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Richards Bay Surf Report and Forecast

Latest Conditions and Today's Tides

Swell

2.5ft @ 13secs
192°

Wind

19mph
50° -

Temperature

Sea 81°f    Air 83°f
 
 

Tides, sunrise and sunset at Durban, South Africa
Hours from midnight
First Light: 5:03am - Sunrise: 5:28am
Sunset: 6:43pm - Last Light 7:08pm
(Durban, South Africa - 98.3mi away) [Help]
high 5:15am 7.1ft
low 11:22am 0.7ft
high 5:25pm 6.8ft
low 11:35pm 0.4ft
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Richards Bay Long Range Surf ForecastTry New Forecast Layout

  Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu
  6am 12pm 6pm 6am 12pm 6pm 6am 12pm 6pm 6am 12pm 6pm 6am 12pm 6pm 6am 12pm 6pm 6am 12pm 6pm
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10ft
5ft
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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9
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12
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7
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7
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9
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11
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12
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11
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11
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11
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9
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Swell Height
Swell Period Wind
Swell Chart Period Chart Wind Chart
Chart Region:  
    Swell Rating   Prob Height Period Dir Wind (Gust) Weather
Fri
02/10  
12am
Star Star
Warning 100% 5ft
9secs 98°
5 6
mph
N - Offshore - 7° Clear 78f
  3am
Star Star
Warning 100% 5ft
9secs 98°
7 8
mph
N - Offshore - 3° Rain 77f
  6am
Star Star
Warning 100% 5ft
9secs 97°
12 17
mph
NNE - Offshore - 18° Rain 78f
  9am
Star Star
Warning 100% 5ft
9secs 94°
15 20
mph
NNE - Cross/offshore - 26° Thunderstorms 81f
  12pm
Grey Star Grey Star
Warning 100% 2.5ft
13secs 192°
19 23
mph
NE - Cross/onshore - 50° Thundery Showers 83f
  3pm
Grey Star Grey Star
Warning 100% 2.5ft
13secs 192°
20 29
mph
NE - Cross shore - 42° Thunderstorms 80f
  6pm
Star Grey Star
Warning 100% 5.5ft
9secs 80°
19 27
mph
NNE - Cross/offshore - 29° Thunderstorms 79f
  9pm
Star Grey Star
Warning 100% 4ft
9secs 99°
17 28
mph
N - Offshore - 9° Thunderstorms 79f
Sat
02/11  
12am
Star Star
Warning 95% 5ft
9secs 78°
12 15
mph
SW - Cross/offshore - 236° Showers 76f
  3am
Grey Star
Warning 95% 4ft
9secs 84°
21 26
mph
SSW - Cross/onshore - 203° Rain 75f
  6am
Grey Star
Warning 53% 2ft
12secs 195°
20 24
mph
SW - Cross/onshore - 214° Rain 75f
  9am
Grey Star
Warning 53% 5.5ft
6secs 202°
17 21
mph
SSW - Cross/onshore - 213° Drizzle 74f
  12pm
Grey Star
Warning 100% 5ft
7secs 198°
15 19
mph
SSW - Cross/onshore - 205° Rain 76f
