
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Richards Bay (Outside) today (16 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 10s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 10s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Richards Bay (Outside) at 6PM is: 1.6m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (16 Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 10s |
| Evening (16 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Richards Bay (Outside). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 50mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 23°C on Wed afternoon, min 16°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Wed night, light winds from the SSW by Sat morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 16 | Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 7 | E 10 | S 7 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
586 | 586 | 596 | 449 | 392 | 339 | 290 | 296 | 302 | 356 | 300 | 284 | 550 | 336 | 370 | 378 | 400 | 1221 | 1507 | 1588 | 1435 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 6:11PM1.67m | 6:22AM1.54m | 6:35PM1.49m | 6:47AM1.37m | 7:01PM1.32m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:03PM0.28m | 00:19AM0.38m | 12:28PM0.45m | 00:45AM0.55m | 12:54PM0.63m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 5:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 3 | 9 | 9 | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | 7 | 8 |
Temp °C | 24 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 26 | 22 | 24 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | S 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
586 | 586 | 596 | 449 | 392 | 339 | 290 | 296 | 296 | 356 | 300 | 284 | 289 | 336 | 370 | 378 | 400 | 450 | 123 | 102 | 127 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | S 16 | ESE 10 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 |
9 | 8 | 8 | 26 | 41 | 118 | 114 | 27 | 55 | 84 | 80 | 21 | 322 | 271 | 241 | 297 | 281 | 388 | 101 | 98 | 111 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | — | — | — | — | SSW 15 | SW 12 | — | — | NNE 7 | SSW 15 | SE 7 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | E 9 | — | — | SSW 15 |
5 | 18 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 22 | 21 | — | — | 4 | 47 | 27 | 63 | 61 | 54 | 27 | — | — | 23 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | S 4 | S 5 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | E 10 | — | — | — | WSW 3 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
— | — | — | 32 | 152 | 279 | 280 | 198 | 302 | 298 | 280 | 218 | 550 | — | — | — | 4 | 1221 | 1507 | 1588 | 1435 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 893 | 0 | 893 | 484 | 440 | 392 | 0 | 55 | 155 | 559 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 1057 | 155 |
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