Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Richards Bay (Outside) today (15 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 15s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Richards Bay (Outside) at 12AM is: 1.2m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 14). An open ocean swell of 1.5m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (15 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 8s |
| Evening (15 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Richards Bay (Outside). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 32°C on Thu morning, min 21°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, fresh winds from the NE by Fri afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 14 | Thursday 15 | Friday 16 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | E 8 | E 8 | SSW 16 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 16 | S 15 | E 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 311 | 311 | 224 | 225 | 185 | 177 | 140 | 195 | 190 | 193 | 223 | 129 | 107 | 179 | 188 | 181 | 188 | 159 | 107 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:16PM1.80m | 5:30AM1.69m | 5:41PM1.66m | 5:56AM1.55m | 6:07PM1.50m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:24PM0.22m | 11:34AM0.31m | 11:51PM0.36m | 12:01PM0.46m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 25 | 32 | 30 | 27 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 25 | 32 | 32 | 27 | 26 | 25 |
Feels °C | 24 | 25 | 25 | 22 | 21 | 24 | 31 | 29 | 30 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 24 | 29 | 29 | 24 | 22 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | S 12 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 16 | S 15 | S 14 |
| kJ | 41 | 311 | 224 | 225 | 185 | 177 | 140 | 27 | 190 | 149 | 124 | 129 | 107 | 134 | 188 | 181 | 188 | 159 | 107 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 6 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SW 10 | SSW 13 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SW 4 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | — | — | E 8 |
| kJ | 7 | 42 | 38 | 20 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 24 | 53 | 76 | 76 | 95 | 91 | 1 | 5 | 4 | — | — | 103 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 5 | S 5 | SSW 13 | S 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 6 | SSW 10 | SSW 16 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 4 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 32 | 1 | 18 | 193 | 223 | 1 | 19 | 179 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | NE 5 | ENE 9 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | E 8 | NE 6 | — | — | NE 6 | NE 6 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 |
| kJ | 311 | 87 | 351 | 45 | 72 | 67 | 58 | 195 | 119 | — | — | 53 | 60 | 140 | 171 | 255 | 289 | 285 | 236 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 157 | 0 | 37 | 50 | 50 | 37 | 155 | 559 | 231 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 157 | 157 | 157 | 116 | 116 |
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