Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Richards Bay South Pier today (12 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Richards Bay South Pier at 12AM is: 2.5m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.9m 11s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.6m 14s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 11). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (12 Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) | 9s |
| Evening (12 Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Richards Bay South Pier. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Tue night. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue night, min 16°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SE on Tue night, calm by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 11 | Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SSW 17 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1132 | 986 | 948 | 1185 | 1642 | 1642 | 1433 | 1297 | 1341 | 1212 | 904 | 842 | 691 | 604 | 541 | 471 | 383 | 419 | 392 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 3:10PM1.79m | 3:26AM1.85m | 3:49PM1.95m | 4:02AM1.94m | 4:25PM2.05m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:16PM0.21m | 9:34AM0.08m | 9:55PM0.10m | 10:09AM-0.03m | 10:31PM0.04m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:27 | — | — |
mm | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | S 14 | S 11 | S 11 | S 14 | S 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | 394 | 153 | 154 | 233 | 132 | 92 | 123 | 83 | 1143 | 973 | 904 | 842 | 691 | 604 | 541 | 471 | 383 | 419 | 392 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | SSW 11 | S 14 | S 14 | — | — | S 26 | S 26 | S 12 | SSW 11 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | SSW 18 | S 21 |
| kJ | 181 | 222 | 153 | 153 | — | — | 13 | 13 | 73 | 43 | 69 | 64 | 87 | 118 | 85 | 82 | 76 | 104 | 329 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | E 10 | SSW 14 | — | — | — | — | — | S 24 | S 24 | S 15 | S 15 | S 21 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 18 | S 23 | S 22 | SSW 17 |
| kJ | 47 | 121 | 501 | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | 44 | 38 | 39 | 80 | 76 | 75 | 66 | 93 | 152 | 364 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1132 | 986 | 948 | 1185 | 1642 | 1642 | 1433 | 1297 | 1341 | 1212 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 153 | 206 | 650 | 1055 | 1036 | 627 | 628 | 1055 | 153 | 115 | 35 | 1 | 35 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
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