Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Richards Bay (Outside) today (06 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 18s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 17s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 16s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Richards Bay (Outside) at 9AM is: 0.4m 18s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 06). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 6s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.0m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (06 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 17s |
| Evening (06 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Richards Bay (Outside). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Thu morning, min 17°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 6 | Friday 7 | Saturday 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | E 9 | E 9 | S 12 | SSW 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 126 | 92 | 104 | 102 | 151 | 142 | 139 | 129 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 98 | 130 | 126 | 86 | 82 | 83 | 83 | 73 | 103 | 142 | 132 | 172 | 159 |
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-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:04AM1.42m | 8:47PM1.46m | 9:18AM1.27m | 10:29PM1.34m | 11:37AM1.22m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:04AM0.52m | 2:17PM0.51m | 3:12AM0.66m | 3:39PM0.66m | 5:10AM0.72m | 5:52PM0.68m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:23 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 19 | 26 | 26 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 23 | 26 | 22 | 20 | 19 |
Feels °C | 17 | 16 | 15 | 22 | 24 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 20 | 22 | 19 | 18 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 15 |
| kJ | 126 | 92 | 96 | 96 | 96 | 92 | 90 | 88 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 60 | 60 | 61 | 83 | 83 | 61 | 87 | 92 | 68 | 68 | 159 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 5 | S 12 | SSW 12 | S 17 | S 16 | S 15 | E 10 |
| kJ | 22 | 22 | 27 | 16 | 19 | 142 | 139 | 129 | 76 | 77 | 72 | 98 | 130 | 126 | 25 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 73 | 47 | 142 | 132 | 172 | 67 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 19 | S 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | S 17 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSE 5 | SSW 18 | S 12 | S 11 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 |
| kJ | 29 | 28 | 104 | 102 | 151 | 13 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 86 | 82 | 76 | 49 | 8 | 103 | 42 | 39 | 9 | 9 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | — | S 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | S 6 | S 7 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | — | — | — | — | NNE 2 | NNE 3 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 |
| kJ | 51 | 34 | 77 | 56 | — | 8 | 18 | 37 | 51 | 62 | 56 | 54 | 38 | 26 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 11 | 49 | 73 | 79 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 155 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 157 | 373 | 392 | 157 | 116 |
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