Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Richards Bay (Outside) today (18 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Richards Bay (Outside) at 6PM is: 0.5m 14s primary swell from a South direction and 0.7m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.7m 10s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.1m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (18 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 10s |
| Evening (18 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Richards Bay (Outside). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Warm (max 23°C on Sat afternoon, min 17°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 18 | Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 11 | S 11 | ESE 10 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 198 | 149 | 125 | 128 | 324 | 356 | 272 | 758 | 666 | 669 | 635 | 663 | 763 | 835 | 836 | 860 | 1245 | 1060 | 1009 | 761 | 689 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | on | cross-on | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:36PM1.87m | 6:43AM1.71m | 7:13PM1.75m | 7:19AM1.58m | 7:51PM1.61m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:16PM0.10m | 00:42AM0.29m | 12:52PM0.21m | 1:20AM0.41m | 1:29PM0.35m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:14 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 |
Feels °C | 20 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | SSE 14 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 |
| kJ | 198 | 125 | 125 | 94 | 324 | 356 | 266 | 758 | 666 | 669 | 635 | 663 | 763 | 835 | 836 | 860 | 1245 | 1060 | 1009 | 761 | 689 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | E 9 | E 9 | SSE 15 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 9 | SW 12 | E 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | 128 | 149 | 98 | 90 | 87 | 87 | 272 | 88 | 65 | 70 | 71 | 70 | 49 | 49 | 49 | 29 | 6 | 27 | 30 | 218 | 186 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | SSE 15 | S 14 | S 13 | NE 5 | SSE 15 | E 10 | S 12 | E 10 | S 15 | S 11 | SSW 11 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | S 16 | S 16 | E 10 | S 10 | E 9 |
| kJ | 40 | 72 | 103 | 128 | 1 | 89 | 88 | 26 | 96 | 4 | 38 | 91 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 19 | 17 | 8 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NE 4 | — | — | — | SW 3 | — | — | — | — | NE 5 | — | — | SSW 3 | S 4 | SSW 9 | — | — | NNE 5 | — |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 7 | — | — | 5 | 24 | 151 | — | — | 3 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 157 | 123 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 157 | 157 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 155 | 0 | 157 | 50 | 0 |
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