Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Richards Bay (Outside) today (20 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 8s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Richards Bay (Outside) at 6AM is: 1.5m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 20). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (20 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 8s |
| Evening (20 Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Richards Bay (Outside). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 24°C on Sun afternoon, min 19°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 20 | Monday 21 | Tuesday 22 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | S 15 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | E 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 361 | 306 | 306 | 291 | 223 | 382 | 386 | 260 | 227 | 228 | 196 | 205 | 173 | 173 | 169 | 136 | 111 | 108 | 108 | 108 | 111 | 120 | 123 | 96 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | on | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:25AM1.04m | 00:39AM1.13m | 1:26PM1.22m | 1:32AM1.31m | 1:56PM1.42m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:49AM0.90m | 6:06PM0.93m | 7:06AM0.79m | 7:29PM0.75m | 7:43AM0.61m | 7:59PM0.57m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 20 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 |
Feels °C | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SSW 18 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | 361 | 306 | 306 | 291 | 223 | 63 | 302 | 260 | 224 | 228 | 196 | 205 | 173 | 173 | 169 | 136 | 111 | 108 | 108 | 108 | 111 | 120 | 123 | 96 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | S 13 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 11 | SSW 17 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 16 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 4 |
| kJ | 64 | 34 | 30 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 96 | 188 | 227 | 206 | 134 | 123 | 81 | 51 | 40 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 48 | 17 | 17 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | SSW 13 | S 16 | S 9 | S 19 | SSW 12 | S 11 | S 11 | — | — | — | — | ENE 10 | — | S 17 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 4 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | S 10 |
| kJ | 2 | 114 | 5 | 6 | 28 | 52 | 9 | 9 | — | — | — | — | 107 | — | 6 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 20 | 20 | 3 | 44 | 42 | 17 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ENE 8 | — | ENE 8 | ENE 4 | E 8 | E 8 | NNE 4 | E 8 | E 8 | — | — | — | — | — | SW 3 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | — | — | ENE 3 | ENE 4 |
| kJ | — | 125 | — | 99 | 18 | 382 | 386 | 24 | 309 | 316 | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 17 | 17 | 11 | 6 | — | — | 3 | 10 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 157 | 157 | 157 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 392 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1007 | 157 | 116 | 116 |
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