Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Richards Bay (Inside) today (09 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Richards Bay (Inside) at 1AM is: 1.4m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.5m 18s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.3m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (09 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 9s |
| Evening (09 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Richards Bay (Inside). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 30°C on Sun morning, min 19°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, fresh winds from the NE by Sun afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 8 | Friday 9 | Saturday 10 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | S 19 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 14 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | S 13 | ESE 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 181 | 184 | 373 | 320 | 276 | 235 | 275 | 189 | 185 | 177 | 158 | 501 | 132 | 132 | 157 | 180 | 130 | 119 | 98 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:34PM1.89m | 2:48AM1.82m | 3:05PM2.00m | 3:18AM1.91m | 3:33PM2.05m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:44PM0.18m | 8:50AM0.09m | 9:13PM0.08m | 9:19AM0.02m | 9:41PM0.02m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:57 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 22 | 27 | 28 | 24 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 22 |
Feels °C | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 23 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 27 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 |
| kJ | 181 | 181 | 373 | 320 | 276 | 235 | 199 | 189 | 185 | 177 | 158 | 132 | 132 | 132 | 147 | 180 | 130 | 100 | 98 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 18 | S 18 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | SE 7 | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 6 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 |
| kJ | 54 | 43 | 31 | 163 | 225 | 190 | 183 | 121 | 110 | 107 | 106 | 14 | 100 | 97 | 25 | 146 | 128 | 119 | 78 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 19 | S 19 | S 19 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | NE 6 | SE 9 | SSE 8 | S 15 | SSW 6 | SSW 5 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 115 | 184 | 184 | 29 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 25 | 12 | 24 | 157 | 17 | 5 | 16 | 16 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | E 9 | NE 5 | — | SSW 3 | SW 4 | SSW 14 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | — | ENE 6 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 |
| kJ | 117 | 107 | 124 | 104 | 69 | 50 | 275 | 57 | — | 3 | 13 | 501 | 49 | 37 | — | 20 | 30 | 64 | 51 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 156 | 152 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 484 | 626 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 372 | 98 | 0 | 116 |
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