Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Richards Bay (Outside) today (07 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 8s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 8s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Richards Bay (Outside) at 12PM is: 2.5m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 1.3m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.4m 18s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 Oct) | 8ft (2.5m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (07 Oct) | 7ft (2.1m) | 8s |
| Evening (07 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Richards Bay (Outside). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Warm (max 27°C on Fri morning, min 18°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Wed morning, light winds from the WNW by Wed night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 7 | Thursday 8 | Friday 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) | SSW 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 617 | 995 | 891 | 643 | 481 | 368 | 341 | 327 | 265 | 271 | 295 | 427 | 181 | 216 | 295 | 320 | 276 | 235 | 194 | 194 | 181 | 151 | 394 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 2:00PM1.73m | 2:15AM1.69m | 2:34PM1.89m | 2:48AM1.82m | 3:05PM2.00m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:43AM0.38m | 8:11PM0.32m | 8:18AM0.21m | 8:44PM0.18m | 8:50AM0.09m | 9:13PM0.08m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:55 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 23 | 26 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 27 | 27 | 23 | 21 | 21 |
Feels °C | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 21 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | S 8 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | S 7 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | 441 | 394 | 342 | 342 | 335 | 335 | 229 | 327 | 265 | 271 | 295 | 45 | 181 | 216 | 295 | 320 | 276 | 235 | 194 | 194 | 181 | 151 | 158 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 20 | SSW 19 | SW 18 | S 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | ESE 10 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 7 | SSW 18 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 18 | S 18 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | SSE 8 |
| kJ | 15 | 36 | 83 | 25 | 28 | 25 | 341 | 156 | 124 | 94 | 77 | 65 | 57 | 45 | 32 | 163 | 225 | 190 | 183 | 121 | 110 | 107 | 22 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NNE 6 | — | — | — | S 19 | SSW 16 | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 | SSW 18 | SW 17 | SSW 19 | S 19 | S 19 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | NE 6 |
| kJ | — | 4 | — | — | — | 7 | 24 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 65 | 309 | 115 | 184 | 184 | 29 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 34 | 22 | 22 | 27 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | E 9 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | — | ENE 6 | SSW 2 | SSW 3 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 617 | 995 | 891 | 643 | 481 | 368 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 427 | 149 | 134 | 43 | 115 | 92 | 58 | — | 59 | 1 | 8 | 394 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 512 | 440 | 435 | 648 | 648 | 201 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 631 | 839 | 157 | 157 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 157 | 839 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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