Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Richards Bay (Inside) today (26 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Richards Bay (Inside) at 5PM is: 0.9m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 1.2m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.8m 4s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (26 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
| Evening (26 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Richards Bay (Inside). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Warm (max 24°C on Mon afternoon, min 16°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Mon night, strong winds from the SW by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 26 | Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 9 | SE 9 | S 13 | S 13 | SE 9 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 14 | S 15 | S 14 | SSW 13 | S 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 18 | S 18 | S 16 | SSW 16 | S 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 335 | 325 | 280 | 280 | 152 | 138 | 192 | 190 | 124 | 107 | 109 | 94 | 253 | 89 | 813 | 1225 | 300 | 390 | 343 | 341 | 2002 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 2:30PM1.40m | 2:42AM1.52m | 3:06PM1.53m | 3:16AM1.64m | 3:38PM1.66m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:17AM0.56m | 8:30PM0.55m | 8:55AM0.43m | 9:06PM0.43m | 9:27AM0.31m | 9:38PM0.33m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:17 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 19 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 21 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 |
Feels °C | 18 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | S 15 | ENE 6 | ENE 5 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | S 18 | S 18 | S 16 | SSW 16 | ESE 9 |
| kJ | 335 | 325 | 235 | 203 | 152 | 109 | 91 | 57 | 46 | 45 | 109 | 49 | 19 | 50 | 45 | 44 | 300 | 390 | 343 | 341 | 68 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 14 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | S 13 | S 20 | SSW 12 | E 8 | ESE 9 | E 9 | ESE 9 | E 10 |
| kJ | 181 | 284 | 280 | 280 | 110 | 110 | 192 | 190 | 124 | 107 | 33 | 26 | 36 | 86 | 31 | 167 | 52 | 61 | 64 | 69 | 90 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | SSW 16 | ESE 5 | E 5 | S 17 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 16 | S 10 | S 14 | E 10 | SSW 16 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSE 7 | — | S 11 | — |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 50 | 8 | 11 | 138 | 108 | 76 | 46 | 77 | 18 | 94 | 47 | 89 | 59 | 55 | 59 | 5 | — | 22 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | ENE 4 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | NE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 5 | SSW 13 | SSW 4 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 16 |
| kJ | — | — | 19 | 24 | 24 | 62 | 83 | 90 | 67 | 47 | 69 | 73 | 253 | 28 | 813 | 1225 | 149 | 118 | 96 | 138 | 2002 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 849 | 841 | 577 | 204 | 116 | 116 | 116 | 50 | 156 | 76 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 201 | 1056 | 201 | 0 | 1 |
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