Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Richards Bay (Outside) today (27 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 5s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 8s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Richards Bay (Outside) at 10PM is: 2.3m 8s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 27). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 7s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.3m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (27 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 5s |
| Evening (27 Sep) | 8ft (2.4m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Richards Bay (Outside). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Sun night. Warm (max 20°C on Sun night, min 17°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Sun night, light winds from the S by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 27 | Monday 28 | Tuesday 29 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | S 6 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | SSE 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 404 | 620 | 647 | 581 | 540 | 569 | 567 | 561 | 665 | 740 | 701 | 609 | 562 | 1060 | 608 | 541 | 562 | 516 | 452 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 4:06PM2.12m | 4:19AM2.01m | 4:35PM2.12m | 4:48AM1.98m | 5:05PM2.05m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:14PM-0.05m | 10:22AM-0.08m | 10:44PM-0.04m | 10:52AM-0.04m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:51 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | SSE 11 |
| kJ | 25 | 15 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 17 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 21 | 22 | 541 | 608 | 541 | 562 | 516 | 452 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | SW 16 | — | — | — | E 8 | — | — | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 6 | 12 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 11 | — | — | — | 30 | — | — | 22 | 22 | 22 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ESE 8 | NE 7 | NE 6 | NNE 6 | — | NE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 |
| kJ | — | 6 | 11 | 7 | 4 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 404 | 620 | 647 | 581 | 540 | 569 | 567 | 561 | 665 | 740 | 701 | 609 | 562 | 1060 | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 88 | 1014 | 1014 | 893 | 587 | 567 | 208 | 208 | 0 | 893 | 893 | 0 | 155 | 116 | 99 | 1 | 76 | 0 | 0 |
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