Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Richards Bay (Outside) today (25 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 17s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Richards Bay (Outside) at 1AM is: 0.9m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (25 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 16s |
| Evening (25 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Richards Bay (Outside). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 22°C on Tue morning, min 16°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, fresh winds from the NE by Thu afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 24 | Tuesday 25 | Wednesday 26 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | S 10 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 18 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 231 | 92 | 101 | 116 | 149 | 195 | 254 | 406 | 458 | 492 | 869 | 930 | 741 | 714 | 737 | 1038 | 1537 | 2193 | 2906 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 2:24PM1.40m | 2:31AM1.51m | 2:52PM1.57m | 2:59AM1.66m | 3:19PM1.74m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:24PM0.57m | 8:41AM0.42m | 8:53PM0.41m | 9:07AM0.27m | 9:21PM0.27m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:34 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 21 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 |
Feels °C | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 18 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 |
| kJ | 231 | 92 | 101 | 116 | 90 | 88 | 254 | 406 | 458 | 492 | 869 | 930 | 741 | 714 | 737 | 1038 | 1537 | 2193 | 2906 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | S 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 15 | S 17 | S 16 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | NE 5 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 7 | E 9 | ESE 8 | — | — |
| kJ | 6 | 49 | 34 | 74 | 149 | 195 | 86 | 64 | 36 | 53 | 21 | 1 | 24 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 6 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 16 | S 15 | SSE 12 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | SE 7 | SSW 14 | SSE 9 | — | SE 9 | ENE 8 | E 8 | ESE 9 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 20 | 40 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 19 | 158 | 8 | — | 12 | 14 | 1 | 16 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | — | — | — | — | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | S 4 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 21 | 26 | 17 | 11 | 16 | 16 | — | — | — | — | 8 | 13 | 14 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 157 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 392 | 440 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 76 | 37 |
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