Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Richards Bay (Outside) today (08 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 18s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 16s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Richards Bay (Outside) at 10AM is: 0.4m 18s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 9s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.5m 12s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 08). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (08 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 16s |
| Evening (08 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Richards Bay (Outside). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Warm (max 26°C on Sat afternoon, min 17°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun morning, strong winds from the S by Mon morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 8 | Sunday 9 | Monday 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | S 12 | SSW 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 16 | S 15 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 83 | 83 | 73 | 103 | 142 | 132 | 174 | 159 | 107 | 104 | 100 | 100 | 103 | 186 | 161 | 173 | 350 | 806 | 1824 | 1947 | 2074 | 1845 | 1361 | 1157 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 11:37AM1.22m | 00:37AM1.39m | 1:24PM1.37m | 1:54AM1.54m | 2:25PM1.59m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:10AM0.72m | 5:52PM0.68m | 7:05AM0.61m | 7:31PM0.54m | 8:10AM0.42m | 8:31PM0.36m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 18 | 18 | 23 | 26 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 22 | 23 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 |
Feels °C | 19 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 22 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 22 | 22 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 15 | S 14 | E 9 | E 9 | NE 6 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | 83 | 83 | 61 | 87 | 92 | 68 | 68 | 159 | 107 | 45 | 45 | 34 | 63 | 106 | 103 | 78 | 76 | 57 | 60 | 39 | 41 | 30 | 287 | 255 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | E 10 | E 9 | S 14 | S 14 | E 9 | ENE 6 | S 16 | S 15 | E 9 | NE 7 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NNE 6 | — | NE 7 | NE 7 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 76 | 75 | 73 | 72 | 142 | 132 | 174 | 67 | 64 | 104 | 100 | 87 | 25 | 186 | 161 | 80 | 27 | 10 | 6 | 4 | — | 2 | 2 | 22 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | SSE 5 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 12 | S 11 | S 11 | E 6 | E 7 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | S 14 | S 14 | SE 7 | E 9 | — | SE 7 | SE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | NE 7 |
| kJ | 12 | 7 | 61 | 103 | 45 | 39 | 21 | 29 | 22 | 5 | 2 | 100 | 103 | 2 | 80 | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NNE 3 | NE 3 | NE 4 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NNE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | — | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 9 |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | 5 | 24 | 80 | 107 | 57 | 67 | 96 | 75 | 157 | — | 16 | 52 | 173 | 350 | 806 | 1824 | 1947 | 2074 | 1845 | 1361 | 1157 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 37 | 157 | 373 | 373 | 484 | 191 | 116 | 50 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 1283 | 229 | 1117 | 512 | 512 | 587 | 587 | 392 | 208 | 208 |
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