Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Richards Bay South Pier today (18 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Richards Bay South Pier at 12AM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (18 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 10s |
| Evening (18 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Richards Bay South Pier. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Mon morning. Warm (max 23°C on Sat afternoon, min 16°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 17 | Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | |||||||||||||||||
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 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | S 13 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | ESE 10 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 205 | 166 | 157 | 154 | 168 | 180 | 198 | 149 | 125 | 128 | 324 | 304 | 266 | 673 | 655 | 623 | 624 | 736 | 763 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross | cross-on | cross | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 5:59PM1.95m | 6:08AM1.81m | 6:36PM1.87m | 6:43AM1.71m | 7:13PM1.75m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:04AM0.19m | 12:16PM0.10m | 00:42AM0.29m | 12:52PM0.21m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 20 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 |
Feels °C | 22 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | S 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 12 |
| kJ | 205 | 166 | 157 | 154 | 157 | 157 | 198 | 125 | 125 | 88 | 324 | 304 | 266 | 673 | 655 | 623 | 624 | 736 | 763 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 9 | S 12 | SSW 9 | S 14 | S 13 | S 12 | ESE 10 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | E 9 | E 9 | SE 14 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 26 | 72 | 25 | 101 | 168 | 180 | 128 | 149 | 100 | 90 | 87 | 87 | 214 | 88 | 88 | 70 | 71 | 70 | 71 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SW 14 | SSW 15 | — | — | S 16 | S 15 | SSE 15 | S 14 | S 13 | E 10 | SE 15 | E 10 | S 12 | E 10 | S 11 | SSW 11 | E 10 | NE 6 |
| kJ | 29 | 33 | 42 | — | — | 5 | 40 | 72 | 103 | 128 | 116 | 60 | 88 | 26 | 94 | 63 | 91 | 94 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 2 | SW 3 | SW 3 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 155 | 97 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 155 | 155 | 0 | 0 |
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