Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Richards Bay (Inside) today (24 Jun):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 12s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Richards Bay (Inside) at 10PM is: 0.5m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.8m 5s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm June 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Jun) | - | - |
| Afternoon (24 Jun) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
| Evening (24 Jun) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 12s |
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 25°C on Sat afternoon, min 18°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 24 | Thursday 25 | Friday 26 | Sat 27 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 12 | S 12 | E 8 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 14 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 14 | S 14 | SSW 14 | S 13 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 17 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 108 | 72 | 55 | 77 | 80 | 73 | 64 | 40 | 103 | 181 | 183 | 124 | 41 | 107 | 67 | 55 | 57 | 160 | 377 | 470 | 661 | 625 | 708 | 529 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 00:19AM1.41m | 12:54PM1.32m | 1:17AM1.46m | 1:48PM1.39m | 2:05AM1.52m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:45PM0.66m | 6:42AM0.63m | 6:54PM0.62m | 7:36AM0.55m | 7:48PM0.55m | 8:20AM0.47m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — |
 | 5:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:04 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 23 | 25 |
Feels °C | 21 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 20 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | S 16 | S 16 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | S 18 | S 17 | S 17 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 |
| kJ | 53 | 54 | 55 | 55 | 55 | 55 | 41 | 40 | 40 | 181 | 183 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 39 | 28 | 27 | 160 | 377 | 470 | 661 | 625 | 708 | 529 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 14 | E 7 | E 7 | S 16 | ENE 4 | S 14 | SSW 14 | S 13 | S 13 | E 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 10 |
| kJ | 108 | 72 | 44 | 77 | 80 | 73 | 64 | 35 | 103 | 40 | 28 | 124 | 6 | 107 | 67 | 55 | 55 | 26 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 8 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | S 18 | SSW 14 | S 18 | S 18 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | S 7 | SSW 14 | ENE 4 | ESE 11 | S 19 | S 18 | S 13 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | — |
| kJ | 2 | 7 | 19 | 7 | 27 | 17 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 8 | 41 | 3 | 11 | 28 | 57 | 30 | 10 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 8 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | — | — | — | ENE 2 | ENE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | N 3 | N 3 | NE 4 | ENE 3 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | ENE 4 |
| kJ | 26 | 34 | 33 | 34 | 25 | — | — | — | 1 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 16 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 16 | 10 | 8 | 24 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 729 | 156 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 439 | 372 | 156 | 116 | 116 | 36 | 36 |
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