Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Richards Bay (Outside) today (08 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 9s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 19s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Richards Bay (Outside) at 12PM is: 1.3m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.8m 7s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.3m 2s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (08 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 9s |
| Evening (08 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 19s |
Table - waves today at Richards Bay (Outside). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Fri afternoon, min 19°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Thu afternoon, light winds from the SE by Fri afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 8 | Friday 9 | Saturday 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | S 19 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 14 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | ESE 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 265 | 271 | 271 | 375 | 606 | 184 | 427 | 320 | 276 | 235 | 194 | 225 | 220 | 177 | 154 | 585 | 132 | 129 | 151 | 151 | 158 | 207 | 133 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:34PM1.89m | 2:48AM1.82m | 3:05PM2.00m | 3:18AM1.91m | 3:33PM2.05m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:18AM0.21m | 8:44PM0.18m | 8:50AM0.09m | 9:13PM0.08m | 9:19AM0.02m | 9:41PM0.02m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:57 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 20 | 23 | 27 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 22 | 27 | 28 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 |
Feels °C | 20 | 20 | 21 | 24 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 22 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 25 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | S 7 | S 7 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | S 15 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | ESE 9 |
| kJ | 265 | 271 | 271 | 59 | 51 | 181 | 427 | 320 | 276 | 235 | 194 | 121 | 220 | 177 | 154 | 162 | 132 | 129 | 151 | 151 | 158 | 207 | 133 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 18 | SSW 19 | S 8 | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 | S 16 | S 16 | SSE 8 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | SE 8 | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 |
| kJ | 114 | 74 | 57 | 65 | 115 | 44 | 184 | 163 | 225 | 190 | 183 | 23 | 110 | 107 | 106 | 14 | 101 | 97 | 39 | 29 | 128 | 84 | 78 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 19 | S 19 | SSW 18 | — | — | S 19 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | NE 6 | SSE 7 | SE 8 | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 5 |
| kJ | 28 | 27 | 65 | — | — | 184 | 31 | 29 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 29 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 27 | 10 | 14 | 103 | 144 | 19 | 10 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | ENE 2 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NNE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | E 9 | — | SW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 14 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | — | — | E 2 | NE 6 | ENE 5 |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | 375 | 606 | 139 | 155 | 61 | 69 | 50 | 50 | 225 | — | 2 | 18 | 585 | 66 | 61 | — | — | 1 | 54 | 33 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 631 | 567 | 157 | 157 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 142 | 157 | 626 | 484 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 156 | 157 | 0 | 157 |
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