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) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Richards Bay (Inside) at 1PM is: 1.4m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 1.7m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (30 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 10s |
| Evening (30 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Richards Bay (Inside). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Tue afternoon, min 19°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Sun afternoon, calm by Mon morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 12 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 5 | ENE 6 | E 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
55 | 413 | 347 | 305 | 307 | 241 | 198 | 198 | 198 | 202 | 216 | 216 | 171 | 164 | 164 | 232 | 213 | 199 | 125 | 195 | 141 | 140 | 51 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | on | on | on | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | glassy |
High Tide | 5:03PM2.07m | 5:13AM1.95m | 5:31PM2.03m | 5:42AM1.88m | 6:01PM1.93m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:50AM-0.05m | 11:10PM0.03m | 11:18AM-0.02m | 11:39PM0.08m | 11:47AM0.06m | ||||||||||||||||||
6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 5:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 25 | 28 | 23 | 22 | 20 |
Feels °C | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 23 | 21 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 23 | 26 | 21 | 24 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | SE 5 | E 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | E 9 | ENE 6 |
422 | 413 | 347 | 305 | 307 | 241 | 198 | 198 | 198 | 202 | 216 | 216 | 171 | 55 | 164 | 232 | 213 | 199 | 125 | 10 | 10 | 38 | 74 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 13 | SSE 11 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 10 | S 6 | E 9 | SSE 5 | S 9 | S 8 | SSW 8 | S 8 | S 12 | S 11 | S 7 | E 8 |
55 | 43 | 24 | 24 | 12 | 12 | 17 | 13 | 75 | 60 | 44 | 19 | 18 | 164 | 51 | 24 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 51 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 11 | SSE 14 | SE 15 | SE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | S 11 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSW 9 | SSE 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | S 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 6 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | S 15 | S 15 | S 7 |
47 | 20 | 8 | 8 | 18 | 18 | 2 | 18 | 14 | 14 | 8 | 12 | 19 | 29 | 27 | 70 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 5 | SSW 4 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 | SSW 6 | — | — | SSE 6 | SE 5 | — | SE 5 | — | — | NE 3 | NE 3 | E 8 | E 5 | ENE 6 | NNE 5 |
13 | 37 | 129 | 269 | 306 | 223 | 149 | 119 | 119 | — | — | 43 | 30 | — | 54 | — | — | 3 | 3 | 195 | 141 | 140 | 54 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 55 | 88 | 559 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 420 | 201 | 154 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 50 | 156 | 391 | 124 | 36 | 0 |
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