Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Richards Bay (Outside) today (18 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Richards Bay (Outside) at 9PM is: 3.0m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 18). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (18 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 9s |
| Evening (18 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Richards Bay (Outside). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Warm (max 25°C on Sun afternoon, min 18°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Fri afternoon, calm by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 18 | Saturday 19 | Sunday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1615 | 1469 | 1336 | 1336 | 1215 | 1019 | 926 | 732 | 601 | 488 | 465 | 435 | 392 | 336 | 344 | 291 | 280 | 349 | 244 | 393 | 252 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:01PM1.32m | 7:19AM1.19m | 7:45PM1.14m | 11:25AM1.04m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:54PM0.63m | 1:18AM0.73m | 1:29PM0.82m | 2:49AM0.90m | 6:06PM0.93m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — |
mm | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 24 | 25 | 23 | 21 | 20 |
Feels °C | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | SSW 12 | E 9 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | S 12 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 159 | 52 | 101 | 44 | 43 | 26 | 926 | 732 | 601 | 488 | 465 | 435 | 392 | 336 | 344 | 291 | 280 | 11 | 244 | 289 | 252 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | E 9 | E 9 | S 15 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | S 13 | SSW 12 | S 16 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | S 16 |
| kJ | 212 | 193 | 129 | 43 | 45 | 18 | 47 | 28 | 81 | 78 | 73 | 71 | 69 | 64 | 34 | 30 | 14 | 21 | 63 | 96 | 188 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | — | S 16 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | S 16 | S 9 | S 19 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 22 | 46 | — | 43 | 43 | 24 | 21 | 20 | 45 | 163 | 114 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 9 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 8 | ENE 8 | — | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | NE 5 | E 8 | NNE 4 |
| kJ | 1615 | 1469 | 1336 | 1336 | 1215 | 1019 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 169 | — | 103 | 131 | 349 | 35 | 393 | 29 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1369 | 1369 | 208 | 155 | 157 | 116 | 76 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 154 | 157 | 157 | 0 | 50 |
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