Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Richards Bay (Outside) today (11 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 13s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 13s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 13s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Richards Bay (Outside) at 8AM is: 1.8m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Jul) | 6ft (1.8m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (11 Jul) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 13s |
| Evening (11 Jul) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Richards Bay (Outside). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Sat night. Warm (max 21°C on Mon afternoon, min 17°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 11 | Sunday 12 | Monday 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SSE 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | ESE 7 | S 12 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1368 | 1309 | 1124 | 1110 | 958 | 835 | 1042 | 680 | 660 | 734 | 620 | 510 | 504 | 488 | 409 | 339 | 221 | 175 | 163 | 178 | 247 | 296 | 327 | 280 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 00:36AM1.53m | 1:16PM1.43m | 1:47AM1.63m | 2:19PM1.58m | 2:43AM1.75m | 3:11PM1.73m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:02AM0.51m | 7:20PM0.46m | 8:06AM0.38m | 8:24PM0.33m | 8:57AM0.24m | 9:16PM0.21m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 |
Feels °C | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SSE 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | S 11 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | 1368 | 1309 | 1124 | 1110 | 958 | 835 | 1042 | 680 | 660 | 734 | 620 | 510 | 504 | 488 | 409 | 339 | 93 | 105 | 163 | 178 | 247 | 121 | 327 | 280 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | — | SE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 14 | S 11 | S 11 |
| kJ | 18 | 18 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | — | 99 | 128 | 80 | 56 | 57 | 42 | 40 | 55 | 74 | 221 | 175 | 132 | 169 | 160 | 15 | 118 | 116 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 7 | — | — | — | — | E 8 | E 8 | S 13 | E 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 14 | S 15 | — | — | S 13 | — |
| kJ | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 16 | — | — | — | — | 12 | 22 | 3 | 19 | 26 | 36 | 41 | 4 | — | — | 3 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SW 4 | — | ENE 8 | E 8 | ESE 6 | — | — | — | E 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 8 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 11 | — | 23 | 21 | 132 | — | — | — | 62 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 296 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 76 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 153 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 157 | 157 | 37 | 0 |
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