
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Richards Bay South Pier today (13 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 18s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 17s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Richards Bay South Pier at 10PM is: 0.7m 17s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 1.5m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (13 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 18s |
| Evening (13 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Richards Bay South Pier. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 27°C on Tue afternoon, min 19°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNE on Mon night, light winds from the N by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 13 | Monday 14 | Tuesday 15 | |||||||||||||||||
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 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
307 | 290 | 260 | 251 | 242 | 268 | 216 | 526 | 773 | 979 | 827 | 612 | 511 | 525 | 550 | 573 | 723 | 1001 | 983 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 4:57PM2.07m | 5:07AM1.93m | 5:23PM1.97m | 5:32AM1.83m | 5:47PM1.83m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:03PM0.03m | 11:11AM0.02m | 11:29PM0.12m | 11:37AM0.13m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 3 | 1 |
Temp °C | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 25 | 27 | 20 | 19 | 20 |
Feels °C | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 22 | 23 | 20 | 17 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | SE 8 | S 15 | S 15 | SSW 15 | S 14 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | S 12 | S 12 | E 9 | E 9 |
307 | 290 | 260 | 251 | 242 | 161 | 98 | 109 | 109 | 73 | 64 | 612 | 511 | 525 | 550 | 26 | 25 | 680 | 563 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 15 | SSW 15 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 12 | — | — | S 12 | S 11 |
42 | 39 | 34 | 37 | 51 | 34 | 157 | 334 | 7 | 2 | 173 | 62 | 33 | 30 | 28 | — | — | 25 | 23 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | E 9 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 10 | SE 7 | S 9 | S 10 | S 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 5 |
18 | 42 | 17 | 18 | 32 | 26 | 7 | 7 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | N 5 | NNE 5 | N 5 | — | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 |
167 | 141 | 164 | 155 | 172 | 268 | 216 | 526 | 773 | 979 | 827 | 53 | 91 | 23 | — | 573 | 723 | 1001 | 983 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 155 | 155 | 155 | 627 | 1012 | 848 | 848 | 836 | 836 | 627 | 627 | 374 | 374 | 254 | 115 | 49 | 155 | 35 | 155 |
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