Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Richards Bay (Outside) today (11 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 18s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Richards Bay (Outside) at 2AM is: 0.2m 20s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 10). An open ocean swell of 1.4m 9s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.9m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (11 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 9s |
| Evening (11 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Richards Bay (Outside). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Sun afternoon, min 19°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, fresh winds from the NE by Sun afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 10 | Friday 11 | Saturday 12 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 10 | E 9 | SSE 10 | S 20 | E 9 | SSW 18 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | E 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 10 | 85 | 9 | 32 | 258 | 503 | 201 | 202 | 164 | 160 | 157 | 127 | 125 | 116 | 90 | 210 | 133 | 108 | 130 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:30PM2.02m | 3:42AM1.96m | 4:01PM2.10m | 4:12AM2.00m | 4:30PM2.11m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:37PM0.06m | 9:46AM-0.05m | 10:07PM-0.00m | 10:16AM-0.08m | 10:36PM-0.01m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:42 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 23 | 26 | 23 | 21 | 21 |
Feels °C | 20 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 23 | 20 | 22 | 24 | 20 | 19 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | E 9 | SSE 10 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | S 12 | S 12 | E 9 | E 6 |
| kJ | 10 | 85 | 9 | 311 | 258 | 229 | 201 | 202 | 164 | 160 | 157 | 127 | 125 | 116 | 90 | 26 | 26 | 76 | 130 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | SSE 10 | SE 12 | SE 10 | S 19 | SSE 11 | SE 9 | S 17 | S 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 9 | S 8 |
| kJ | 6 | 10 | 5 | 16 | 63 | 11 | 3 | 140 | 131 | 76 | 42 | 24 | 19 | 13 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 38 | 50 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | SSE 12 | S 12 | S 20 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 9 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | E 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 13 | S 13 | SE 13 | S 9 | S 12 | S 12 |
| kJ | 4 | 14 | 3 | 32 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 40 | 36 | 31 | 29 | 7 | 6 | 26 | 25 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 9 | NNE 5 | — | SSW 18 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | S 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | — | — | ENE 2 | ENE 2 | E 8 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | NNE 5 |
| kJ | 319 | 244 | 374 | 46 | — | 503 | 88 | 98 | 69 | 45 | 32 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 210 | 133 | 108 | 44 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 425 | 117 | 50 | 50 | 0 | 88 | 392 | 484 | 440 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 157 | 157 | 1045 | 50 | 76 |
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