
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Richards Bay (Outside) today (23 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 15s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 14s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Richards Bay (Outside) at 12AM is: 1.0m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (23 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 8s |
| Evening (23 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Richards Bay (Outside). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Wed afternoon, min 19°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 22 | Wednesday 23 | Thursday 24 | |||||||||||||||||
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 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | S 15 | E 6 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
118 | 147 | 151 | 181 | 147 | 113 | 136 | 234 | 157 | 96 | 89 | 87 | 97 | 136 | 130 | 103 | 99 | 95 | 93 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 2:03AM1.49m | 2:22PM1.62m | 2:30AM1.66m | 2:47PM1.80m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:59PM0.57m | 8:09AM0.43m | 8:26PM0.39m | 8:34AM0.26m | 8:52PM0.23m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 25 | 28 | 24 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 |
Feels °C | 21 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 23 | 26 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SSE 8 | E 8 | E 6 | E 7 | E 8 | SE 8 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
118 | 147 | 151 | 181 | 147 | 113 | 136 | 50 | 66 | 91 | 86 | 74 | 97 | 136 | 130 | 103 | 99 | 95 | 93 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | S 14 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | S 15 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
18 | 42 | 42 | 65 | 33 | 66 | 61 | 161 | 57 | 41 | 80 | 53 | 78 | 64 | 46 | 42 | 29 | 28 | 28 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | S 10 | S 10 | S 16 | S 16 | SSE 16 | S 15 | S 13 | S 15 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 11 |
44 | 17 | 17 | 48 | 81 | 82 | 115 | 3 | 157 | 96 | 89 | 87 | 81 | 70 | 69 | 67 | 63 | 58 | 37 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | ESE 4 | E 5 | NE 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | E 8 | ENE 5 | — | — | — | SSW 3 | SSW 2 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 5 |
— | — | 19 | 28 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 234 | 97 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 16 | 47 | 40 | 31 | 14 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 157 | 116 | 0 | 0 | 116 | 116 | 157 | 157 | 99 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 392 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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