Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Richards Bay (Outside) today (10 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 9s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Richards Bay (Outside) at 5PM is: 0.2m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 10). An open ocean swell of 2.0m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (10 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
| Evening (10 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 9s |
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 19°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Thu afternoon, calm by Fri night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 10 | Friday 11 | Saturday 12 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | E 9 | SSE 10 | S 20 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | S 12 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 27 | 27 | 10 | 85 | 9 | 32 | 258 | 229 | 201 | 202 | 164 | 160 | 157 | 127 | 125 | 116 | 90 | 26 | 161 | 108 | 92 |
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 | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 3:30PM2.02m | 3:42AM1.96m | 4:01PM2.10m | 4:12AM2.00m | 4:30PM2.11m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:15AM0.05m | 9:37PM0.06m | 9:46AM-0.05m | 10:07PM-0.00m | 10:16AM-0.08m | 10:36PM-0.01m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:42 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 26 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 24 | 26 | 22 | 21 | 21 |
Feels °C | 20 | 22 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 20 | 20 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | E 9 | SSE 10 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | SSW 6 | SSE 8 | E 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | 27 | 27 | 10 | 85 | 9 | 311 | 258 | 229 | 201 | 202 | 164 | 160 | 157 | 127 | 125 | 116 | 90 | 11 | 24 | 76 | 79 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | S 15 | SE 12 | SSE 10 | SE 12 | SE 10 | S 19 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | S 17 | S 16 | SSW 15 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 12 | S 6 | S 8 | S 8 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 16 | 63 | 11 | 4 | 140 | 131 | 76 | 23 | 18 | 20 | 13 | 12 | 26 | 6 | 50 | 68 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | SW 11 | S 14 | SSE 12 | S 12 | S 20 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 9 | SE 10 | SE 12 | SE 10 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 9 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 3 | 32 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 42 | 40 | 36 | 31 | 29 | 6 | 26 | 26 | 24 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 9 | NNE 5 | — | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 6 | — | — | — | — | ENE 3 | ENE 8 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 |
| kJ | 461 | 521 | 329 | 244 | 422 | 66 | — | 37 | 109 | 102 | 66 | 40 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 290 | 161 | 108 | 92 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 461 | 626 | 430 | 117 | 50 | 50 | 0 | 155 | 392 | 440 | 420 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 157 | 626 | 1408 | 626 | 157 |
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