Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Richards Bay (Inside) today (18 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 16s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 15s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 14s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Richards Bay (Inside) at 12AM is: 1.0m 14s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm June 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Jun) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (18 Jun) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 15s |
| Evening (18 Jun) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 14s |
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 6mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Warm (max 22°C on Thu afternoon, min 19°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, fresh winds from the SSW by Fri afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 17 | Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | Sat 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 15 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | SSE 8 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | SSE 12 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 401 | 316 | 373 | 373 | 418 | 570 | 670 | 716 | 797 | 779 | 736 | 607 | 1315 | 1866 | 361 | 512 | 521 | 475 | 427 | 1226 | 1189 | 1152 | 1004 | 890 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | off | off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 5:29PM1.86m | 5:44AM1.80m | 6:15PM1.81m | 6:28AM1.70m | 7:03PM1.73m | 7:13AM1.58m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:35PM0.20m | 11:55AM0.14m | 00:21AM0.30m | 12:39PM0.22m | 1:10AM0.42m | 1:25PM0.33m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — |
 | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:01 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 |
Feels °C | 21 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 15 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | SSE 12 |
| kJ | 401 | 316 | 373 | 373 | 418 | 570 | 670 | 716 | 797 | 779 | 736 | 607 | 22 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 6 | 198 | 176 | 1226 | 1189 | 1152 | 1004 | 890 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | S 8 | E 7 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | — | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | 8 | 28 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 24 | 37 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | — | 13 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 7 | E 9 | E 6 | E 6 | ENE 6 | SSE 7 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSW 18 | SE 8 | SE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | E 9 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 17 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 62 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 14 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | NE 3 | — | SW 3 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | SSE 8 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | — | 4 | 1315 | 1866 | 361 | 512 | 521 | 475 | 427 | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 156 | 98 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 58 | 152 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 155 | 439 | 587 | 391 | 155 | 98 | 1 | 1 | 36 | 156 | 867 |
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