Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Richards Bay (Outside) today (08 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 16s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Richards Bay (Outside) at 11PM is: 0.6m 15s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a East direction, 1.3m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (08 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 16s |
| Evening (08 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Richards Bay (Outside). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Warm (max 25°C on Sun afternoon, min 16°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sun afternoon, near gales from the SSW by Mon morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 8 | Sunday 9 | Monday 10 | |||||||||||||||||
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 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | S 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 132 | 174 | 159 | 107 | 104 | 100 | 100 | 103 | 201 | 505 | 124 | 320 | 625 | 2085 | 2476 | 2290 | 1955 | 1827 | 1243 |
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-off | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 00:37AM1.39m | 1:24PM1.37m | 1:54AM1.54m | 2:25PM1.59m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:52PM0.68m | 7:05AM0.61m | 7:31PM0.54m | 8:10AM0.42m | 8:31PM0.36m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 22 | 25 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 19 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 6 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | NE 6 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 7 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | 68 | 24 | 67 | 64 | 45 | 31 | 64 | 63 | 138 | 86 | 96 | 74 | 55 | 37 | 42 | 27 | 67 | 84 | 273 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | E 10 | S 15 | E 6 | S 14 | E 9 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | SSW 16 | SE 7 | E 9 | NE 7 | NE 6 | NE 6 | — | — | NE 7 | ESE 10 | NE 7 |
| kJ | 132 | 68 | 159 | 30 | 104 | 87 | 26 | 25 | 201 | 2 | 58 | 27 | 14 | 6 | — | — | 2 | 31 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 16 | S 7 | S 14 | SSE 7 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | SE 7 | E 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 39 | 174 | 1 | 107 | 5 | 100 | 100 | 103 | 2 | 76 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NNE 5 | NE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | — | S 2 | SSW 15 | S 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 9 |
| kJ | 80 | 71 | 86 | 52 | 77 | 116 | 128 | — | 1 | 505 | 124 | 320 | 625 | 2085 | 2476 | 2290 | 1955 | 1827 | 1243 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 373 | 263 | 153 | 99 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 512 | 0 | 55 | 204 | 1014 | 512 | 512 | 626 | 559 | 392 | 392 | 208 |
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