Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Richards Bay (Inside) today (17 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Richards Bay (Inside) at 2AM is: 1.1m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 16). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (17 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 10s |
| Evening (17 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Richards Bay (Inside). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Sat afternoon, min 16°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 16 | Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | ESE 10 | S 13 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | ESE 10 | E 10 | S 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 348 | 301 | 295 | 240 | 245 | 245 | 205 | 205 | 205 | 166 | 192 | 154 | 168 | 184 | 160 | 149 | 125 | 128 | 324 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | glassy | cross |
High Tide | 5:20PM1.98m | 5:31AM1.89m | 5:59PM1.95m | 6:08AM1.81m | 6:36PM1.87m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:26PM0.13m | 11:40AM0.02m | 00:04AM0.19m | 12:16PM0.10m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 21 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 20 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 19 |
Feels °C | 20 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 20 | 23 | 21 | 22 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | S 13 |
| kJ | 348 | 301 | 295 | 240 | 245 | 245 | 205 | 205 | 205 | 166 | 192 | 154 | 157 | 157 | 128 | 125 | 125 | 115 | 324 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 5 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 13 | S 9 | SSW 12 | SSW 9 | S 14 | S 13 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | E 9 |
| kJ | 4 | 64 | 96 | 65 | 45 | 24 | 14 | 82 | 24 | 48 | 25 | 101 | 168 | 184 | 160 | 149 | 100 | 66 | 87 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | S 17 | S 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 10 | SSW 12 | ENE 3 | SSW 15 | NE 4 | NE 4 | S 16 | S 15 | SSE 15 | S 14 | S 13 | NE 5 |
| kJ | 8 | 5 | 21 | 22 | 40 | 35 | 57 | 2 | 29 | 1 | 42 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 40 | 72 | 101 | 128 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | NE 3 | — | SW 2 | — | — | — | NNE 4 | ENE 2 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 181 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 155 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 156 | 98 | 0 | 0 |
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