Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Richards Bay (Outside) today (12 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Richards Bay (Outside) at 5PM is: 0.6m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 12). An open ocean swell of 2.2m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (12 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 13s |
| Evening (12 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Richards Bay (Outside). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 32°C on Thu morning, min 21°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Mon afternoon, light winds from the WNW by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 12 | Tuesday 13 | Wednesday 14 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | ESE 10 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | E 7 | E 8 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 6 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 115 | 156 | 114 | 109 | 86 | 69 | 51 | 146 | 149 | 161 | 199 | 168 | 172 | 162 | 162 | 162 | 158 | 225 | 162 | 230 | 269 |
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 | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 4:26PM2.00m | 4:39AM1.89m | 4:51PM1.91m | 5:04AM1.81m | 5:16PM1.80m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:15AM0.02m | 10:33PM0.04m | 10:42AM0.08m | 10:59PM0.12m | 11:08AM0.18m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:59 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 28 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 24 | 28 | 29 | 25 | 24 | 22 |
Feels °C | 23 | 23 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 22 | 19 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 20 | 19 | 22 | 22 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 23 | 26 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | ESE 9 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | S 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | S 6 | E 9 | E 9 | S 6 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | 115 | 59 | 57 | 32 | 29 | 69 | 183 | 146 | 149 | 157 | 198 | 144 | 147 | 162 | 81 | 162 | 158 | 19 | 162 | 230 | 269 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | ESE 10 | NE 6 | S 15 | SSW 12 | E 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | S 14 | E 9 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 11 |
| kJ | 66 | 156 | 114 | 109 | 86 | 29 | 51 | 74 | 5 | 14 | 199 | 29 | 16 | 16 | 162 | 47 | 26 | 42 | 41 | 42 | 21 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 15 | SSW 14 | S 14 | — | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 28 | 56 | 93 | 17 | 20 | 16 | — | 14 | 35 | 52 | 49 | 33 | 12 | 7 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | S 7 | — | S 8 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | — | — | E 9 | ENE 5 | NE 4 | NE 6 |
| kJ | 176 | 394 | 444 | 372 | 312 | 250 | 357 | 27 | 70 | 161 | — | 168 | 172 | 153 | 137 | — | — | 225 | 42 | 20 | 111 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 558 | 626 | 474 | 373 | 157 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 839 | 0 | 0 | 155 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 157 | 157 | 123 | 0 | 50 |
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