  3pm
Grey Star
Warning 100% 5ft
7secs 193°
15 19
mph
S - Onshore - 178° Rain 75f
  6pm
Grey Star
Warning 100% 5ft
7secs 188°
14 17
mph
SSE - Onshore - 168° Rain 75f
  9pm
Grey Star
Warning 100% 5ft
7secs 183°
11 14
mph
SSE - Onshore - 155° Rain 75f
Sun
02/12  
12am
Grey Star
Warning 100% 5ft
7secs 179°
8 10
mph
SSE - Onshore - 150° Rain 75f
  3am
Star
Warning 100% 4.5ft
7secs 173°
9 11
mph
SSE - Onshore - 150° Brief Showers 74f
  6am
Grey Star Grey Star
Warning 100% 5ft
9secs 171°
9 11
mph
SE - Onshore - 131° Brief Showers 75f
  9am
Star Star Grey Star Grey Star
100% 5.5ft
13secs 177°
9 11
mph
E - Onshore - 94° Brief Showers 76f
  12pm
Star Grey Star Grey Star
Warning 85% 5ft
11secs 172°
13 15
mph
E - Onshore - 85° Brief Showers 78f
  3pm
Star Grey Star Grey Star
Warning 85% 4.5ft
12secs 189°
12 14
mph
E - Onshore - 91° Mostly Sunny 78f
  6pm
Grey Star Grey Star
Warning 100% 4ft
12secs 191°
11 13
mph
ENE - Onshore - 75° Mostly Clear 77f
  9pm
Star Grey Star
Warning 100% 3.5ft
12secs 193°
8 10
mph
ENE - Onshore - 74° Mostly Cloudy 77f
Mon
02/13  
12am
Star Star
Warning 100% 3.5ft
12secs 193°
4 5
mph
NE - Cross shore - 44° Mostly Cloudy 77f
  3am
Star Star
Warning 100% 3ft
12secs 193°
3 4
mph
ENE - Cross/onshore - 61° Mostly Clear 76f
  6am
Star Star
Warning 85% 3ft
11secs 192°
1 2
mph
NE - Cross shore - 42° Mostly Sunny 77f
  9am
Star Grey Star
Warning 85% 3ft
11secs 192°
7 6
mph
ESE - Onshore - 110° Sunny 79f
  12pm
Grey Star Grey Star
Warning 75% 3ft
11secs 192°
13 13
mph
ESE - Onshore - 104° Sunny 79f
  3pm
Star
Warning 75% 2.5ft
11secs 193°
15 16
mph
E - Onshore - 95° Sunny 79f
  6pm
Star
Warning 67% 2.5ft
11secs 194°
11 14
mph
E - Onshore - 80° Mostly Clear 78f
  9pm
Grey Star
Warning 67% 2.5ft
10secs 195°
8 11
mph
NE - Cross/onshore - 55° Brief Showers 78f
Tue
02/14  
12am
Star
Warning 49% 2.5ft
10secs 195°
4 5
mph
NNE - Cross/offshore - 27° Brief Showers 78f
  3am
Star
Warning 49% 2ft
10secs 196°
4 4
mph
N - Offshore - 350° Clear 77f
  6am
Star
Warning 46% 2ft
10secs 195°
3 4
mph
NNE - Cross/offshore - 20° Sunny 77f
  9am
Star
Warning 46% 2ft
10secs 195°
7 8
mph
ENE - Cross/onshore - 60° Sunny 80f
  12pm
Grey Star
Warning 46% 2ft
10secs 196°
14 15
mph
E - Onshore - 79° Mostly Sunny 82f
  3pm
Grey Star
Warning 46% 1.5ft
10secs 197°
15 18
mph
ENE - Cross/onshore - 67° Thundery 81f
  6pm
Grey Star
Warning 56% 1.5ft
10secs 196°
11 14
mph
NE - Cross shore - 41° Thundery 79f
  9pm
Star
Warning 56% 1.5ft
10secs 196°
9 11
mph
NNE - Cross/offshore - 26° Mostly Clear 78f
Wed
02/15  
12am
Star
Warning 52% 1.5ft
10secs 196°
5 6
mph
NNE - Offshore - 15° Mostly Clear 77f
  3am
Star
Warning 52% 1.5ft
9secs 196°
2 3
mph
NNW - Offshore - 347° Brief Showers 77f
  6am
Star
Warning 60% 1.5ft
9secs 196°
5 6
mph
SW - Cross shore - 222° Brief Showers 78f
  9am
Grey Star
Warning 60% 1.5ft
9secs 195°
11 12
mph
S - Onshore - 184° Brief Showers 80f
  12pm
 
