Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Richards Bay (Outside) today (12 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 9s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Richards Bay (Outside) at 10AM is: 3.0m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.5m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.1m 26s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 12). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (12 Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) | 9s |
| Evening (12 Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Richards Bay (Outside). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri afternoon, min 16°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSW 17 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1228 | 1642 | 1569 | 1402 | 1270 | 1270 | 1185 | 861 | 783 | 637 | 553 | 482 | 471 | 419 | 419 | 392 | 360 | 294 | 294 | 284 | 336 | 328 | 442 | 480 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:26AM1.85m | 3:49PM1.95m | 4:02AM1.94m | 4:25PM2.05m | 4:36AM1.98m | 4:59PM2.08m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:34AM0.08m | 9:55PM0.10m | 10:09AM-0.03m | 10:31PM0.04m | 10:42AM-0.07m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:27 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 12 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 14 | S 13 | SSW 13 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 |
| kJ | 233 | 94 | 92 | 125 | 1270 | 1089 | 973 | 861 | 783 | 637 | 553 | 482 | 471 | 419 | 419 | 392 | 360 | 294 | 294 | 284 | 336 | 328 | 442 | 480 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | — | — | S 26 | SSW 12 | S 12 | SSW 11 | S 11 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | SSW 18 | S 21 | S 20 | S 19 | S 19 | S 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 150 | — | — | 13 | 83 | 73 | 43 | 94 | 43 | 89 | 91 | 85 | 82 | 53 | 104 | 329 | 288 | 273 | 251 | 160 | 103 | 56 | 51 | 25 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | S 26 | S 24 | S 24 | S 15 | S 15 | S 21 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 18 | S 23 | S 22 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | S 10 | S 12 | S 12 | S 9 | S 9 | S 11 | S 11 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 13 | 11 | 44 | 18 | 38 | 80 | 76 | 75 | 66 | 93 | 152 | 364 | 51 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | — | SE 9 | SE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1228 | 1642 | 1569 | 1402 | — | 1270 | 1185 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1045 | 208 | 654 | 1057 | 1057 | 1057 | 142 | 37 | 37 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 157 | 157 | 50 | 0 |
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