Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Richards Bay South Pier today (01 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Aug, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 9s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 10s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Richards Bay South Pier at 5AM is: 2.4m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 16s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.3m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Aug) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (01 Aug) | 7ft (2.1m) | 9s |
| Evening (01 Aug) | 8ft (2.4m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Richards Bay South Pier. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Warm (max 21°C on Mon afternoon, min 15°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Sat morning, calm by Mon night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1034 | 944 | 903 | 747 | 729 | 1102 | 1115 | 1090 | 1402 | 1746 | 1695 | 1921 | 1979 | 1903 | 1725 | 1454 | 1171 | 1080 | 977 | 804 | 667 | 609 | 507 | 471 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | glassy | off |
High Tide | 5:11AM1.88m | 5:32PM1.92m | 5:39AM1.86m | 6:01PM1.91m | 6:09AM1.80m | 6:32PM1.85m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:07PM0.17m | 11:18AM0.06m | 11:36PM0.17m | 11:47AM0.08m | 00:07AM0.20m | 12:17PM0.13m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:21 | — | — |
mm | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 |
Feels °C | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SW 14 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 |
| kJ | 1034 | 944 | 903 | 747 | 729 | 54 | 1115 | 1090 | 1402 | 1746 | 1695 | 1921 | 1979 | 1903 | 1725 | 1454 | 1171 | 1080 | 977 | 804 | 667 | 609 | 507 | 471 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | S 16 | SW 16 | — | — | SSW 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 18 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 325 | 21 | 63 | — | — | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 23 | 38 | 21 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 21 | 25 | 50 | 50 | 43 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 18 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | S 10 | S 13 | S 13 |
| kJ | — | 99 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 33 | 15 | 30 | 29 | 42 | 54 | 63 | 31 | 3 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSE 10 | — | SSW 5 | WSW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 118 | 35 | 82 | 69 | 93 | 1102 | — | 75 | 42 | 53 | 48 | 187 | 203 | 185 | 85 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 115 | 2 | 151 | 281 | 1044 | 1006 | 153 | 75 | 97 | 97 | 75 | 153 | 650 | 281 | 97 | 35 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 155 | 0 | 0 |
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