Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Richards Bay South Pier today (31 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 9s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Richards Bay South Pier at 3AM is: 3.0m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Jul) | 10ft (3.0m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (31 Jul) | 10ft (3.0m) | 9s |
| Evening (31 Jul) | 8ft (2.5m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Richards Bay South Pier. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu night, min 14°C on Sun morning). Mainly strong winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 30 | Friday 31 | Saturday 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) | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1655 | 1705 | 1684 | 1507 | 1347 | 1528 | 1624 | 1317 | 1232 | 1151 | 1093 | 990 | 950 | 846 | 699 | 767 | 1079 | 865 | 1137 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 4:36PM1.85m | 4:43AM1.87m | 5:04PM1.90m | 5:11AM1.88m | 5:32PM1.92m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:38PM0.19m | 10:51AM0.07m | 11:07PM0.17m | 11:18AM0.06m | |||||||||||||||
 |  |  |  |  |  |  | | |  | | | |  | | | | | | |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 |
Feels °C | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | — | — | — | — | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SW 14 | SE 10 | SE 10 |
| kJ | 48 | 51 | 52 | 51 | — | — | — | — | 113 | 111 | 102 | 990 | 950 | 846 | 699 | 767 | 54 | 865 | 1137 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | S 16 | — | SW 14 | SW 14 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 321 | 99 | 20 | — | 54 | 54 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 64 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 13 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SSE 10 | SSW 5 | SW 5 |
| kJ | 1655 | 1705 | 1684 | 1507 | 1347 | 1528 | 1624 | 1317 | 1232 | 1151 | 1093 | 118 | 82 | 34 | 66 | 64 | 1079 | 88 | 55 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 557 | 371 | 371 | 200 | 153 | 153 | 1036 | 1055 | 1055 | 153 | 97 | 97 | 2 | 2 | 281 | 1044 | 290 | 153 | 57 |
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