Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Richards Bay South Pier today (10 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Richards Bay South Pier at 5PM is: 0.8m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm June 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Jun) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (10 Jun) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
| Evening (10 Jun) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Richards Bay South Pier. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Warm (max 26°C on Thu afternoon, min 17°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNE on Thu night, calm by Fri morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 10 | Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Sat 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | S 13 | ESE 9 | NE 6 | NE 6 | SSW 12 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | ENE 7 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 11 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
108 | 106 | 106 | 86 | 106 | 119 | 103 | 113 | 85 | 82 | 123 | 148 | 46 | 61 | 62 | 45 | 56 | 37 | 36 | 26 | 93 | 147 | 153 | 173 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-on | on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 11:24AM1.36m | 00:02AM1.58m | 12:34PM1.44m | 1:03AM1.68m | 1:32PM1.55m | 1:57AM1.79m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:29PM0.53m | 6:26AM0.50m | 6:36PM0.44m | 7:24AM0.38m | 7:34PM0.33m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | |
— | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 22 | 26 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 23 | 26 | 24 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 |
Feels °C | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 18 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 21 | 24 | 23 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 9 | NE 6 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ESE 9 | ESE 11 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | S 5 |
108 | 106 | 106 | 86 | 106 | 119 | 103 | 113 | 82 | 82 | 57 | 57 | 39 | 61 | 56 | 44 | 29 | 31 | 18 | 26 | 93 | 147 | 153 | 58 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 6 | ESE 11 |
24 | 16 | 10 | 10 | 37 | 70 | 103 | 92 | 85 | 76 | 48 | 47 | 46 | 27 | 62 | 45 | 56 | 37 | 22 | 20 | 13 | 11 | 6 | 173 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 14 | S 5 | — | S 5 | — | — | S 6 | — | — | — | S 15 | S 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 11 | SE 13 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 14 |
15 | 14 | 14 | 38 | 5 | — | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 5 | 23 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 36 | 23 | 7 | 19 | 8 | 41 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | ENE 3 | NE 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NNE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | S 5 | S 6 |
— | — | — | 2 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 16 | 21 | 42 | 123 | 148 | 156 | 98 | 150 | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | 34 | 40 | 114 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 155 | 155 | 35 | 0 | 115 | 35 | 35 | 155 | 155 | 155 | 115 | 75 | 35 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 514 | 206 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 35 | 1 |
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