Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Richards Bay (Outside) today (06 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 13s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Richards Bay (Outside) at 12AM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.5m 12s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm November 05). An open ocean swell of 1.4m 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 (06 Nov) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (06 Nov) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 13s |
| Evening (06 Nov) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Richards Bay (Outside). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 37mm), heaviest during Sun morning. Warm (max 25°C on Thu night, min 17°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Sat morning, strong winds from the S by Sun morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 5 | Friday 6 | Saturday 7 | Sun 8 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | E 8 | E 8 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 12 | S 12 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | ESE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 121 | 82 | 98 | 85 | 86 | 186 | 84 | 88 | 105 | 148 | 156 | 73 | 69 | 113 | 159 | 257 | 355 | 272 | 263 | 199 | 137 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-on |
High Tide | 1:47AM1.59m | 2:05PM1.80m | 2:22AM1.70m | 2:37PM1.87m | 2:54AM1.78m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:44PM0.39m | 7:48AM0.32m | 8:17PM0.26m | 8:22AM0.22m | 8:47PM0.17m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 4:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:54 | — |
 | 6:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | 6:15 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
Temp °C | 26 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 23 | 22 | 26 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 26 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | E 8 | E 8 | S 13 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | 121 | 82 | 98 | 85 | 208 | 143 | 112 | 88 | 88 | 70 | 70 | 51 | 50 | 51 | 53 | 257 | 355 | 272 | 84 | 99 | 137 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 12 | S 12 | — | S 13 | SSW 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 |
| kJ | — | 80 | 78 | — | 86 | 186 | 84 | 84 | 78 | 101 | 99 | 70 | 69 | 48 | 47 | 46 | 46 | 46 | 263 | 199 | 108 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 8 | E 8 | — | — | S 15 | S 8 | S 15 | S 15 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | 72 | — | — | 18 | 20 | 113 | 159 | 20 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 12 | 11 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | — | SSW 4 | S 5 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 5 | SSE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SSE 6 | SE 5 | SE 5 | — | — | S 7 |
| kJ | 427 | 325 | 168 | 263 | 398 | — | 17 | 21 | 105 | 148 | 156 | 73 | 60 | 37 | 25 | 47 | 25 | 30 | — | — | 48 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 558 | 99 | 37 | 123 | 0 | 88 | 0 | 1014 | 229 | 155 | 155 | 155 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 155 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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