE 8 | NE 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | E 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | ESE 10 | E 12 | ESE 12 |
129 | 84 | 45 | 146 | 158 | 123 | 65 | 36 | 5 | 82 | 46 | 127 | 174 | 227 | 62 | 64 | 50 | 39 | 41 | 46 | 63 | 30 | 112 | 113 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 14 | S 12 | — | — | — | SSW 14 | — | SSW 16 | S 16 | SSW 16 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 15 | ESE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | — | — |
103 | 100 | 75 | — | — | — | 18 | — | 25 | 20 | 51 | 21 | 42 | 42 | 218 | 48 | 42 | 28 | 23 | 15 | 18 | 34 | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | E 8 | — | NNW 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | E 8 | E 6 | NE 5 | ENE 7 | NNE 5 | NE 6 | NNE 6 | NNW 4 | S 4 | S 5 | S 7 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
— | — | 364 | — | 1 | 6 | 8 | 240 | 206 | 47 | 223 | 90 | 98 | 80 | 1 | 13 | 62 | 371 | 2563 | 3557 | 5153 | 5020 | 8401 | 5906 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 156 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 116 | 156 | 484 | 282 | 141 | 116 | 76 | 36 | 76 | 0 | 88 | 204 | 76 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 484 |
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