Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Richards Bay (Outside) today (17 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 13s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Richards Bay (Outside) at 8AM is: 0.4m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 17). An open ocean swell of 1.3m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (17 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 13s |
| Evening (17 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Richards Bay (Outside). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 33°C on Sat morning, min 18°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat afternoon, strong winds from the SSW by Mon night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 17 | Sunday 18 | Monday 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | E 9 | SW 13 | E 7 | SW 13 | E 9 | SSW 6 | S 7 | S 7 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 15 | S 14 | S 13 | SSW 13 | S 6 | S 8 | S 10 | S 11 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 106 | 68 | 63 | 59 | 175 | 142 | 172 | 162 | 160 | 176 | 128 | 101 | 99 | 99 | 133 | 203 | 71 | 101 | 92 | 444 | 475 | 1448 | 2881 | 2445 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | on | cross-on | cross | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 6:26AM1.39m | 6:37PM1.35m | 7:09AM1.23m | 7:27PM1.19m | 9:23AM1.11m | 10:51PM1.12m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:20AM0.51m | 12:32PM0.63m | 00:57AM0.67m | 1:17PM0.80m | 2:16AM0.82m | 4:03PM0.92m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 1 |
Temp °C | 25 | 23 | 27 | 33 | 26 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 28 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 22 | 20 | 24 | 30 | 29 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 21 | 21 | 26 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | S 7 | S 7 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 106 | 42 | 55 | 54 | 198 | 142 | 121 | 162 | 132 | 102 | 99 | 88 | 71 | 99 | 133 | 203 | 211 | 202 | 197 | 153 | 130 | 68 | 50 | 35 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | E 9 | E 9 | S 7 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 14 | S 13 | SSW 13 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | NE 8 |
| kJ | 42 | 68 | 63 | 59 | 34 | 91 | 58 | 31 | 80 | 16 | 30 | 101 | 99 | 55 | 39 | 28 | 19 | 101 | 92 | 273 | 49 | 52 | 38 | 20 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | — | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | S 6 | S 6 | E 9 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 175 | 114 | 172 | — | 9 | 5 | 5 | 45 | 72 | 69 | 68 | 70 | 71 | 12 | 12 | 55 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 7 | S 7 | — | — | ENE 3 | ENE 4 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | — | SSW 13 | S 6 | S 8 | S 10 | S 11 |
| kJ | 168 | 154 | 134 | 129 | 267 | 23 | 59 | 138 | 160 | 176 | 128 | — | — | 1 | 11 | 47 | 97 | 137 | — | 444 | 475 | 1448 | 2881 | 2445 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 116 | 116 | 50 | 626 | 0 | 55 | 0 | 232 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 839 | 155 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 1044 | 1044 | 1117 | 1014 | 838 | 201 |
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