
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Richards Bay (Inside) today (25 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 15s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Richards Bay (Inside) at 4AM is: 0.5m 16s primary swell from a South direction and 0.7m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 25). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (25 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
| Evening (25 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Richards Bay (Inside). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 27°C on Fri afternoon, min 18°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 25 | Saturday 26 | Sunday 27 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 9 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 14 | S 6 | S 6 | S 8 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
74 | 132 | 239 | 279 | 329 | 297 | 225 | 272 | 199 | 190 | 138 | 94 | 87 | 87 | 234 | 298 | 272 | 253 | 246 | 253 | 694 | 139 | 272 | 541 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 2:56AM1.80m | 3:12PM1.95m | 3:23AM1.92m | 3:39PM2.07m | 3:50AM1.99m | 4:06PM2.12m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:00AM0.12m | 9:19PM0.10m | 9:26AM0.01m | 9:46PM0.00m | 9:53AM-0.06m | 10:14PM-0.05m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 5:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 |
Temp °C | 21 | 21 | 22 | 25 | 27 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 24 | 26 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 20 |
Feels °C | 24 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 25 | 24 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 21 | 18 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | S 11 | S 11 | S 16 | S 15 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | S 14 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 |
74 | 74 | 239 | 279 | 329 | 297 | 225 | 272 | 199 | 190 | 67 | 44 | 87 | 87 | 234 | 298 | 129 | 79 | 246 | 73 | 60 | 44 | 33 | 23 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | S 16 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 12 | S 11 | SE 8 | S 16 | SSW 11 | SE 7 | S 15 | S 14 | E 7 | S 14 | ESE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 |
27 | 132 | 55 | 69 | 55 | 32 | 31 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 138 | 94 | 16 | 79 | 82 | 2 | 272 | 253 | 16 | 253 | 6 | 76 | 56 | 39 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | E 7 | E 7 | S 10 | SW 5 | S 8 | S 8 | — | — | — | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 17 | ESE 7 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | — | SE 8 | — | NE 6 |
36 | 27 | 15 | 30 | 1 | 23 | 22 | — | — | — | 16 | 21 | 49 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | — | 2 | — | 14 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | E 7 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 6 | NE 6 | — | SSW 14 | S 6 | S 6 | S 8 |
— | — | — | 26 | 27 | 81 | 101 | 108 | 120 | 95 | 112 | 96 | 75 | 223 | 253 | 223 | 248 | 166 | 56 | — | 694 | 139 | 272 | 541 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 156 | 156 | 156 | 141 | 141 | 116 | 36 | 0 | 155 | 484 | 420 | 141 | 36 | 36 | 138 | 36 | 55 | 1043 | 1013 |
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