Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Richards Bay (Outside) today (05 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Richards Bay (Outside) at 12AM is: 1.4m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.8m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (05 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
| Evening (05 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Richards Bay (Outside). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Thu afternoon, min 17°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 4 | Wednesday 5 | Thursday 6 | |||||||||||||||||
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 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | S 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 5 | S 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 327 | 256 | 341 | 226 | 172 | 168 | 168 | 168 | 126 | 126 | 126 | 118 | 92 | 104 | 102 | 151 | 596 | 91 | 129 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 7:07PM1.76m | 7:18AM1.57m | 7:49PM1.62m | 8:04AM1.42m | 8:47PM1.46m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:18AM0.38m | 1:28PM0.35m | 2:04AM0.52m | 2:17PM0.51m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 22 | 26 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 25 | 29 | 21 | 20 | 19 |
Feels °C | 19 | 19 | 20 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 19 | 23 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 22 | 25 | 19 | 18 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 |
| kJ | 327 | 256 | 341 | 226 | 172 | 168 | 168 | 168 | 126 | 126 | 126 | 118 | 92 | 94 | 96 | 96 | 92 | 90 | 88 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 15 | S 18 | SSW 18 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | S 16 |
| kJ | 17 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 27 | 104 | 23 | 18 | 13 | 8 | 129 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 11 | S 11 | S 19 | SSW 15 | S 11 | SSW 18 | S 17 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 |
| kJ | 2 | 3 | 58 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 29 | 22 | 2 | 102 | 151 | 42 | 33 | 9 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 4 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | — | SSW 17 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 |
| kJ | 13 | 17 | 18 | 14 | 16 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 67 | 80 | 80 | 60 | 47 | 33 | 56 | — | 596 | 91 | 94 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 157 | 50 | 0 | 50 | 50 | 37 | 50 | 157 | 157 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 893 | 58 | 0 | 0 |
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