Warning 53% 1.5ft
9secs 194°
13 14
mph
SSE - Onshore - 164° Brief Showers 79f
  3pm
 
Warning 53% 1.5ft
9secs 193°
10 11
mph
SSE - Onshore - 168° Brief Showers Possible 79f
  6pm
 
Warning 25% 1.5ft
8secs 192°
6 8
mph
SSW - Onshore - 197° Brief Showers 78f
  9pm
 
Warning 25% 1.5ft
8secs 92°
6 7
mph
SW - Cross shore - 224° Brief Showers 77f
Thu
02/16  
12am
Star
Warning 55% 2.5ft
8secs 90°
6 7
mph
WSW - Cross/offshore - 238° Brief Showers 76f
  3am
Star Star
Warning 55% 2ft
14secs 193°
5 6
mph
WSW - Offshore - 257° Mostly Clear 75f
  6am
Star Star
Warning 70% 2.5ft
14secs 191°
3 3
mph
WNW - Offshore - 294° Mostly Sunny 76f
  9am
Star Star Grey Star
Warning 70% 3ft
14secs 191°
6 6
mph
ENE - Onshore - 71° Sunny 79f
  12pm
Star Star Grey Star Grey Star
Warning 52% 4ft
15secs 192°
14 14
mph
ENE - Onshore - 73° Sunny 81f
  3pm
Star Star Grey Star Grey Star
Warning 52% 4.5ft
15secs 191°
17 19
mph
ENE - Cross/onshore - 59° Sunny 80f
  6pm
Star Star Grey Star Grey Star
Warning 59% 4.5ft
15secs 189°
16 20
mph
NE - Cross shore - 41° Clear 78f
  9pm
Star Star Star Star
Warning 59% 5ft
14secs 189°
14 17
mph
NNE - Cross/offshore - 31° Mostly Cloudy 77f
Long Range Regional Forecast (Kwazulu Natal - North)
Fri
02/17  
12am
Star Star Star
Warning 54% 3.5ft
13secs 200°
14
mph
NNE - Offshore - 14° Mostly Cloudy 76f
  3am
Star Star Star
Warning 54% 3.5ft
13secs 200°
14
mph
NNE - Offshore - 14° Mostly Cloudy 76f
  6am
Star Star
Warning 50% 3ft
13secs 200°
12
mph
N - Offshore - 357° Mostly Sunny 76f
  9am
Star Star
Warning 50% 3ft
13secs 200°
12
mph
N - Offshore - 357° Mostly Sunny 76f
  12pm
Star Star Grey Star
Warning 86% 4.5ft
14secs 199°
14
mph
NE - Cross/onshore - 52° Mostly Sunny 82f
  3pm
Star Star Grey Star
Warning 86% 4.5ft
14secs 199°
14
mph
NE - Cross/onshore - 52° Mostly Sunny 82f
  6pm
Star Star Star
Warning 63% 4.5ft
13secs 200°
4
mph
SSE - Onshore - 163° Clear 77f
  9pm
Star Star Star
Warning 63% 4.5ft
13secs 200°
4
mph
SSE - Onshore - 163° Clear 77f
Sat
02/18  
12am
Star Star Star
Warning 50% 4ft
13secs 200°
2
mph
SW - Cross shore - 225° Mostly Clear 75f
  3am
Star Star Star
Warning 50% 4ft
13secs 200°
2
mph
SW - Cross shore - 225° Mostly Clear 75f
  6am
Star Star Star
Warning 45% 4ft
13secs 196°
7
mph
N - Offshore - 5° Mostly Sunny 78f
  9am
Star Star Star
Warning 45% 4ft
13secs 196°
7
mph
N - Offshore - 5° Mostly Sunny 78f
  12pm
Grey Star Grey Star
Warning 40% 3ft
12secs 201°
16
mph
S - Onshore - 177° Mostly Sunny 77f
  3pm
Grey Star Grey Star
Warning 40% 3ft
12secs 201°
16
mph
S - Onshore - 177° Mostly Sunny 77f
  6pm
Star
Warning 54% 4.5ft
9secs 83°
16
mph
NE - Cross/offshore - 34° Mostly Clear 77f
  9pm
Star
Warning 54% 4.5ft
9secs 83°
16
mph
NE - Cross/offshore - 34° Mostly Clear 77f
Sun
02/19  
12am
Star
Warning 47% 2.5ft
12secs 202°
11
mph
NNE - Cross/offshore - 22° Mostly Clear 78f
  3am
Star
Warning 47% 2.5ft
12secs 202°
11
mph
NNE - Cross/offshore - 22° Mostly Clear 78f
  6am
Star
Warning 36% 3ft
8secs 86°
4
mph
SSW - Cross/onshore - 202° Mostly Sunny 78f
  9am
Star
Warning 36% 3ft
8secs 86°
4
mph
SSW - Cross/onshore - 202° Mostly Sunny 78f
  12pm
Star
Warning 32% 2.5ft
11secs 198°
12
mph
S - Onshore - 179° Brief Showers 78f
  3pm
Star
Warning 32% 2.5ft
11secs 198°
12
mph
S - Onshore - 179° Brief Showers 78f
  6pm
Star
Warning 25% 3ft
8secs 88°
12
mph
NE - Cross/offshore - 39° Brief Showers 78f
  9pm
Star
Warning 25% 3ft
8secs 88°
12
mph
NE - Cross/offshore - 39° Brief Showers 78f
Mon
02/20  
12am
Star Grey Star
Warning 20% 6.5ft
8secs 95°
7
mph
ESE - Onshore - 116° Brief Showers 78f
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Last Model Run: 10th Feb 2012 2:00am
Last Update: 10th Feb 2012 2:17pm
All times local time (SAST) unless otherwise stated.
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