
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Richards Bay (Inside) today (18 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Richards Bay (Inside) at 12PM is: 3.0m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 1.0m 9s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.7m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (18 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 9s |
| Evening (18 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Richards Bay (Inside). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 27mm), heaviest during Fri morning. Warm (max 24°C on Sun afternoon, min 18°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Fri morning, calm by Sat afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | Sunday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
1278 | 1423 | 1615 | 1401 | 1336 | 1404 | 1469 | 1042 | 823 | 679 | 554 | 488 | 592 | 446 | 509 | 385 | 330 | 330 | 291 | 223 | 256 | 338 | 297 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:47AM1.37m | 7:01PM1.32m | 7:19AM1.19m | 7:45PM1.14m | 11:25AM1.04m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:54PM0.63m | 1:18AM0.73m | 1:29PM0.82m | 2:49AM0.90m | 6:06PM0.93m | ||||||||||||||||||
5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | |
mm | 5 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 21 |
Feels °C | 17 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | S 17 | E 8 |
738 | 162 | 159 | 52 | 30 | 121 | 1159 | 1042 | 823 | 679 | 554 | 488 | 465 | 446 | 402 | 385 | 330 | 330 | 291 | 223 | 256 | 147 | 297 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | ENE 9 | SSW 11 | S 15 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | S 13 | SSW 12 | S 12 | SSW 18 | S 11 | S 16 |
99 | 156 | 147 | 193 | 129 | 28 | 43 | 18 | 47 | 27 | 81 | 78 | 73 | 42 | 69 | 64 | 34 | 30 | 14 | 11 | 63 | 9 | 190 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | NE 6 | — | — | — | — | ENE 9 | E 9 | — | SSW 16 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 11 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 7 | S 16 | S 9 | S 19 | S 11 | SSW 11 | S 11 |
64 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 27 | 42 | — | 48 | 25 | 24 | 21 | 20 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 28 | 10 | 48 | 9 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 8 | — | ESE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 4 | NE 5 | E 8 | — |
1278 | 1423 | 1615 | 1401 | 1336 | 1404 | 1469 | — | — | — | — | — | 592 | — | 509 | 153 | 131 | 157 | 131 | 29 | 47 | 338 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 626 | 626 | 1369 | 1056 | 1056 | 156 | 76 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 0 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 152 | 156 | 156 | 0 | 50 |
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