Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Richards Bay South Pier today (14 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 9s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Richards Bay South Pier at 12AM is: 1.5m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.6m 21s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 13). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (14 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 8s |
| Evening (14 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Richards Bay South Pier. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Sat afternoon, min 17°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 13 | Friday 14 | Saturday 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) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | S 19 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 360 | 360 | 346 | 296 | 294 | 270 | 277 | 277 | 172 | 352 | 399 | 458 | 424 | 399 | 370 | 327 | 348 | 402 | 458 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:25PM2.05m | 4:36AM1.98m | 4:59PM2.08m | 5:08AM1.96m | 5:30PM2.05m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:31PM0.04m | 10:42AM-0.07m | 11:04PM0.04m | 11:14AM-0.05m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 360 | 360 | 346 | 294 | 294 | 270 | 277 | 277 | 172 | 352 | 399 | 458 | 424 | 399 | 370 | 327 | 348 | 402 | 458 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 21 | S 20 | S 19 | S 19 | S 18 | SSW 18 | ESE 10 | S 16 | SSW 16 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 15 | S 9 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 |
| kJ | 76 | 50 | 329 | 296 | 273 | 251 | 160 | 103 | 104 | 46 | 25 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 14 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 23 | SSW 18 | E 11 | S 10 | S 12 | S 10 | SW 14 | S 9 | SSW 17 | S 9 | S 9 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 9 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 93 | 104 | 61 | 18 | 3 | 17 | 51 | 23 | 56 | 7 | 7 | 20 | 18 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 8 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | — | — | — | N 2 | NNE 3 | ENE 3 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 7 | 29 | 12 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 155 | 155 | 49 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 155 | 155 | 115 | 0 |
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