
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Richards Bay South Pier today (07 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 14s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 13s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Richards Bay South Pier at 8AM is: 0.7m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (07 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 13s |
| Evening (07 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Richards Bay South Pier. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 26°C on Sat afternoon, min 15°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Fri night, strong winds from the SSW by Sun night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 7 | Saturday 8 | Sunday 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 6 | E 9 | E 9 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | E 9 | E 9 | S 12 | SSW 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | E 9 | S 16 | S 15 | SSW 6 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
83 | 83 | 83 | 98 | 130 | 126 | 86 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 73 | 103 | 144 | 132 | 174 | 159 | 107 | 104 | 100 | 100 | 110 | 186 | 165 | 148 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 9:18AM1.27m | 10:29PM1.34m | 11:37AM1.22m | 00:37AM1.39m | 1:24PM1.37m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:12AM0.66m | 3:39PM0.66m | 5:10AM0.72m | 5:52PM0.68m | 7:05AM0.61m | 7:31PM0.54m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 5:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 23 | 26 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 |
Feels °C | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 20 | 22 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | S 16 | E 10 | S 15 | E 9 | E 9 | NE 6 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
83 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 81 | 81 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 61 | 87 | 92 | 132 | 68 | 159 | 64 | 63 | 33 | 65 | 110 | 81 | 80 | 78 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 6 | S 6 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | S 17 | S 11 | S 16 | E 10 | S 14 | S 14 | E 9 | ENE 6 | SSW 14 | S 16 | S 15 | E 9 |
76 | 77 | 72 | 98 | 130 | 126 | 23 | 15 | 76 | 75 | 73 | 47 | 144 | 39 | 174 | 67 | 107 | 104 | 64 | 22 | 66 | 186 | 165 | 81 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | S 13 | S 13 | S 5 | SSE 5 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 12 | — | S 11 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | S 14 | S 14 | S 18 | SE 7 | SE 7 | NE 5 |
8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 86 | 82 | 13 | 7 | 61 | 103 | 45 | — | 21 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 100 | 100 | 55 | 2 | 2 | 7 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | — | — | — | NNE 5 | NNE 2 | NNE 3 | NE 4 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NNE 6 | SW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 |
77 | 71 | 60 | 49 | 36 | 25 | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 84 | 94 | 83 | 80 | 62 | 123 | 12 | 26 | 27 | 37 | 148 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 153 | 206 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 155 | 371 | 371 | 419 | 206 | 115 | 35 | 0 | 1 | 514 | 2483 | 1283 | 230 |
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