Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Richards Bay (Outside) today (28 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Richards Bay (Outside) at 7AM is: 2.0m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 1.7m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (28 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 7s |
| Evening (28 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Richards Bay (Outside). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Fri afternoon, min 18°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, fresh winds from the ENE by Fri afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 28 | Thursday 29 | Friday 30 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 459 | 429 | 318 | 147 | 146 | 114 | 227 | 299 | 328 | 399 | 408 | 416 | 408 | 334 | 293 | 293 | 251 | 217 | 227 | 200 | 141 | 138 | 141 | 138 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:30AM1.95m | 4:48PM2.01m | 5:06AM1.87m | 5:24PM1.87m | 5:45AM1.75m | 6:04PM1.69m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:35AM-0.00m | 10:58PM0.05m | 11:12AM0.10m | 11:35PM0.17m | 11:53AM0.27m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 20 |
Feels °C | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | NE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
| kJ | 8 | 9 | 318 | 147 | 146 | 114 | 227 | 299 | 328 | 399 | 408 | 416 | 408 | 334 | 293 | 293 | 251 | 217 | 227 | 200 | 141 | 138 | 141 | 138 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | E 8 | SSE 9 | SE 11 | S 7 | SSE 8 | SE 10 | ESE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | S 21 | S 20 | S 20 | S 19 | SSW 19 | S 19 | E 8 | SSW 19 | S 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 |
| kJ | 16 | 4 | 28 | 18 | 109 | 112 | 51 | 46 | 16 | 21 | 21 | 31 | 9 | 32 | 30 | 28 | 69 | 64 | 28 | 70 | 26 | 61 | 30 | 29 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SE 11 | SSE 11 | ENE 7 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSE 10 | ENE 6 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | E 6 | SW 21 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 16 | S 19 | SSW 19 | S 14 | SW 14 | S 10 | SSW 17 |
| kJ | — | 5 | 12 | 15 | 19 | 40 | 88 | 14 | 5 | 14 | 14 | 3 | 18 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 29 | 70 | 4 | 33 | 2 | 28 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NNE 3 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 |
| kJ | 459 | 429 | 262 | 117 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 40 | 57 | 46 | 54 | 29 | 47 | 4 | 22 | 80 | 99 | 90 | 106 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 155 | 99 | 99 | 0 | 157 | 157 | 99 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 157 | 157 | 157 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 850 | 850 | 1057 | 1045 | 867 | 867 |
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