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Richards Bay (Outside) surfForecast / KZN North / South Africa
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Richards Bay (Outside) surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Richards Bay (Outside) sea temperature is
24.4° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Richards Bay (Outside) today?
The current surf forecast for Richards Bay (Outside) at 11PM is: 2.2m 9s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.4m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 1.0m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (07 May) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 10s |
| Evening (07 May) | 5ft (1.5m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Richards Bay (Outside). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 31°C on Sun afternoon, min 18°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Fri afternoon, fresh winds from the N by Sun morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 7 | Friday 8 | Saturday 9 | Sun 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
SE 10 | SE 10 | SSW 9 | S 10 | S 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 12 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | |
420 | 404 | 802 | 818 | 1403 | 2821 | 3217 | 1124 | 1126 | 1076 | 2160 | 2099 | 1687 | 1323 | 1137 | 992 | 743 | 636 | 540 | 383 | 314 | 254 | 187 | 147 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 6:40PM1.43m | 6:52AM1.41m | 7:33PM1.32m | 7:51AM1.29m | 9:03PM1.26m | 9:37AM1.23m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:44AM0.60m | 1:14PM0.59m | 1:41AM0.73m | 2:24PM0.69m | 3:20AM0.80m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | |
5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:10 | |
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Temp °C | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 23 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 27 | 31 |
20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 21 | 25 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 12 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 |
420 | 404 | 412 | 216 | 192 | 1540 | 1351 | 1124 | 1126 | 1076 | 2160 | 2099 | 1687 | 1323 | 1137 | 992 | 743 | 636 | 540 | 383 | 314 | 254 | 187 | 147 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | E 7 | S 9 | NE 7 | SE 20 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SSE 17 | SE 16 | SSE 16 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | NE 5 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SSW 15 |
33 | 17 | 155 | 8 | 101 | 148 | 120 | 510 | 587 | 740 | 71 | 62 | 43 | 52 | 40 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 12 | 21 | 21 | 12 | 22 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | NE 8 | SE 23 | SE 21 | SE 20 | SE 19 | SE 18 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | SE 16 |
4 | 15 | 21 | 18 | 100 | 183 | 323 | 110 | 73 | 73 | 64 | 78 | 59 | 42 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 10 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SE 3 | SSW 9 | S 10 | S 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | N 3 | N 4 | — | — | — | ENE 5 | NE 3 | NNE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 8 |
— | 2 | 802 | 818 | 1403 | 2821 | 3217 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 19 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 47 | 24 | 42 | 99 | 181 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 157 | 0 | 37 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 55 | 157 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 157 | 37 | 0 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 373 | 392 |
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