Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Richards Bay (Outside) today (18 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Richards Bay (Outside) at 9AM is: 1.2m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (18 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 9s |
| Evening (18 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 6s |
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 Tue morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Wed night, calm by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | S 6 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | S 15 | E 8 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 5 | SSW 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 287 | 276 | 276 | 203 | 165 | 181 | 180 | 151 | 123 | 120 | 120 | 118 | 109 | 195 | 198 | 132 | 146 | 96 | 635 | 990 | 816 | 546 | 393 | 301 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 6:35AM1.66m | 6:56PM1.66m | 7:03AM1.50m | 7:25PM1.48m | 7:34AM1.33m | 8:00PM1.30m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:35AM0.30m | 12:42PM0.29m | 1:04AM0.45m | 1:12PM0.47m | 1:35AM0.60m | 1:44PM0.65m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 22 | 25 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 |
Feels °C | 16 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 23 | 23 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | S 14 | E 8 | E 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | S 14 | S 14 | S 8 |
| kJ | 287 | 276 | 276 | 203 | 165 | 162 | 132 | 129 | 123 | 120 | 120 | 118 | 88 | 153 | 130 | 62 | 124 | 91 | 42 | 33 | 19 | 93 | 93 | 301 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | NNE 5 | SW 13 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 17 | SSW 16 | S 6 | S 5 | S 15 | S 5 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | E 8 | E 8 | NE 6 | E 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 42 | 6 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 25 | 30 | 21 | 109 | 8 | 198 | 132 | 146 | 44 | 49 | 11 | 34 | 26 | 23 | 24 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 10 | S 9 | SW 14 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 11 | SW 11 | S 12 | S 11 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | S 5 | S 8 | — | E 8 | E 7 | — | — | — | NNE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 48 | 31 | 29 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 50 | 44 | 13 | 5 | — | 44 | 81 | — | — | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 53 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 4 | N 3 | — | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | — | — | — | E 8 | NE 5 | NNE 5 | NE 6 | SSW 5 | SSW 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | — |
| kJ | 19 | 2 | — | 23 | 90 | 181 | 180 | 151 | 86 | 52 | — | — | — | 195 | 49 | 44 | 157 | 96 | 635 | 990 | 816 | 546 | 393 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 50 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 839 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 157 | 157 | 116 | 37 | 0 | 512 | 440 | 512 | 392 | 484 | 0 | 0 |
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