Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Richards Bay South Pier today (04 Jun):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Richards Bay South Pier at 10PM is: 1.5m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.9m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm June 04). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Jun) | - | - |
| Afternoon (04 Jun) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 12s |
| Evening (04 Jun) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 12s |
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 3mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 21°C on Sat afternoon, min 17°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 4 | Friday 5 | Saturday 6 | Sun 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 11 AM | 2 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
547 | 546 | 604 | 615 | 550 | 488 | 355 | 372 | 770 | 390 | 325 | 354 | 305 | 305 | 246 | 303 | 533 | 584 | 573 | 540 | 540 | 530 | 483 | 473 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | glassy | off | off | glassy | cross-on |
High Tide | 6:03PM1.60m | 6:11AM1.60m | 6:43PM1.55m | 6:51AM1.52m | 7:29PM1.50m | 7:39AM1.44m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:05AM0.44m | 12:27PM0.37m | 00:46AM0.52m | 1:08PM0.44m | 1:35AM0.59m | 1:58PM0.51m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | |
5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | |
mm | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 21 |
Feels °C | 20 | 20 | 22 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 21 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | ESE 8 | SSE 11 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 10 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 |
547 | 546 | 604 | 615 | 550 | 488 | 355 | 372 | 80 | 247 | 325 | 354 | 305 | 305 | 246 | 216 | 533 | 584 | 573 | 540 | 540 | 530 | 483 | 473 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ENE 8 | ESE 8 | SSE 11 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 11 | SE 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 |
93 | 108 | 95 | 81 | 119 | 113 | 67 | 79 | 42 | 78 | 196 | 109 | 109 | 90 | 220 | 303 | 219 | 200 | 158 | 148 | 110 | 83 | 81 | 59 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | S 15 | ENE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | S 18 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | NE 6 | S 15 | S 15 | NE 6 |
47 | 53 | 64 | 62 | 61 | 58 | 58 | 59 | 17 | 23 | 119 | 176 | 172 | 142 | 90 | 90 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | — | — | NW 3 | SW 4 | SSW 6 | S 8 | S 10 | S 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
3 | 10 | — | — | 2 | 11 | 156 | 291 | 770 | 390 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 1 | 153 | 2 | 75 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 650 | 155 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 708 |
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