Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Richards Bay (Outside) today (23 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 13s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Richards Bay (Outside) at 9AM is: 0.9m 12s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.5m 13s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 23). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 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 (23 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (23 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 14s |
| Evening (23 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Richards Bay (Outside). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 23°C on Thu morning, min 15°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Fri morning, calm by Sat night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 6 | S 8 | S 8 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 16 | SSE 9 | SSW 15 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 205 | 205 | 202 | 202 | 153 | 198 | 176 | 168 | 207 | 1128 | 1451 | 2631 | 2833 | 2704 | 1862 | 900 | 1545 | 1401 | 4142 | 586 | 296 | 255 | 349 | 500 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 10:08AM1.18m | 11:12PM1.25m | 12:16PM1.17m | 00:57AM1.28m | 1:41PM1.27m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:58AM0.76m | 4:23PM0.77m | 5:50AM0.78m | 6:21PM0.77m | 7:24AM0.69m | 7:41PM0.68m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 18 | 18 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 17 | 16 | 16 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | NE 6 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | S 13 | SE 12 | ESE 11 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 8 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SE 8 | S 9 | SE 7 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 |
| kJ | 205 | 205 | 202 | 54 | 142 | 140 | 140 | 168 | 108 | 85 | 35 | 33 | 60 | 32 | 31 | 122 | 598 | 600 | 474 | 223 | 293 | 188 | 349 | 500 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SE 12 | ENE 6 | S 14 | S 13 | SE 12 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | NE 6 | SSW 22 | SSW 21 | SE 11 | E 10 | S 18 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 10 | SE 8 | SSE 10 | SE 9 | S 15 |
| kJ | 125 | 125 | 87 | 202 | 34 | 198 | 176 | 137 | 17 | 11 | 7 | 46 | 88 | 43 | 2 | 404 | 164 | 167 | 179 | 313 | 214 | 255 | 178 | 209 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 9 | E 9 | S 14 | S 14 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 8 | E 9 | E 10 | — | — | — | ENE 10 | SE 11 | SSW 17 | S 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | ESE 9 |
| kJ | — | 6 | 6 | 104 | 153 | 26 | 23 | 23 | 6 | 6 | 2 | — | — | — | 10 | 30 | 459 | 529 | 411 | 380 | 296 | 231 | 228 | 32 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | — | SW 3 | — | — | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 8 | S 8 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 16 | SSE 9 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 103 | 86 | 72 | — | 2 | — | — | 20 | 207 | 1128 | 1451 | 2631 | 2833 | 2704 | 1862 | 900 | 1545 | 1401 | 4142 | 586 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 116 | 116 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 204 | 626 | 512 | 626 | 559 | 850 | 155 | 99 | 99 | 37 | 50 | 37 | 850 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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