Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Richards Bay (Outside) today (26 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Richards Bay (Outside) at 12AM is: 1.7m 6s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 25). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (26 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 10s |
| Evening (26 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Richards Bay (Outside). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 23°C on Mon morning, min 20°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, strong winds from the SSE by Tue afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 25 | Monday 26 | Tuesday 27 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | SSE 10 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSE 9 | SSW 6 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 123 | 94 | 138 | 173 | 121 | 82 | 62 | 53 | 68 | 55 | 56 | 41 | 119 | 149 | 149 | 322 | 1447 | 1324 | 966 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 3:08PM2.05m | 3:24AM1.94m | 3:40PM2.10m | 3:56AM1.97m | 4:13PM2.09m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:18PM0.00m | 9:26AM-0.02m | 9:50PM-0.04m | 10:00AM-0.04m | 10:23PM-0.03m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 24 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 |
Feels °C | 27 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 6 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 6 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 |
| kJ | 108 | 101 | 62 | 41 | 27 | 71 | 53 | 53 | 39 | 47 | 40 | 41 | 119 | 149 | 149 | 35 | 26 | 36 | 30 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 9 | S 9 | S 9 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SSE 9 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SSE 8 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 123 | 94 | 21 | 61 | 42 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 68 | 26 | 26 | 39 | 23 | 22 | 32 | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 9 | S 15 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | ENE 7 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | ENE 6 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 26 | 21 | 4 | 21 | 29 | 47 | 41 | 40 | 26 | 18 | 8 | 24 | 25 | 12 | 23 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 2 | SW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | — | S 7 | S 7 | — | — | — | — | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 |
| kJ | 1 | 36 | 138 | 173 | 121 | 82 | 62 | 43 | — | 55 | 56 | — | — | — | — | 322 | 1447 | 1324 | 966 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 55 | 155 | 155 | 0 | 0 | 201 | 208 | 0 | 99 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1057 | 1367 | 256 | 155 |
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