
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Richards Bay (Outside) today (13 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 18s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 17s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Richards Bay (Outside) at 1PM is: 0.7m 18s primary swell from a South direction and 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 1.5m 5s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (13 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 18s |
| Evening (13 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Richards Bay (Outside). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 26°C on Mon afternoon, min 19°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NE on Mon afternoon, light winds from the N by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 13 | Monday 14 | Tuesday 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | E 9 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | E 7 | S 15 | ESE 8 | S 15 | SSW 15 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
70 | 76 | 194 | 325 | 307 | 290 | 260 | 251 | 242 | 187 | 157 | 217 | 109 | 73 | 597 | 505 | 582 | 609 | 575 | 651 | 755 | 771 | 745 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:57PM2.07m | 5:07AM1.93m | 5:23PM1.97m | 5:32AM1.83m | 5:47PM1.83m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:44AM-0.06m | 11:03PM0.03m | 11:11AM0.02m | 11:29PM0.12m | 11:37AM0.13m | ||||||||||||||||||
5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 2 | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 20 | 24 | 25 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 25 | 26 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 25 | 26 | 20 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 18 | 19 | 22 | 22 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 23 | 23 | 19 | 17 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | SSE 8 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | ESE 7 | E 7 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | S 15 | SSW 15 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | S 12 | E 9 | E 10 |
165 | 162 | 58 | 325 | 307 | 290 | 260 | 251 | 186 | 187 | 98 | 217 | 109 | 73 | 597 | 505 | 582 | 609 | 575 | 651 | 25 | 771 | 745 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 19 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 9 | S 9 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | — | S 12 | S 12 |
70 | 76 | 192 | 58 | 42 | 40 | 34 | 39 | 242 | 161 | 157 | 109 | 7 | 2 | 63 | 62 | 33 | 30 | 28 | 26 | — | 25 | 23 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | E 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 9 | S 10 | — | — | S 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 19 |
22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 18 | 30 | 18 | 17 | 67 | 23 | 7 | 7 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | NE 5 | E 9 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | ENE 7 | NE 6 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | ENE 9 | — | ENE 9 | E 9 | ENE 10 | — |
44 | 53 | 194 | 112 | 173 | 166 | 205 | 195 | 35 | 42 | 222 | 188 | 809 | 871 | 47 | 74 | 64 | 926 | — | 938 | 755 | 1222 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 157 | 157 | 157 | 1057 | 626 | 1013 | 1013 | 850 | 838 | 838 | 626 | 626 | 558 | 376 | 283 | 99 | 50 | 99 | 208 | 58 | 117 | 117 |
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