Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Richards Bay (Outside) today (30 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 9s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Richards Bay (Outside) at 8AM is: 1.5m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 14s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 1.3m 5s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (30 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 10s |
| Evening (30 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Richards Bay (Outside). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Tue afternoon, min 19°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Sun afternoon, calm by Mon morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | S 8 | S 8 | E 9 | S 7 | S 7 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 8 | E 8 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 383 | 412 | 359 | 347 | 327 | 341 | 291 | 199 | 225 | 164 | 202 | 216 | 183 | 171 | 164 | 133 | 130 | 157 | 186 | 127 | 235 | 186 | 171 | 92 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | on | on | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:45AM1.98m | 5:03PM2.07m | 5:13AM1.95m | 5:31PM2.03m | 5:42AM1.88m | 6:01PM1.93m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:50AM-0.05m | 11:10PM0.03m | 11:18AM-0.02m | 11:39PM0.08m | 11:47AM0.06m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 25 | 27 | 23 | 22 | 22 |
Feels °C | 13 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 23 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 24 | 25 | 21 | 22 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | S 7 | S 7 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 383 | 412 | 359 | 347 | 305 | 262 | 241 | 198 | 131 | 104 | 202 | 216 | 183 | 171 | 164 | 133 | 130 | 157 | 186 | 127 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 49 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 14 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 14 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | E 9 | E 9 | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SSE 5 | S 8 | S 8 | S 12 | S 15 | S 15 | S 7 |
| kJ | 81 | 55 | 20 | 24 | 25 | 18 | 24 | 12 | 198 | 164 | 64 | 60 | 46 | 19 | 17 | 39 | 32 | 15 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ENE 11 | — | SE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSW 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 8 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 14 |
| kJ | — | 47 | — | 8 | 21 | 35 | 18 | 7 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 18 | 11 | 11 | 27 | 24 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 16 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 5 | NNW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | — | — | SE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 5 | — | — | E 6 | NE 3 | NE 3 | E 8 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 |
| kJ | 75 | 14 | 70 | 223 | 327 | 341 | 291 | 199 | 225 | 152 | — | — | 27 | 68 | 51 | — | — | 18 | 5 | 6 | 235 | 186 | 171 | 92 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 116 | 0 | 55 | 204 | 559 | 392 | 138 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 392 | 155 | 138 | 0 | 116 | 0 | 50 | 157 | 484 | 157 | 50 | 37 |
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