Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Richards Bay (Outside) today (26 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 16s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 18s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 18s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Richards Bay (Outside) at 12PM is: 1.1m 17s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.8m 5s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (26 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 18s |
| Evening (26 Aug) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at Richards Bay (Outside). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 23°C on Fri afternoon, min 17°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, fresh winds from the NE by Fri afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 746 | 605 | 628 | 891 | 1990 | 2979 | 3691 | 2756 | 2280 | 1718 | 1630 | 1231 | 1063 | 704 | 582 | 600 | 591 | 498 | 414 | 334 | 260 | 252 | 198 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:19PM1.74m | 3:26AM1.79m | 3:44PM1.88m | 3:52AM1.89m | 4:10PM1.98m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:07AM0.27m | 9:21PM0.27m | 9:32AM0.14m | 9:47PM0.16m | 9:58AM0.04m | 10:14PM0.08m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 21 | 23 | 20 | 19 | 18 |
Feels °C | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 |
| kJ | 746 | 605 | 628 | 891 | 1990 | 2979 | 3691 | 2756 | 2280 | 1718 | 1630 | 1231 | 1063 | 704 | 582 | 600 | 591 | 498 | 414 | 334 | 260 | 252 | 198 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | SE 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | — | — | — | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 |
| kJ | 28 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 280 | 264 | 139 | — | — | — | 27 | 51 | 25 | 84 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | ENE 8 | ESE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 12 | 7 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 6 | — | — | — | SE 5 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 |
| kJ | 29 | 29 | 33 | 47 | — | — | — | 65 | 80 | 90 | 59 | 117 | 168 | 197 | 202 | 188 | 203 | 216 | 237 | 356 | 453 | 403 | 342 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 129 | 123 | 0 | 0 | 138 | 0 | 37 | 37 | 0 | 850 | 867 | 867 | 855 | 841 | 204 | 578 | 461 | 558 | 724 | 665 | 665 | 565 |
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