Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Richards Bay (Inside) today (10 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Richards Bay (Inside) at 10PM is: 0.8m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.5m 13s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.0m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (10 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 9s |
| Evening (10 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Richards Bay (Inside). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Sun morning, min 19°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Sun afternoon, light winds from the WNW by Mon night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 10 | Sunday 11 | Monday 12 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | ESE 10 | S 13 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | NE 6 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | ESE 9 | SSW 14 | S 15 | NE 6 | ESE 10 | E 10 | SSW 13 | E 8 | SSW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 129 | 121 | 124 | 96 | 96 | 94 | 128 | 68 | 69 | 69 | 124 | 63 | 109 | 148 | 115 | 77 | 114 | 191 | 59 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:33PM2.05m | 3:46AM1.95m | 4:00PM2.05m | 4:13AM1.94m | 4:26PM2.00m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:41PM0.02m | 9:48AM-0.01m | 10:07PM0.01m | 10:15AM0.02m | 10:33PM0.04m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 28 | 28 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 22 | 27 | 28 | 24 | 22 | 21 |
Feels °C | 24 | 21 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 25 | 24 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 19 | 23 | 23 | 20 | 19 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 11 | ESE 9 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | E 8 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 129 | 100 | 124 | 96 | 96 | 94 | 94 | 68 | 68 | 69 | 124 | 43 | 50 | 119 | 115 | 59 | 57 | 191 | 29 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 15 | S 14 | SSW 14 | E 10 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 128 | 121 | 78 | 77 | 51 | 53 | 66 | 67 | 69 | 67 | 63 | 63 | 109 | 107 | 66 | 77 | 114 | 32 | 59 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 8 | S 16 | ESE 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 17 | 16 | 17 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 43 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | NE 6 | ENE 7 |
| kJ | 45 | 72 | 65 | 64 | 69 | 83 | 128 | 344 | 382 | 295 | 139 | 165 | 139 | 148 | 202 | 384 | 444 | 236 | 373 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 154 | 36 | 116 | 141 | 141 | 156 | 638 | 716 | 152 | 50 | 141 | 204 | 204 | 204 | 488 | 615 | 282 | 116 | 116 |
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