Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Richards Bay (Outside) today (20 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 6s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 8s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 8s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Richards Bay (Outside) at 8AM is: 2.2m 6s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Aug) | 7ft (2.2m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (20 Aug) | 7ft (2.2m) | 8s |
| Evening (20 Aug) | 6ft (1.9m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Richards Bay (Outside). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 33°C on Sat afternoon, min 18°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, strong winds from the SSW by Sat night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | SSW 15 | SSW 6 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 5 | S 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 200 | 284 | 369 | 860 | 681 | 412 | 464 | 226 | 417 | 715 | 1225 | 984 | 694 | 488 | 395 | 306 | 233 | 221 | 178 | 190 | 165 | 339 | 148 | 581 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 7:34AM1.33m | 8:00PM1.30m | 8:19AM1.16m | 9:22PM1.14m | 11:55AM1.07m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:35AM0.60m | 1:44PM0.65m | 2:19AM0.76m | 2:39PM0.82m | 4:37AM0.88m | 6:12PM0.88m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 26 | 33 | 30 | 20 | 20 |
Feels °C | 19 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 23 | 29 | 28 | 14 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | S 13 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 13 | S 14 | ENE 6 | E 6 |
| kJ | 43 | 43 | 55 | 34 | 29 | 92 | 302 | 226 | 191 | 715 | 1225 | 984 | 694 | 488 | 395 | 306 | 233 | 221 | 178 | 190 | 165 | 194 | 39 | 21 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | ENE 6 | E 8 | NE 6 | E 8 | E 8 | S 13 | S 16 | S 16 | SSE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | — | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 4 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | — | SSW 13 | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 70 | 23 | 47 | 10 | 33 | 33 | 92 | 183 | 417 | 132 | 20 | 21 | 31 | — | 21 | 45 | 5 | 20 | 12 | 12 | — | 339 | 12 | 21 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | — | — | — | NE 6 | NNE 6 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 200 | — | — | — | 6 | 4 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | SSW 15 | SSW 6 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | — | — | — | — | — | E 8 | E 8 | E 4 | — | NNE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | SSW 5 | S 7 |
| kJ | 157 | 284 | 369 | 860 | 681 | 412 | 464 | — | — | — | — | — | 33 | 61 | 6 | — | 1 | 17 | 32 | 42 | 66 | 80 | 148 | 581 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 55 | 440 | 445 | 440 | 208 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 157 | 157 | 157 | 50 | 0 | 116 | 116 | 116 | 50 | 37 | 50 | 204 | 838 |
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