Richards Bay (Outside) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Richards Bay (Outside) today (03 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 13s period with S swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 13s period with S swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 13s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Richards Bay (Outside) at 7AM is: 2.5m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 13s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (03 Jul)	8ft (2.5m)	13s
Afternoon (03 Jul)	8ft (2.5m)	13s
Evening (03 Jul)	7ft (2.2m)	13s

Table - waves today at Richards Bay (Outside). (Swell directed towards the surf break)

Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Sun afternoon, min 15°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Friday 3								Saturday 4								Sunday 5
	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	5 AM	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM
Rating (10 max)	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	1	1	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 12	S 12	S 13	S 13	S 14	S 13	S 12	S 14	SSE 14	SSE 14	SSE 13	SSE 13	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 11	SSE 11	SE 11	SE 11	SE 11	SE 11	SE 11	SE 11
Wave Graph
kJ	1660	1712	2008	2275	2605	2135	1462	1922	2110	2287	2053	1703	1302	1013	889	735	736	706	626	637	573	488	389	338
Wind (km/h)	WNW	WSW	W	SW	S	SSE	SSE	NW	N	N	N	NNW	SSW	S	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WNW	N	ENE	ENE	NNE	N
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-on	on	glassy	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-on	cross-on	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide			5:29AM1.76m				5:54PM1.75m				6:01AM1.73m				6:28PM1.73m				6:35AM1.67m				7:04PM1.70m
Low Tide	11:23PM0.30m				11:40AM0.19m				11:57PM0.33m				12:12PM0.22m				00:32AM0.37m				12:46PM0.27m


	—	6:45	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:45	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:45	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	5:06	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:06	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:06	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	19	18	17	20	20	20	20	18	18	16	15	19	21	19	18	17	16	16	16	19	22	20	19	19
Feels °C	17	17	16	19	16	16	19	15	15	13	12	17	18	16	16	16	14	15	15	19	20	17	17	18
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 12	S 12	S 13	S 13	S 14	S 13	S 12	S 14	SSE 14	SSE 14	SSE 13	SSE 13	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 11	SSE 11	SE 11	SE 11	SE 11	SE 11	SE 11	SE 11
kJ	1660	1712	2008	2275	2605	2135	1462	1922	2110	2287	2053	1703	1302	1013	889	735	736	706	626	637	573	488	389	338
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 9	E 9	E 13	E 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	E 11	ESE 11	ESE 12	NE 5	S 18	S 18	S 17	S 16	S 16	S 16
kJ	45	45	123	112	111	78	107	107	107	106	104	70	70	102	62	66	45	4	6	6	5	5	5	5
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 7	ESE 13	NE 7	—	—	—	E 12	SSW 12	E 12	E 11	E 11	ENE 11	SW 21	SW 21	S 20	NE 5	NE 5	S 18	NE 5	SSW 18	SSW 16	SSW 10	SSW 10	SSW 10
kJ	5	35	7	—	—	—	99	29	129	90	125	133	18	17	8	4	4	6	4	30	27	31	31	18
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	NE 4	NE 4	NE 4
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	12	34	40
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Richards Bay (Inside) KZN North	Richards Bay (Inside) KZN North	Richards Bay (Inside) KZN North	Senoritas KZN North	Ntylonyane (Breezy Point) Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Blythedale KZN North	Richards Bay (Inside) KZN North	Richards Bay (Inside) KZN North	Richards Bay (Inside) KZN North	Richards Bay (Inside) KZN North	Richards Bay (Inside) KZN North	Richards Bay (Inside) KZN North	Senoritas KZN North	Zinkwazi KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Salt Rock KZN North	Salt Rock KZN North
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2
Distance (km)	0	0	0	1	484	99	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	76	0	0	0	0	0	0	157	157	116	116
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Rating (10 max)	7	4	4	4		4	4	4	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3			3	3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Amanzimtoti Durban/KZN South	Umzumbe Durban/KZN South	Umzumbe Durban/KZN South	Amanzimtoti Durban/KZN South	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Barbel Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts) Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts) Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts) Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Amanzimtoti Durban/KZN South	Vleesbaai Overberg	Vleesbaai Overberg	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Vleesbaai Overberg	Vleesbaai Overberg	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Vleesbaai Overberg	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Hout Bay Cape Town
Rating (10 max)	9	9	9	9	4	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	3	3	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	9	9	9	9	7	9	5	5	8	7	6	5	5	8	5	5	5	9	9	9	8	7	5	5

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