Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Richards Bay (Inside) today (26 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Richards Bay (Inside) at 12AM is: 1.6m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.7m 15s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (26 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
| Evening (26 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Richards Bay (Inside). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 24°C on Mon afternoon, min 16°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 25 | Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | |||||||||||||||||
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 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | S 14 | SE 9 | SE 9 | S 13 | S 13 | SE 9 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 14 | S 15 | S 14 | SSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 445 | 342 | 490 | 439 | 424 | 198 | 335 | 294 | 280 | 280 | 152 | 138 | 192 | 190 | 124 | 107 | 109 | 96 | 253 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 2:00AM1.39m | 2:30PM1.40m | 2:42AM1.52m | 3:06PM1.53m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:41PM0.68m | 8:17AM0.56m | 8:30PM0.55m | 8:55AM0.43m | 9:06PM0.43m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 21 | 24 | 21 | 20 | 20 |
Feels °C | 17 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 17 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | S 15 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 |
| kJ | 445 | 342 | 490 | 439 | 424 | 153 | 335 | 294 | 235 | 203 | 152 | 129 | 91 | 57 | 46 | 46 | 109 | 57 | 20 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | SE 9 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | SSE 10 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 14 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | 114 | 148 | 209 | 153 | 150 | 145 | 181 | 284 | 280 | 280 | 110 | 110 | 192 | 190 | 124 | 107 | 33 | 26 | 37 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | S 14 | E 8 | E 8 | SSW 16 | E 8 | SSW 15 | S 17 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | S 16 | S 10 | S 14 | ESE 9 |
| kJ | 228 | 228 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 198 | 5 | 5 | 50 | 6 | 72 | 138 | 108 | 76 | 49 | 77 | 18 | 96 | 48 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 3 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 14 | 29 | 39 | 62 | 80 | 98 | 69 | 47 | 88 | 86 | 253 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 849 | 849 | 577 | 204 | 116 | 116 | 116 | 50 | 156 | 76 | 0 | 1 |
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