Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Richards Bay (Outside) today (09 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Nov, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Nov, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 8s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Nov, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 8s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Richards Bay (Outside) at 5PM is: 1.7m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.8m 12s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm November 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Nov) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (09 Nov) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 8s |
| Evening (09 Nov) | 7ft (2.2m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Richards Bay (Outside). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Wed afternoon, min 18°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 9 | Tuesday 10 | Wednesday 11 | Thu 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 362 | 398 | 354 | 645 | 595 | 603 | 530 | 516 | 579 | 639 | 727 | 867 | 933 | 933 | 916 | 916 | 792 | 631 | 890 | 738 | 520 | 450 | 391 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on |
High Tide | 3:35PM1.91m | 3:52AM1.83m | 4:03PM1.89m | 4:20AM1.81m | 4:30PM1.83m | 4:48AM1.75m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:24AM0.14m | 9:44PM0.10m | 9:53AM0.14m | 10:12PM0.11m | 10:22AM0.18m | 10:40PM0.16m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 4:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:50 | — |
 | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:19 | — | — | — | 6:20 |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 21 | 25 | 27 | 24 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 |
Feels °C | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 24 | 25 | 22 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | S 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SSE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 10 |
| kJ | 362 | 398 | 354 | 516 | 595 | 603 | 530 | 516 | 579 | 88 | 727 | 867 | 933 | 933 | 916 | 916 | 792 | 631 | 20 | 738 | 520 | 450 | 391 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | 190 | 190 | 199 | 98 | 138 | 103 | 90 | 59 | 59 | 154 | 119 | 110 | 103 | 61 | 59 | 58 | 37 | 35 | 11 | 20 | 10 | 10 | 17 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | S 14 | S 12 | SSW 12 | S 11 | SSE 14 | S 14 | — | — | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 57 | 113 | 28 | 37 | 41 | 36 | — | — | 14 | 14 | 42 | 36 | 54 | 37 | 36 | 17 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 17 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | ESE 8 | — | — | — | NNE 3 | — | ESE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 4 | E 11 | NE 5 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 645 | — | — | — | 6 | — | 639 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 46 | 890 | 51 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 50 | 1057 | 893 | 654 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 204 | 157 | 157 | 157 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 157 | 157 | 157 | 157 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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