Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Richards Bay (Outside) today (23 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Richards Bay (Outside) at 9PM is: 0.7m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 23). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (23 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 8s |
| Evening (23 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Richards Bay (Outside). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Wed night. Warm (max 28°C on Wed afternoon, min 20°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, fresh winds from the NE by Fri afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 23 | Thursday 24 | Friday 25 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | S 15 | ESE 8 | E 8 | S 13 | S 13 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 165 | 228 | 157 | 68 | 92 | 87 | 97 | 136 | 110 | 122 | 99 | 95 | 93 | 74 | 132 | 239 | 279 | 329 | 297 | 225 | 215 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:22PM1.62m | 2:30AM1.66m | 2:47PM1.80m | 2:56AM1.80m | 3:12PM1.95m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:09AM0.43m | 8:26PM0.39m | 8:34AM0.26m | 8:52PM0.23m | 9:00AM0.12m | 9:19PM0.10m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:49 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 28 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 25 | 27 | 24 | 22 | 21 |
Feels °C | 25 | 27 | 23 | 27 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SE 7 | E 6 | E 8 | E 8 | SE 8 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 |
| kJ | 61 | 50 | 56 | 42 | 92 | 74 | 97 | 136 | 110 | 122 | 99 | 95 | 93 | 74 | 74 | 239 | 279 | 329 | 297 | 225 | 215 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | S 16 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 115 | 161 | 157 | 68 | 80 | 53 | 78 | 64 | 48 | 42 | 41 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 132 | 55 | 69 | 43 | 32 | 31 | 16 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SSE 8 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | E 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | SW 5 | S 8 | S 8 | — |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 3 | 40 | 89 | 87 | 81 | 70 | 69 | 67 | 63 | 58 | 37 | 36 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 1 | 5 | 12 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 5 | — | — | — | SSW 2 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | S 4 | S 5 | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | ENE 4 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 |
| kJ | 165 | 228 | 117 | — | — | — | 1 | 12 | 19 | 15 | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 58 | 145 | 189 | 197 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 50 | 157 | 76 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 201 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 157 | 157 | 157 | 142 | 157 |
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