Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Richards Bay (Inside) today (30 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 9s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 8s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 8s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Richards Bay (Inside) at 12AM is: 0.5m 12s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 29). An open ocean swell of 2.2m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (30 Aug) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 8s |
| Evening (30 Aug) | 6ft (1.8m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Richards Bay (Inside). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Tue afternoon, min 19°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNE on Sat night, calm by Mon morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 29 | Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 10 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 8 | E 9 | SSW 7 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
117 | 113 | 82 | 383 | 412 | 359 | 347 | 435 | 466 | 396 | 395 | 198 | 164 | 168 | 175 | 179 | 171 | 164 | 133 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 4:36PM2.05m | 4:45AM1.98m | 5:03PM2.07m | 5:13AM1.95m | 5:31PM2.03m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:42PM0.03m | 10:50AM-0.05m | 11:10PM0.03m | 11:18AM-0.02m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:36 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 20 |
Feels °C | 16 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 20 | 19 | 22 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | S 7 | E 9 | S 7 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | SE 6 |
117 | 113 | 82 | 383 | 412 | 359 | 347 | 305 | 257 | 241 | 236 | 198 | 104 | 168 | 175 | 179 | 171 | 164 | 59 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | — | — | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 14 | SSE 11 | SE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | E 9 | SSE 12 | E 9 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | E 9 |
12 | — | — | 81 | 55 | 20 | 24 | 8 | 18 | 18 | 198 | 13 | 164 | 64 | 62 | 10 | 18 | 16 | 133 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | ENE 11 | — | SE 15 | SSE 14 | — | SSE 13 | SSE 11 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | S 9 |
— | — | — | — | 47 | — | 8 | 20 | — | 17 | 12 | 18 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 14 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | NNE 5 | NNW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 8 | S 7 | SSW 7 | S 6 | — | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | — |
543 | 565 | 566 | 78 | 14 | 78 | 255 | 435 | 466 | 396 | 395 | 159 | 157 | 113 | — | 59 | 65 | 53 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 626 | 474 | 263 | 116 | 0 | 55 | 204 | 559 | 559 | 123 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 201 | 201 | 128 | 36 |
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