Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Richards Bay (Outside) today (06 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 11s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 11s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Richards Bay (Outside) at 2PM is: 1.4m 11s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 1.2m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00am June 06). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Jun) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (06 Jun) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 11s |
| Evening (06 Jun) | 5ft (1.6m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Richards Bay (Outside). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Warm (max 24°C on Mon afternoon, min 16°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sun morning, fresh winds from the SSW by Mon night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 6 | Sunday 7 | Monday 8 | Tue 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 340 | 327 | 268 | 450 | 543 | 606 | 595 | 550 | 550 | 540 | 511 | 492 | 483 | 426 | 396 | 388 | 380 | 314 | 307 | 307 | 258 | 253 | 307 | 221 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | off | off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 6:51AM1.52m | 7:29PM1.50m | 7:39AM1.44m | 8:26PM1.46m | 8:42AM1.36m | 9:36PM1.45m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:08PM0.44m | 1:35AM0.59m | 1:58PM0.51m | 2:38AM0.65m | 3:00PM0.56m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | 5:00 |
mm | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 21 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 22 |
Feels °C | 15 | 15 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 340 | 327 | 268 | 450 | 543 | 606 | 595 | 550 | 550 | 540 | 511 | 492 | 483 | 426 | 396 | 388 | 380 | 314 | 307 | 307 | 258 | 253 | 307 | 221 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 11 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | NE 6 |
| kJ | 104 | 87 | 224 | 290 | 319 | 317 | 257 | 202 | 154 | 113 | 110 | 108 | 85 | 85 | 100 | 66 | 36 | 36 | 24 | 24 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 24 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 8 | E 8 | S 18 | NE 6 | S 16 | S 16 | NE 6 | S 15 | S 15 | NE 6 | SW 13 | SSW 11 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | S 15 | S 14 | SSW 14 | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 15 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 172 | 142 | 90 | 88 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 41 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 20 | 4 | 4 | 21 | 54 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 6 | ENE 3 | NE 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | — | SSW 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 39 | 53 | — | 53 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 157 | 157 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 157 | 157 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 37 | 50 | 157 | 153 | 37 | 0 | 204 |
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