Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Richards Bay (Outside) today (12 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Richards Bay (Outside) at 6AM is: 0.9m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 12). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (12 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 8s |
| Evening (12 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Richards Bay (Outside). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Sun afternoon, min 19°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, strong winds from the NE by Mon afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 12 | Sunday 13 | Monday 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSE 8 | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | SE 9 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 127 | 125 | 116 | 90 | 142 | 251 | 76 | 78 | 101 | 101 | 75 | 192 | 325 | 307 | 290 | 260 | 251 | 179 | 161 | 110 | 334 | 239 | 71 | 66 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:12AM2.00m | 4:30PM2.11m | 4:40AM1.99m | 4:57PM2.07m | 5:07AM1.93m | 5:23PM1.97m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:16AM-0.08m | 10:36PM-0.01m | 10:44AM-0.06m | 11:03PM0.03m | 11:11AM0.02m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 25 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 26 | 27 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 22 |
Feels °C | 21 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 23 | 23 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | SSW 6 | S 12 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | SE 9 | S 15 | S 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 127 | 125 | 116 | 90 | 6 | 26 | 76 | 78 | 101 | 101 | 75 | 75 | 325 | 307 | 290 | 260 | 251 | 179 | 161 | 107 | 109 | 109 | 71 | 66 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | S 5 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 12 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 11 | S 19 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | S 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | S 9 | S 9 |
| kJ | 40 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 26 | 14 | 39 | 73 | 73 | 70 | 21 | 192 | 52 | 42 | 28 | 14 | 23 | 23 | 50 | 110 | 334 | 239 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 15 | SSW 14 | S 13 | S 13 | SE 13 | SSW 6 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 16 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 10 | S 9 | — | S 9 |
| kJ | 4 | 36 | 31 | 29 | 7 | 6 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 51 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 7 | — | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | — | — | — | E 8 | E 9 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 21 | — | — | — | 142 | 251 | 40 | 45 | 35 | 32 | 202 | 202 | 173 | 290 | 290 | 286 | 277 | 330 | 387 | 344 | 768 | 995 | 889 | 763 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 157 | 850 | 893 | 626 | 157 | 37 | 50 | 157 | 1057 | 157 | 157 | 157 | 157 | 1013 | 850 | 914 | 709 | 626 | 626 | 461 | 373 |
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