Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Richards Bay (Inside) today (11 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 6s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Richards Bay (Inside) at 8AM is: 0.5m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 0.8m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am June 11). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Jun) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (11 Jun) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 9s |
| Evening (11 Jun) | 5ft (1.6m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Richards Bay (Inside). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Warm (max 26°C on Thu afternoon, min 17°C on Thu morning). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | S 13 | ESE 9 | ENE 5 | NE 6 | SSW 12 | ESE 9 | E 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 8 | ESE 10 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 119 | 111 | 92 | 85 | 82 | 106 | 143 | 46 | 61 | 56 | 44 | 39 | 36 | 36 | 90 | 93 | 133 | 148 | 233 | 330 | 1148 | 955 | 618 | 932 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | on | on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 00:02AM1.58m | 12:34PM1.44m | 1:03AM1.68m | 1:32PM1.55m | 1:57AM1.79m | 2:24PM1.67m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:26AM0.50m | 6:36PM0.44m | 7:24AM0.38m | 7:34PM0.33m | 8:14AM0.26m | 8:27PM0.23m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 18 | 17 | 22 | 26 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 24 | 26 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 |
Feels °C | 18 | 16 | 14 | 18 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 22 | 24 | 22 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 9 | NE 6 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 14 |
| kJ | 119 | 111 | 90 | 82 | 82 | 59 | 40 | 39 | 61 | 79 | 46 | 31 | 30 | 18 | 90 | 93 | 133 | 143 | 170 | 167 | 1148 | 955 | 618 | 932 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | E 7 | E 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 6 | SSW 14 | S 14 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 |
| kJ | 70 | 103 | 92 | 85 | 76 | 48 | 47 | 46 | 24 | 56 | 44 | 39 | 36 | 22 | 19 | 13 | 11 | 7 | 136 | 181 | 164 | 158 | 198 | 114 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | S 6 | — | — | — | SSW 12 | S 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 11 | ESE 10 | S 11 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 13 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | S 15 | NE 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 27 | 23 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 36 | 21 | 8 | 8 | 46 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 113 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | — | — | — | — | SSW 2 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 5 | 10 | 18 | 26 | 41 | 106 | 143 | 146 | 81 | 215 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 27 | 91 | 148 | 233 | 330 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 116 | 36 | 117 | 156 | 156 | 116 | 76 | 117 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 58 | 123 | 1 | 155 | 155 | 207 | 155 | 155 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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