Richards Bay (Outside) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Richards Bay (Outside) today (09 Jun):

Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with ESE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with ESE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Richards Bay (Outside) at 7AM is: 1.0m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.8m 4s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am June 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (09 Jun)	3.5ft (1.0m)	9s
Afternoon (09 Jun)	3ft (0.9m)	9s
Evening (09 Jun)	3ft (0.9m)	9s

Table - waves today at Richards Bay (Outside). (Swell directed towards the surf break)

Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 27°C on Thu afternoon, min 17°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, fresh winds from the NNE by Thu afternoon).
	Tuesday 9								Wednesday 10								Thursday 11
	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
Rating (10 max)	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	2	1	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	S 13	ESE 9	NE 6	NE 6	ESE 9
Wave Graph
kJ	288	235	189	181	149	146	146	146	143	108	143	113	113	80	79	77	86	103	92	85	82	128	137	58
Wind (km/h)	SW	SW	SW	SW	S	S	SSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	SSW	E	ENE	NNE	N	NNE	N	N	N	NNE	NNE	NNE	N
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	cross-on	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide				10:01AM1.33m				10:52PM1.49m					11:24AM1.36m				00:02AM1.58m				12:34PM1.44m
Low Tide		3:56AM0.66m				4:14PM0.58m					5:17AM0.60m				5:29PM0.53m				6:26AM0.50m				6:36PM0.44m


	—	6:39	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:39	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:39	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	5:00	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:00	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:00	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	1	1	1	—	1	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	19	20	19	21	22	21	20	20	19	18	18	20	21	21	20	19	18	17	17	23	27	24	23	22
Feels °C	17	18	17	18	20	21	20	20	19	18	18	21	20	19	19	18	16	15	14	19	23	20	19	18
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	E 7	ESE 9
kJ	288	235	189	181	149	146	146	146	143	108	143	113	113	80	79	77	86	88	90	82	82	61	54	58
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	S 5	S 6	S 6	S 6	S 6	S 6	S 6	S 6	S 6	SSW 15	S 14	S 13	S 13	S 12	SSW 12	E 9	SSW 12
kJ	21	21	20	100	20	37	36	26	30	31	23	16	16	15	9	5	71	103	92	85	76	48	43	46
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 15	—	—	—	SW 8	—	SW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 14	SSW 14	S 6	—	—	—	—	—	SSW 12	—
kJ	54	—	—	—	3	—	89	35	34	17	16	15	14	14	38	38	5	—	—	—	—	—	47	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 8	SSW 3	SSW 4	SSW 5	SSW 5	S 5	S 5	—	—	—	—	—	—	ENE 3	ENE 3	NE 3	NNE 4	NNE 4	NNE 4	NNE 5	NE 5	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6
kJ	13	10	22	54	44	32	25	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	6	9	11	19	28	37	65	128	137	150
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Alkantstrand KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North	Lwandile Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Alkantstrand KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Richards Bay (Inside) KZN North	Sodwana KZN North	Salt Rock KZN North	Blythedale KZN North	Mtunzini KZN North	Salt Rock KZN North	Zinkwazi KZN North	Salt Rock KZN North	Thompsons Bay KZN North	Thompsons Bay KZN North
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	1	1	1	2	2
Distance (km)	0	0	0	0	440	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	157	157	0	204	116	99	37	116	76	116	117	117
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Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2		2	2	2	2	1	1	1			1	1	2	2	2	1	1	2	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	3	3	2	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	4	3	3	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	9	9	8	7	6	5	5	5	5	5	4	7	8	8	9	9	9	7	6	8	6	6	5	6

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