Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Richards Bay (Inside) today (05 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Nov, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Nov, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Richards Bay (Inside) at 5AM is: 0.6m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am November 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Nov) | 2ft (0.6m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (05 Nov) | 2ft (0.6m) | 13s |
| Evening (05 Nov) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Richards Bay (Inside). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 31mm), heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 31°C on Thu afternoon, min 19°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Thu afternoon, calm by Sat night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 5 | Friday 6 | Saturday 7 | Sun 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | E 8 | S 12 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 13 | S 13 | E 8 | E 8 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 6 | S 6 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 126 | 123 | 119 | 123 | 125 | 86 | 84 | 78 | 84 | 86 | 346 | 84 | 114 | 90 | 464 | 98 | 132 | 69 | 161 | 159 | 203 | 239 | 215 | 161 | 188 | 221 |
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 | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 1:05AM1.46m | 1:29PM1.68m | 1:47AM1.59m | 2:05PM1.80m | 2:22AM1.70m | 2:37PM1.87m | 2:54AM1.78m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:07AM0.44m | 7:44PM0.39m | 7:48AM0.32m | 8:17PM0.26m | 8:22AM0.22m | 8:47PM0.17m | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 4:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:54 | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | 6:15 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 6 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
Temp °C | 22 | 21 | 24 | 29 | 31 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 |
Feels °C | 24 | 22 | 24 | 28 | 28 | 24 | 25 | 22 | 21 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | E 8 | S 12 | S 13 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | SSE 5 | E 7 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 |
| kJ | 61 | 61 | 61 | 123 | 125 | 86 | 84 | 78 | 84 | 256 | 173 | 118 | 114 | 90 | 93 | 72 | 70 | 51 | 49 | 36 | 203 | 239 | 215 | 61 | 58 | 74 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | ESE 9 | S 7 | — | S 12 | — | — | S 13 | SSW 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | E 8 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | E 7 | S 15 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | S 13 | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 126 | 123 | 119 | 25 | 1 | — | 80 | — | — | 86 | 186 | 84 | 84 | 78 | 72 | 98 | 132 | 69 | 50 | 159 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 161 | 107 | 37 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | ESE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 8 | NE 7 | S 8 | S 15 | S 8 | S 15 | S 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 | SE 5 | E 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 |
| kJ | 18 | 6 | 6 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 23 | 52 | 32 | 18 | 21 | 161 | 12 | 28 | 29 | 18 | 23 | 16 | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ENE 6 | NE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | SSW 13 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | S 6 | S 12 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | — | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 5 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 |
| kJ | — | 21 | 42 | 62 | 270 | 459 | 347 | 310 | 306 | 606 | 346 | 42 | 37 | 62 | 464 | 49 | 62 | 57 | — | 50 | 50 | 37 | 24 | 29 | 188 | 221 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 50 | 156 | 893 | 1013 | 240 | 36 | 141 | 98 | 0 | 1 | 513 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 155 | 155 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 893 | 0 | 1 | 55 |
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