
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Richards Bay (Outside) today (25 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Jul, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 10s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 10s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Richards Bay (Outside) at 12AM is: 2.5m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.8m 18s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (25 Jul) | 13ft (4.0m) | 10s |
| Evening (25 Jul) | 10ft (3.0m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Richards Bay (Outside). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Mon afternoon, min 15°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Fri night, calm by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 24 | Saturday 25 | Sunday 26 | |||||||||||||||||
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 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 9 | S 16 | SSW 15 | S 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | S 13 | SE 9 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
2501 | 2016 | 1146 | 666 | 690 | 509 | 385 | 388 | 378 | 356 | 490 | 439 | 424 | 273 | 335 | 325 | 280 | 280 | 152 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 00:57AM1.28m | 1:41PM1.27m | 2:00AM1.39m | 2:30PM1.40m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:21PM0.77m | 7:24AM0.69m | 7:41PM0.68m | 8:17AM0.56m | 8:30PM0.55m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 13 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | SE 11 | S 18 | S 10 | SSE 9 | S 10 | SE 8 | S 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
32 | 20 | 404 | 666 | 690 | 407 | 205 | 388 | 378 | 356 | 490 | 439 | 424 | 273 | 335 | 325 | 263 | 203 | 152 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | E 10 | SE 11 | SE 8 | S 16 | SE 8 | S 10 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | SSE 9 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 |
59 | 2 | 31 | 122 | 529 | 183 | 333 | 158 | 129 | 148 | 209 | 153 | 150 | 133 | 179 | 225 | 280 | 280 | 110 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 17 | — | S 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | S 14 | S 18 | — | SSW 17 | E 8 | SSW 15 |
— | 8 | 8 | 459 | — | 509 | 385 | 296 | 228 | 228 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 146 | 6 | — | 111 | 6 | 72 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 |
2501 | 2016 | 1146 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 15 | 22 | 39 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 484 | 208 | 76 | 76 | 37 | 1 | 0 | 484 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 88 | 855 | 850 | 578 | 204 |
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