Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Richards Bay (Outside) today (07 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 13s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Richards Bay (Outside) at 10AM is: 0.5m 14s primary swell from a South direction and 0.7m 9s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.8m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (07 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 13s |
| Evening (07 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Richards Bay (Outside). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 26°C on Sat afternoon, min 15°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Fri night, strong winds from the SW by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 7 | Saturday 8 | Sunday 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | E 9 | SSW 6 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | E 9 | S 12 | SSW 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 14 | S 16 | SSW 6 | S 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 83 | 100 | 98 | 130 | 126 | 86 | 83 | 146 | 83 | 73 | 103 | 144 | 132 | 174 | 159 | 107 | 104 | 100 | 100 | 66 | 186 | 143 | 324 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 9:18AM1.27m | 10:29PM1.34m | 11:37AM1.22m | 00:37AM1.39m | 1:24PM1.37m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:39PM0.66m | 5:10AM0.72m | 5:52PM0.68m | 7:05AM0.61m | 7:31PM0.54m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 23 | 26 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 |
Feels °C | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 20 | 22 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | S 6 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | S 12 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 15 | E 7 | E 9 | NE 6 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | 83 | 60 | 83 | 83 | 81 | 81 | 83 | 146 | 83 | 61 | 87 | 92 | 68 | 68 | 159 | 32 | 44 | 39 | 64 | 63 | 81 | 80 | 57 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | E 9 | S 14 | S 13 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | E 9 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | E 10 | E 9 | S 14 | E 9 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | S 16 | E 9 | NE 6 |
| kJ | 77 | 83 | 98 | 130 | 25 | 16 | 15 | 83 | 75 | 73 | 47 | 144 | 132 | 174 | 67 | 64 | 104 | 45 | 24 | 18 | 186 | 80 | 13 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 5 | SSW 15 | NE 5 | NE 5 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 17 | SSE 5 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | E 8 | S 14 | SSE 7 | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 14 | SE 8 | NE 6 | — |
| kJ | 3 | 72 | 1 | 1 | 126 | 86 | 82 | 54 | 7 | 61 | 103 | 42 | 39 | 21 | 4 | 107 | 5 | 100 | 100 | 66 | 2 | 17 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 6 | — | — | — | — | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | NE 4 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NNE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | SW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | S 6 |
| kJ | 71 | 100 | 49 | 36 | 39 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 21 | 77 | 98 | 96 | 69 | 99 | 135 | 3 | 21 | 38 | 143 | 324 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 155 | 208 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 157 | 373 | 373 | 420 | 204 | 116 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 512 | 2482 |
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