Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Richards Bay (Outside) today (17 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Richards Bay (Outside) at 8PM is: 1.4m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 17). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (17 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 10s |
| Evening (17 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Richards Bay (Outside). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Wed afternoon, min 17°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Wed morning, strong winds from the SSW by Wed night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 17 | Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | S 14 | S 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 384 | 335 | 524 | 347 | 339 | 287 | 318 | 276 | 199 | 165 | 165 | 176 | 131 | 123 | 120 | 120 | 118 | 88 | 228 | 138 | 134 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:29PM1.82m | 6:35AM1.66m | 6:56PM1.66m | 7:03AM1.50m | 7:25PM1.48m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:14PM0.14m | 00:35AM0.30m | 12:42PM0.29m | 1:04AM0.45m | 1:12PM0.47m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 24 | 22 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 22 | 25 | 22 | 21 | 21 |
Feels °C | 19 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 18 | 18 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SSE 5 | S 14 | E 8 | E 6 |
| kJ | 384 | 335 | 4 | 347 | 339 | 287 | 318 | 276 | 199 | 165 | 162 | 132 | 129 | 123 | 120 | 120 | 118 | 15 | 107 | 130 | 78 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SE 10 | S 12 | SE 10 | S 11 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | SW 14 | S 18 | S 17 | SSW 16 | S 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | S 5 | S 5 | SSW 14 | S 5 | S 14 | S 14 |
| kJ | 10 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 47 | 6 | 6 | 26 | 21 | 28 | 25 | 21 | 14 | 70 | 4 | 138 | 134 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 12 | SW 16 | S 11 | S 17 | S 11 | S 10 | S 9 | SW 14 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | S 12 | S 10 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | S 8 | — | — | S 16 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 89 | 31 | 29 | 12 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 25 | 44 | 6 | — | — | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 3 | ENE 4 | E 10 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | — | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | — | — | E 8 | E 8 | NE 5 | NNE 5 |
| kJ | 4 | 21 | 524 | 26 | 24 | 14 | 29 | — | 17 | 74 | 165 | 176 | 131 | 69 | 40 | — | — | 88 | 228 | 58 | 44 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 157 | 157 | 157 | 116 | 116 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 392 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 157 | 157 | 116 | 50 |
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