Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Richards Bay (Outside) today (25 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 15s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Richards Bay (Outside) at 5PM is: 0.9m 14s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 1.4m 5s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (25 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
| Evening (25 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Richards Bay (Outside). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Sun night. Warm (max 27°C on Fri afternoon, min 17°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Sat afternoon, light winds from the WNW by Sun morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 25 | Saturday 26 | Sunday 27 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | ENE 6 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 5 | S 6 | S 7 | S 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 279 | 329 | 297 | 225 | 268 | 199 | 145 | 138 | 92 | 105 | 80 | 237 | 298 | 272 | 315 | 311 | 257 | 146 | 275 | 496 | 681 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on |
High Tide | 3:12PM1.95m | 3:23AM1.92m | 3:39PM2.07m | 3:50AM1.99m | 4:06PM2.12m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:00AM0.12m | 9:19PM0.10m | 9:26AM0.01m | 9:46PM0.00m | 9:53AM-0.06m | 10:14PM-0.05m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
Temp °C | 25 | 27 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 24 | 26 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 |
Feels °C | 25 | 25 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | S 11 | S 11 | S 16 | S 15 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | S 14 | S 14 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 279 | 329 | 297 | 225 | 268 | 199 | 145 | 60 | 42 | 87 | 60 | 237 | 298 | 132 | 82 | 311 | 257 | 34 | 32 | 23 | 225 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 12 | S 11 | SE 8 | S 16 | SSW 11 | SSE 8 | S 15 | S 14 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | ENE 7 | E 7 |
| kJ | 69 | 55 | 32 | 31 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 138 | 92 | 20 | 80 | 82 | 6 | 272 | 315 | 60 | 45 | 6 | 2 | 40 | 28 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | SW 5 | S 8 | S 8 | — | — | — | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 17 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 9 | WSW 3 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | — | — | — | NE 6 |
| kJ | 30 | 1 | 23 | 22 | — | — | — | 16 | 16 | 49 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 7 | — | — | — | 10 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | — | SW 4 | SSW 5 | S 5 | S 6 | S 7 | S 8 |
| kJ | 26 | 34 | 105 | 119 | 132 | 139 | 88 | 112 | 96 | 105 | 279 | 278 | 230 | 237 | — | 10 | 8 | 146 | 275 | 496 | 681 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 157 | 717 | 157 | 157 | 157 | 76 | 37 | 0 | 155 | 559 | 283 | 116 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1014 | 1007 | 893 | 839 |
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