Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Richards Bay (Outside) today (08 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 14s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Richards Bay (Outside) at 9PM is: 0.9m 12s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 08). An open ocean swell of 1.7m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (08 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 12s |
| Evening (08 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Richards Bay (Outside). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Thu afternoon, min 17°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 8 | Wednesday 9 | Thursday 10 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | E 10 | E 7 | E 9 | E 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | E 9 | E 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 627 | 317 | 273 | 196 | 137 | 143 | 138 | 109 | 107 | 105 | 78 | 79 | 73 | 168 | 157 | 372 | 28 | 27 | 10 | 110 | 133 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:21PM1.67m | 2:36AM1.72m | 2:58PM1.87m | 3:10AM1.86m | 3:30PM2.02m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:05AM0.39m | 8:29PM0.33m | 8:42AM0.20m | 9:05PM0.17m | 9:15AM0.05m | 9:37PM0.06m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:40 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 22 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 22 | 23 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 23 | 26 | 22 | 20 | 20 |
Feels °C | 17 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 19 | 22 | 19 | 17 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 7 | E 9 | E 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | E 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | 627 | 317 | 273 | 196 | 137 | 120 | 116 | 101 | 107 | 105 | 78 | 52 | 73 | 168 | 157 | 372 | 28 | 27 | 10 | 110 | 133 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | S 13 | E 10 | SSW 13 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | E 9 | SSW 12 | — | SSE 11 | SE 11 | E 10 | SSE 11 | SE 10 | S 15 | S 15 | SE 12 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 |
| kJ | 33 | 128 | 29 | 34 | 135 | 143 | 138 | 109 | 39 | 14 | — | 79 | 55 | 96 | 44 | 28 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 9 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 18 | E 10 | SSW 13 | E 10 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 16 | S 17 | S 17 | S 11 | SE 11 | S 16 | S 16 | SW 11 | — | S 14 | SSE 12 | SE 12 |
| kJ | — | — | 6 | 19 | 33 | 18 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 58 | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | 4 | 14 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NNE 5 | NE 7 | NNE 5 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 |
| kJ | 53 | 98 | 207 | 213 | 44 | 50 | 37 | 50 | 180 | 245 | 349 | 352 | 345 | 67 | 195 | 39 | 456 | 510 | 349 | 240 | 153 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 631 | 838 | 850 | 850 | 665 | 373 | 157 | 204 | 631 | 709 | 850 | 665 | 204 | 142 | 116 | 204 | 157 | 626 | 256 | 153 | 50 |
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