Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Richards Bay South Pier today (31 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Richards Bay South Pier at 1AM is: 1.1m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 1.0m 6s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.4m 7s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (31 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 10s |
| Evening (31 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Richards Bay South Pier. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 33°C on Wed morning, min 18°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Mon morning, fresh winds from the NE by Tue afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 30 | Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | E 6 | E 6 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
307 | 246 | 198 | 198 | 198 | 202 | 211 | 216 | 171 | 164 | 133 | 130 | 101 | 126 | 94 | 77 | 193 | 160 | 108 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:03PM2.07m | 5:13AM1.95m | 5:31PM2.03m | 5:42AM1.88m | 6:01PM1.93m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:10PM0.03m | 11:18AM-0.02m | 11:39PM0.08m | 11:47AM0.06m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 25 | 28 | 23 | 22 | 21 |
Feels °C | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 23 | 25 | 21 | 23 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 9 | S 7 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | E 9 |
307 | 246 | 127 | 198 | 198 | 202 | 211 | 216 | 171 | 164 | 133 | 130 | 101 | 126 | 94 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 38 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | E 9 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSW 6 | S 10 | S 9 | SE 5 | SE 5 | S 8 | SSW 8 | S 8 | S 12 | S 15 | S 15 | S 7 |
12 | 12 | 198 | 80 | 62 | 60 | 46 | 11 | 48 | 43 | 19 | 18 | 22 | 22 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 11 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | S 9 | S 9 | SE 4 | SE 10 | SE 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 14 |
18 | 18 | 17 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 8 | 31 | 11 | 4 | 41 | 37 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 16 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 7 | — | — | — | — | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | — | — | ESE 5 | NE 3 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | E 6 | E 6 |
230 | 158 | 186 | — | — | — | — | 23 | 34 | 25 | — | — | 17 | 5 | 11 | 77 | 193 | 160 | 108 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 482 | 97 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 390 | 153 | 121 | 115 | 115 | 49 | 49 | 155 | 438 | 129 | 0 | 0 |
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