
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Richards Bay (Outside) today (17 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Richards Bay (Outside) at 2AM is: 1.3m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.6m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 1.8m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (17 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 10s |
| Evening (17 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Richards Bay (Outside). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 43mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 21°C on Wed night, min 16°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Thu morning, light winds from the SSE by Sat morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 16 | Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
596 | 449 | 392 | 339 | 339 | 296 | 346 | 296 | 290 | 294 | 383 | 500 | 758 | 1074 | 1580 | 1615 | 1469 | 1461 | 1341 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 6:11PM1.67m | 6:22AM1.54m | 6:35PM1.49m | 6:47AM1.37m | 7:01PM1.32m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:19AM0.38m | 12:28PM0.45m | 00:45AM0.55m | 12:54PM0.63m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 6 | 4 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 23 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 24 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | S 8 | ESE 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | E 9 | E 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
596 | 449 | 392 | 339 | 339 | 296 | 346 | 296 | 290 | 294 | 383 | 200 | 567 | 63 | 140 | 155 | 101 | 1236 | 1119 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 8 | S 8 | SSW 15 | S 9 | SSW 13 | E 9 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 |
8 | 26 | 41 | 131 | 116 | 27 | 49 | 84 | 20 | 24 | 228 | 73 | 215 | 154 | 60 | 138 | 129 | 121 | 25 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | — | — | — | — | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SSE 5 | SW 11 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | NE 6 | SSW 14 | — | — | — | — | — | S 15 |
4 | — | — | — | — | 22 | 56 | 11 | 5 | 19 | 47 | 2 | 64 | — | — | — | — | — | 18 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 4 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 | S 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SE 7 | ESE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
— | 34 | 121 | 232 | 255 | 193 | 194 | 206 | 165 | 131 | 169 | 500 | 758 | 1074 | 1580 | 1615 | 1469 | 1461 | 1341 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 893 | 893 | 484 | 155 | 392 | 155 | 155 | 123 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 626 | 626 | 626 | 1408 | 2482 | 1057 | 201 |
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