Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Richards Bay (Outside) today (21 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 14s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 13s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Richards Bay (Outside) at 5PM is: 1.2m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (21 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 13s |
| Evening (21 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Richards Bay (Outside). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 33°C on Sat afternoon, min 17°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Sat night, light winds from the WNW by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 21 | Saturday 22 | Sunday 23 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 13 | S 14 | S 15 | SSW 7 | S 8 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 665 | 595 | 485 | 483 | 306 | 233 | 221 | 178 | 190 | 206 | 249 | 470 | 608 | 1519 | 2129 | 1849 | 1373 | 918 | 635 | 506 | 367 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 8:19AM1.16m | 9:22PM1.14m | 11:55AM1.07m | 00:58AM1.18m | 1:46PM1.22m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:39PM0.82m | 4:37AM0.88m | 6:12PM0.88m | 7:29AM0.77m | 7:46PM0.73m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 26 | 33 | 30 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 20 | 20 | 18 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 24 | 29 | 28 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 13 | S 14 | ENE 6 | E 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 12 | S 9 | S 8 |
| kJ | 665 | 595 | 485 | 483 | 306 | 233 | 221 | 178 | 190 | 206 | 249 | 62 | 18 | 14 | 15 | 6 | 13 | 6 | 29 | 506 | 367 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 7 | E 8 | — | ESE 8 | ESE 4 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SE 6 | SSW 16 | E 8 | E 8 | — | — | — | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 9 |
| kJ | 50 | 31 | — | 21 | 5 | 45 | 31 | 20 | 10 | 11 | 1 | 191 | 21 | 13 | — | — | — | 13 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | — | — | — | ESE 8 | — | — | — | — | ESE 6 | — | E 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 8 | NE 6 |
| kJ | 21 | — | — | — | 21 | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 4 | — | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 5 | S 15 | SSW 7 | S 8 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | — | — |
| kJ | — | 32 | 61 | 45 | 4 | — | 2 | 9 | 14 | 29 | 72 | 470 | 608 | 1519 | 2129 | 1849 | 1373 | 918 | 635 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 58 | 157 | 157 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 116 | 37 | 37 | 116 | 55 | 587 | 512 | 440 | 155 | 484 | 839 | 440 | 76 | 0 |
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