Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Richards Bay (Outside) today (30 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Jul, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 8s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Richards Bay (Outside) at 6PM is: 3.5m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Jul) | 8ft (2.5m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (30 Jul) | 11ft (3.5m) | 8s |
| Evening (30 Jul) | 10ft (3.0m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Richards Bay (Outside). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Thu afternoon, min 14°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Thu afternoon, moderate winds from the SW by Sun morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 30 | Friday 31 | Saturday 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1221 | 1418 | 1660 | 1615 | 1666 | 1583 | 1414 | 1593 | 1593 | 1464 | 1317 | 1185 | 1249 | 1084 | 853 | 767 | 780 | 830 | 984 | 962 | 2402 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 4:36PM1.85m | 4:43AM1.87m | 5:04PM1.90m | 5:11AM1.88m | 5:32PM1.92m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:24AM0.12m | 10:38PM0.19m | 10:51AM0.07m | 11:07PM0.17m | 11:18AM0.06m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — |
mm | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | — | — | — | — | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SE 10 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 12 |
| kJ | 63 | 44 | 48 | 50 | 52 | 73 | — | — | — | — | 113 | 111 | 742 | 1084 | 853 | 767 | 780 | 830 | 984 | 962 | 2402 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 16 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | — | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SE 13 | — |
| kJ | 61 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 102 | 261 | 95 | 62 | — | 54 | 21 | 253 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 15 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 5 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 1221 | 1418 | 1660 | 1615 | 1666 | 1583 | 1414 | 1593 | 1593 | 1464 | 1317 | 1185 | 1249 | 118 | 76 | 84 | 117 | 103 | 115 | 97 | 17 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 559 | 1361 | 559 | 392 | 208 | 201 | 155 | 155 | 1038 | 1057 | 1057 | 155 | 155 | 116 | 123 | 99 | 291 | 291 | 373 | 153 | 76 |
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