Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Richards Bay (Outside) today (31 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 9s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Richards Bay (Outside) at 11PM is: 2.5m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 1.8m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.8m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (31 Jul) | 10ft (3.0m) | 9s |
| Evening (31 Jul) | 8ft (2.5m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Richards Bay (Outside). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 21°C on Mon afternoon, min 15°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 31 | Saturday 1 | Sunday 2 | |||||||||||||||||
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 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1232 | 1185 | 1133 | 989 | 944 | 805 | 747 | 729 | 1050 | 847 | 1092 | 1300 | 1727 | 1627 | 1643 | 2047 | 2055 | 1787 | 1371 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:04PM1.90m | 5:11AM1.88m | 5:32PM1.92m | 5:39AM1.86m | 6:01PM1.91m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:07PM0.17m | 11:18AM0.06m | 11:36PM0.17m | 11:47AM0.08m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:21 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 |
Feels °C | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 17 | SSW 13 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SW 14 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 |
| kJ | 113 | 277 | 563 | 989 | 944 | 805 | 747 | 729 | 54 | 847 | 1092 | 1300 | 1727 | 1627 | 1643 | 2047 | 2055 | 1787 | 1371 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSW 17 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | S 16 | SW 16 | — | SSW 14 | — | — | SW 13 | S 14 | — | — | — | S 18 | S 18 | SW 17 | SSW 10 |
| kJ | — | 111 | 212 | 325 | 21 | 62 | — | 82 | — | — | 43 | 4 | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | 12 | 21 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SSW 16 | — | SSW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 17 | S 14 |
| kJ | — | — | 102 | — | 99 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | 15 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 15 | SSW 13 | SW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSE 10 | SSW 5 | — | SW 13 | SW 6 | SW 5 | SW 6 | SW 6 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1232 | 1185 | 1133 | 118 | 35 | 37 | 72 | 84 | 1050 | 51 | — | 42 | 133 | 31 | 160 | 100 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1047 | 240 | 138 | 125 | 0 | 116 | 155 | 1045 | 1007 | 155 | 76 | 76 | 99 | 99 | 156 | 648 | 373 | 37 | 37 |
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