
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Richards Bay (Inside) today (08 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 18s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 16s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Richards Bay (Inside) at 12AM is: 0.7m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.5m 5s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (08 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 16s |
| Evening (08 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Richards Bay (Inside). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Warm (max 26°C on Sat afternoon, min 16°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, strong winds from the SW by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 7 | Saturday 8 | Sunday 9 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | E 9 | E 9 | S 12 | SSW 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | E 9 | S 16 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
126 | 86 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 73 | 103 | 142 | 132 | 174 | 159 | 107 | 104 | 100 | 100 | 85 | 183 | 70 | 271 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on |
High Tide | 10:29PM1.34m | 11:37AM1.22m | 00:37AM1.39m | 1:24PM1.37m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:39PM0.66m | 5:10AM0.72m | 5:52PM0.68m | 7:05AM0.61m | 7:31PM0.54m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 23 | 26 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 24 | 24 | 21 | 20 | 20 |
Feels °C | 20 | 23 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 22 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 17 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 15 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | NE 6 | E 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 7 | E 9 |
81 | 81 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 61 | 87 | 92 | 68 | 68 | 159 | 64 | 64 | 64 | 33 | 85 | 138 | 82 | 99 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 6 | S 5 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | E 10 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | E 9 | ENE 6 | S 16 | SE 7 | E 9 |
126 | 23 | 14 | 76 | 75 | 73 | 47 | 142 | 132 | 174 | 67 | 107 | 104 | 100 | 87 | 33 | 183 | 2 | 80 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | S 13 | S 13 | S 5 | SSE 5 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 12 | S 11 | S 11 | E 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | S 14 | SSW 14 | SE 7 | E 9 | — |
3 | 86 | 82 | 12 | 7 | 61 | 103 | 45 | 39 | 21 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 100 | 67 | 2 | 60 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | — | — | — | — | NNE 2 | NNE 3 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | — | SSW 5 | SSW 6 |
25 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 18 | 77 | 84 | 77 | 77 | 80 | 56 | 132 | 96 | — | 70 | 271 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 156 | 372 | 372 | 484 | 191 | 116 | 50 | 36 | 0 | 513 | 0 | 1282 | 229 |
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