Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Richards Bay (Outside) today (22 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 14s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Richards Bay (Outside) at 12PM is: 1.0m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 0.8m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 22). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (22 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 12s |
| Evening (22 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Richards Bay (Outside). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 24°C on Sat afternoon, min 19°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, fresh winds from the NE by Sat afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 22 | Friday 23 | Saturday 24 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | S 14 | SSW 14 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 10 | S 11 | S 10 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 81 | 101 | 308 | 453 | 347 | 205 | 169 | 243 | 464 | 711 | 344 | 736 | 637 | 512 | 928 | 1018 | 865 | 839 | 594 | 496 | 344 | 280 | 206 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:37PM1.61m | 1:50AM1.59m | 2:07PM1.79m | 2:22AM1.74m | 2:37PM1.95m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:20AM0.48m | 7:47PM0.42m | 7:52AM0.32m | 8:17PM0.25m | 8:22AM0.17m | 8:47PM0.10m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 21 |
Feels °C | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSW 14 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | SE 9 | SE 10 | S 11 | SE 9 | SE 9 | S 10 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 |
| kJ | 81 | 81 | 308 | 453 | 347 | 205 | 169 | 243 | 55 | 59 | 344 | 30 | 41 | 512 | 928 | 1018 | 865 | 839 | 594 | 496 | 344 | 280 | 206 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | S 14 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 4 | E 8 | E 8 | SE 10 | E 8 | E 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 |
| kJ | 62 | 101 | 97 | 70 | 87 | 68 | 53 | 13 | 19 | 20 | 44 | 11 | 11 | 41 | 31 | 31 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 33 | 35 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 3 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SE 9 | NE 6 | ENE 8 | E 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 25 | 35 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 54 | 1 | 22 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 5 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSE 3 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | — | S 12 | S 12 | S 7 | S 10 | S 11 | — | — | — | NNE 7 | NE 7 | NE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 |
| kJ | — | 2 | 6 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 18 | — | 464 | 711 | 229 | 736 | 637 | — | — | — | 5 | 2 | 12 | 57 | 154 | 143 | 135 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 157 | 155 | 155 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 155 | 208 | 1373 | 1373 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 724 | 1014 | 838 | 373 | 157 |
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