
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Richards Bay (Inside) today (08 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Richards Bay (Inside) at 10AM is: 0.5m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 08). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (08 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 10s |
| Evening (08 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Richards Bay (Inside). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 24°C on Wed afternoon, min 17°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 8 | Thursday 9 | Friday 10 | Sat 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 14 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
43 | 43 | 43 | 45 | 69 | 69 | 70 | 222 | 107 | 104 | 118 | 170 | 416 | 820 | 865 | 700 | 734 | 928 | 1526 | 1998 | 2107 | 1843 | 1447 | 1391 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | off | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross | on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 8:55AM1.39m | 9:43PM1.51m | 10:15AM1.31m | 11:09PM1.48m | 11:52AM1.32m | 00:36AM1.53m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:08PM0.52m | 4:09AM0.62m | 4:27PM0.58m | 5:40AM0.61m | 6:00PM0.56m | |||||||||||||||||||
6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | |
— | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:08 | — | — | 5:08 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 20 | 24 | 23 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 |
Feels °C | 15 | 15 | 18 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 20 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | ENE 5 | SE 9 | ENE 6 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 14 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 |
24 | 19 | 43 | 18 | 36 | 35 | 53 | 44 | 51 | 46 | 32 | 170 | 416 | 820 | 865 | 700 | 734 | 928 | 1526 | 1998 | 2107 | 1843 | 1447 | 1391 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | ENE 6 | SE 10 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | S 14 | S 14 | S 15 | E 8 | S 6 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
43 | 43 | 12 | 45 | 69 | 69 | 34 | 33 | 107 | 104 | 118 | 30 | 66 | 53 | 49 | 46 | 43 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 18 | 18 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | SSW 14 | ENE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | E 9 | E 12 | ESE 9 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 14 | SSE 14 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 |
41 | 40 | 38 | 40 | 13 | 8 | 70 | 7 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 56 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 18 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | — | — | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 5 | — | SSW 15 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
69 | — | — | 28 | 32 | 55 | — | 222 | 26 | 50 | 56 | 52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 98 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 156 | 116 | 50 | 0 | 55 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 626 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 391 | 155 | 0 |
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