
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Richards Bay (Outside) today (03 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 13s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 14s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 13s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Richards Bay (Outside) at 8PM is: 2.4m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 12s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 Jul) | 8ft (2.5m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (03 Jul) | 8ft (2.5m) | 14s |
| Evening (03 Jul) | 8ft (2.4m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Richards Bay (Outside). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Sat afternoon, min 16°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 3 | Saturday 4 | Sunday 5 | Mon 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
2103 | 2605 | 2760 | 1854 | 2097 | 2319 | 2253 | 2021 | 1651 | 1240 | 997 | 819 | 686 | 603 | 669 | 626 | 648 | 583 | 506 | 389 | 338 | 254 | 216 | 177 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:54PM1.75m | 6:01AM1.73m | 6:28PM1.73m | 6:35AM1.67m | 7:04PM1.70m | 7:12AM1.59m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:40AM0.19m | 11:57PM0.33m | 12:12PM0.22m | 00:32AM0.37m | 12:46PM0.27m | 1:11AM0.42m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | |
— | — | 5:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:06 | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 19 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 19 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 |
2103 | 2605 | 2760 | 1854 | 2097 | 2319 | 2253 | 2021 | 1651 | 1240 | 997 | 819 | 686 | 603 | 669 | 626 | 648 | 583 | 506 | 389 | 338 | 254 | 216 | 177 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | E 11 | ENE 5 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | ENE 6 |
110 | 111 | 107 | 78 | 107 | 106 | 104 | 97 | 97 | 104 | 102 | 78 | 77 | 62 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 11 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | S 15 | SSW 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | S 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | S 18 | SSW 18 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SSW 10 | ESE 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 15 |
— | — | — | 110 | 50 | 98 | 90 | 90 | 9 | 18 | 17 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 38 | 38 | 3 | 3 | 4 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | NE 5 | NNE 5 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 20 | 26 | 32 | 51 | 39 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 484 | 155 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 76 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 157 | 157 | 116 | 116 | 116 | 37 | 37 |
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