Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Richards Bay (Outside) today (02 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 11s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 12s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 12s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Richards Bay (Outside) at 2PM is: 2.5m 12s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 18s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.7m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (02 Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) | 12s |
| Evening (02 Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Richards Bay (Outside). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 23°C on Tue afternoon, min 16°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Sun morning, calm by Mon night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 2 | Monday 3 | Tuesday 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 11 | SSE 11 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SSE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1808 | 2410 | 1807 | 1799 | 2405 | 2039 | 1685 | 1537 | 1351 | 1176 | 936 | 768 | 634 | 622 | 517 | 480 | 510 | 504 | 475 | 378 | 327 | 261 | 235 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:01PM1.91m | 6:09AM1.80m | 6:32PM1.85m | 6:41AM1.70m | 7:07PM1.76m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:47AM0.08m | 00:07AM0.20m | 12:17PM0.13m | 00:40AM0.27m | 12:50PM0.23m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 21 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 19 |
Feels °C | 9 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SSE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 |
| kJ | 1808 | 2410 | 1807 | 1799 | 2405 | 2039 | 1685 | 1537 | 1351 | 1176 | 936 | 768 | 634 | 622 | 517 | 480 | 510 | 504 | 475 | 378 | 327 | 261 | 235 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 15 | S 16 | — | S 18 | S 18 | SW 17 | S 14 | SSW 10 | S 15 | S 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 54 | 5 | — | 6 | 6 | 12 | 15 | 20 | 5 | 17 | 21 | 25 | 50 | 50 | 43 | 42 | 41 | 36 | 35 | 35 | 17 | 16 | 15 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 11 | SW 16 | S 13 | S 12 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 13 | S 10 | SE 12 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 12 | SW 12 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | 10 | 14 | 12 | 42 | 54 | 31 | 30 | 18 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 38 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 3 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | NE 4 |
| kJ | 143 | 508 | 211 | 200 | 238 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 30 | 31 | 16 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 155 | 155 | 155 | 648 | 376 | 116 | 116 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 157 | 157 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 58 | 157 | 157 | 50 | 50 |
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