Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Richards Bay (Outside) today (29 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 9s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 9s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 9s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Richards Bay (Outside) at 8AM is: 2.4m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.7m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.6m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Jul) | 8ft (2.4m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (29 Jul) | 8ft (2.5m) | 9s |
| Evening (29 Jul) | 8ft (2.4m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Richards Bay (Outside). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 28mm), heaviest during Wed night. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed morning, min 14°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | Friday 31 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 8 | S 9 | SSE 9 | S 10 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSW 14 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 8 | SE 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 935 | 1178 | 940 | 1325 | 1187 | 846 | 942 | 742 | 575 | 617 | 742 | 914 | 440 | 1027 | 1162 | 1454 | 1345 | 1228 | 1315 | 1454 | 1294 | 1101 | 820 | 667 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 3:46AM1.74m | 4:07PM1.76m | 4:15AM1.82m | 4:36PM1.85m | 4:43AM1.87m | 5:04PM1.90m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:56AM0.20m | 10:08PM0.25m | 10:24AM0.12m | 10:38PM0.19m | 10:51AM0.07m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — |
mm | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 17 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 12 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 14 | E 9 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | S 15 | S 15 | E 9 | SE 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 10 | E 11 | SE 9 | SSE 8 |
| kJ | 64 | 90 | 86 | 969 | 913 | 148 | 106 | 586 | 575 | 163 | 163 | 60 | 440 | 65 | 49 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 73 | 40 | 54 | 63 | 281 | 667 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 15 | S 15 | S 15 | E 9 | E 9 | — | S 15 | E 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 12 | SSW 18 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 16 |
| kJ | 87 | 83 | 174 | 157 | 155 | 108 | 108 | — | 172 | 79 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 45 | 64 | 553 | 282 | 124 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 11 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 59 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 9 | SSE 9 | S 10 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSW 14 | WSW 5 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 8 | SSW 7 | S 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | S 8 |
| kJ | 935 | 1178 | 940 | 1325 | 1187 | 846 | 942 | 742 | 32 | 617 | 742 | 914 | 384 | 1027 | 1162 | 1454 | 1345 | 1228 | 1315 | 1454 | 1294 | 1101 | 820 | 396 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 155 | 155 | 130 | 153 | 208 | 155 | 155 | 155 | 76 | 0 | 155 | 484 | 1361 | 559 | 392 | 201 | 155 | 155 | 155 | 1038 | 1047 | 1057 | 99 | 0 |
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