
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Richards Bay (Outside) today (06 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 18s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 17s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 16s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Richards Bay (Outside) at 7PM is: 0.5m 17s primary swell from a South direction and 0.7m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.9m 4s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (06 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 17s |
| Evening (06 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Richards Bay (Outside). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Sat afternoon, min 17°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 6 | Friday 7 | Saturday 8 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 18 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 6 | E 9 | E 9 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
102 | 151 | 142 | 139 | 129 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 98 | 130 | 126 | 86 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 61 | 103 | 142 | 132 | 174 | 159 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:04AM1.42m | 8:47PM1.46m | 9:18AM1.27m | 10:29PM1.34m | 11:37AM1.22m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:17PM0.51m | 3:12AM0.66m | 3:39PM0.66m | 5:10AM0.72m | 5:52PM0.68m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:23 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 23 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 23 | 26 | 22 | 20 | 19 |
Feels °C | 23 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 20 | 22 | 19 | 18 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
96 | 96 | 92 | 90 | 88 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 81 | 81 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 61 | 87 | 92 | 68 | 68 | 90 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | NE 6 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | S 14 | S 13 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 |
23 | 17 | 142 | 139 | 129 | 76 | 77 | 72 | 98 | 130 | 26 | 25 | 16 | 76 | 75 | 48 | 47 | 142 | 132 | 174 | 159 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | S 17 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 6 | SSE 5 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | S 12 | SSE 6 | E 6 | SSE 7 |
102 | 151 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 126 | 86 | 82 | 10 | 5 | 61 | 103 | 24 | 7 | 18 | 9 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | — | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 6 | — | — | — | — | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | NE 4 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 |
56 | — | 21 | 41 | 62 | 80 | 71 | 62 | 51 | 37 | 40 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 22 | 59 | 60 | 71 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 893 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 76 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 157 | 373 | 373 | 420 | 153 |
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