Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Richards Bay (Outside) today (29 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 12s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Richards Bay (Outside) at 10AM is: 0.7m 12s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 15s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 29). An open ocean swell of 1.8m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (29 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 12s |
| Evening (29 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Richards Bay (Outside). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Sat afternoon, min 17°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNE on Sat night, calm by Mon morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | E 8 | SSE 12 | E 9 | E 10 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | ESE 9 | E 9 | ESE 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 152 | 152 | 217 | 172 | 117 | 113 | 82 | 407 | 55 | 359 | 347 | 517 | 466 | 357 | 358 | 220 | 160 | 164 | 175 | 216 | 314 | 168 | 274 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:36PM2.05m | 4:45AM1.98m | 5:03PM2.07m | 5:13AM1.95m | 5:31PM2.03m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:24AM-0.03m | 10:42PM0.03m | 10:50AM-0.05m | 11:10PM0.03m | 11:18AM-0.02m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:36 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 22 | 24 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 20 |
Feels °C | 12 | 12 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 18 | 19 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | E 8 | ENE 8 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | S 6 | E 9 | ESE 9 |
| kJ | 152 | 152 | 217 | 172 | 117 | 113 | 82 | 407 | 470 | 359 | 347 | 305 | 257 | 241 | 226 | 157 | 107 | 164 | 175 | 216 | 22 | 168 | 274 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | — | — | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | — | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 14 | SSE 11 | SE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 6 | SSW 10 | S 6 | S 9 |
| kJ | 93 | 87 | — | — | 12 | 12 | — | 81 | 55 | 20 | 24 | 8 | 18 | 17 | 198 | 160 | 160 | 68 | 64 | 41 | 19 | 13 | 25 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 10 | SSE 15 | SE 15 | — | — | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 21 | 8 | — | — | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 17 | 71 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | NNE 5 | NW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | — | — | — | SE 5 | ESE 9 | SE 5 | — |
| kJ | 312 | 298 | 323 | 345 | 516 | 581 | 546 | 78 | 11 | 70 | 281 | 517 | 466 | 357 | 358 | 220 | — | — | — | 22 | 314 | 36 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 565 | 376 | 204 | 204 | 558 | 588 | 590 | 461 | 626 | 116 | 2 | 55 | 204 | 0 | 484 | 153 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 155 | 155 |
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