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Richards Bay (Outside) surfForecast / KZN North / South Africa
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Richards Bay (Outside) surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Richards Bay (Outside) sea temperature is
24.4° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Richards Bay (Outside) today?
The current surf forecast for Richards Bay (Outside) at 11AM is: 1.5m 11s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.6m 7s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 07). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 May) | 5ft (1.6m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (07 May) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 10s |
| Evening (07 May) | 5ft (1.5m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Richards Bay (Outside). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 25°C on Thu afternoon, min 18°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 7 | Friday 8 | Saturday 9 | Sun 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
SSE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | S 11 | S 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSE 14 | S 13 | S 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | |
606 | 572 | 505 | 478 | 420 | 404 | 484 | 734 | 1210 | 1786 | 3606 | 1573 | 1280 | 1227 | 1036 | 1154 | 1538 | 1295 | 1118 | 976 | 819 | 461 | 513 | 383 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | glassy | cross | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 6:40PM1.43m | 6:52AM1.41m | 7:33PM1.32m | 7:51AM1.29m | 9:03PM1.26m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:28PM0.47m | 00:44AM0.60m | 1:14PM0.59m | 1:41AM0.73m | 2:24PM0.69m | |||||||||||||||||||
6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | |
— | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:12 | — | — | 5:10 | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 23 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 18 |
15 | 17 | 22 | 22 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 20 | 22 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 15 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | NE 7 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSE 14 | S 13 | S 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 |
606 | 572 | 505 | 478 | 420 | 404 | 484 | 8 | 196 | 164 | 1877 | 1573 | 1280 | 1227 | 1036 | 1154 | 1538 | 1295 | 1118 | 976 | 819 | 461 | 513 | 383 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | S 15 | S 15 | NE 7 | SE 21 | SE 20 | SE 19 | ESE 10 | SSE 17 | SE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | S 11 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | S 11 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
29 | 28 | 40 | 43 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 101 | 183 | 117 | 510 | 587 | 749 | 752 | 502 | 62 | 59 | 41 | 36 | 35 | 191 | 22 | 22 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | S 16 | S 16 | — | SW 15 | NE 8 | SE 23 | NE 7 | SE 20 | NE 7 | SE 18 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
2 | 5 | 5 | — | 8 | 35 | 21 | 32 | 100 | 16 | 323 | 100 | 94 | 73 | 71 | 62 | 53 | 73 | 50 | 49 | 35 | 34 | 22 | 22 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 4 | W 4 | — | — | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | NE 4 | SSE 10 | S 11 | S 12 | SSW 12 | — | — | — | — | NNE 6 | NNE 3 | N 4 | — | — | — | NE 4 | NE 3 | NE 4 |
5 | 16 | — | — | 60 | 73 | 6 | 734 | 1210 | 1786 | 3606 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 12 | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 9 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 88 | 99 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 157 | 157 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 99 | 0 |
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