Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Richards Bay (Outside) today (22 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 14s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Richards Bay (Outside) at 4AM is: 0.7m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.4m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (22 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 12s |
| Evening (22 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Richards Bay (Outside). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 23°C on Thu morning, min 19°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, fresh winds from the NE by Sat afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 21 | Thursday 22 | Friday 23 | |||||||||||||||||
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 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | S 14 | SSW 14 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 6 | S 7 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 92 | 101 | 81 | 81 | 81 | 101 | 308 | 453 | 347 | 209 | 166 | 243 | 409 | 134 | 338 | 724 | 703 | 590 | 915 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 1:17AM1.43m | 1:37PM1.61m | 1:50AM1.59m | 2:07PM1.79m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:15PM0.60m | 7:20AM0.48m | 7:47PM0.42m | 7:52AM0.32m | 8:17PM0.25m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 24 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 |
Feels °C | 24 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSW 14 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 12 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | S 10 | S 14 |
| kJ | 92 | 101 | 81 | 81 | 81 | 81 | 308 | 453 | 347 | 209 | 166 | 243 | 55 | 59 | 24 | 31 | 41 | 590 | 915 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | E 8 | SSW 14 | S 14 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 10 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
| kJ | 29 | 13 | 8 | 18 | 62 | 101 | 65 | 70 | 87 | 68 | 53 | 58 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 11 | 41 | 30 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | NE 6 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 5 | NE 6 | E 5 | E 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 19 | 19 | 20 | 8 | 15 | 25 | 35 | 34 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 15 | 1 | 4 | 21 | 8 | 2 | 11 | 11 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 3 | SSW 3 | S 4 | S 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SE 4 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 4 | S 12 | S 6 | S 7 | S 10 | S 10 | — | — |
| kJ | — | 4 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 18 | 22 | 17 | 20 | 409 | 134 | 338 | 724 | 703 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 157 | 1014 | 155 | 99 | 0 | 0 | 208 | 155 | 155 | 1367 | 1398 | 76 | 0 |
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