Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Richards Bay (Inside) today (01 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Richards Bay (Inside) at 1AM is: 0.6m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 31). An open ocean swell of 1.6m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Nov) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (01 Nov) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 10s |
| Evening (01 Nov) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Richards Bay (Inside). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 31mm), heaviest during Mon night. Warm (max 25°C on Sun morning, min 20°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNE on Sat night, light winds from the SW by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 31 | Sunday 1 | Monday 2 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 39 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 35 | 42 | 90 | 104 | 121 | 124 | 106 | 196 | 160 | 160 | 154 | 115 | 113 | 110 | 142 |
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-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:52PM1.49m | 7:35AM1.42m | 8:04PM1.30m | 9:26AM1.31m | 10:17PM1.22m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:10AM0.51m | 1:49PM0.67m | 2:31AM0.66m | 3:54PM0.78m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 4:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:12 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 13 | 12 |
Temp °C | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 20 |
Feels °C | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 21 | 26 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 10 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | 39 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 35 | 42 | 99 | 77 | 121 | 124 | 106 | 196 | 160 | 160 | 154 | 115 | 113 | 110 | 142 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | S 12 | SE 11 | SE 8 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | E 8 | E 7 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 15 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | SSW 14 | S 6 | S 6 |
| kJ | 17 | 17 | 15 | 11 | 31 | 18 | 90 | 104 | 57 | 65 | 9 | 9 | 21 | 12 | 19 | 24 | 19 | 32 | 34 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | S 15 | S 15 | S 10 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 10 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 76 | 79 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 2 | 17 | 17 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | SW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | — | — | — | S 6 | NE 6 | — |
| kJ | 331 | 271 | 209 | 195 | 209 | 158 | 253 | 4 | 18 | 34 | 19 | 7 | 11 | — | — | — | 31 | 19 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 626 | 563 | 117 | 263 | 98 | 36 | 1 | 626 | 1 | 1 | 55 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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