Current Weather

SunDaylight: 12h 42m

Sunrise05:17

Sunset17:59

Waves

Live

1.3m

Period: 7s

Swell 1:0.9m@ 6sS

Swell 2:0.7m@ 7sESE

Wind waves:

0.6m@ 3sSW

Wind

Cross

SSW

13km/h

Gusts: 36 km/h

Tides

-0.51m

00h06h12h18h24h

Tides— Today

	Coef.Coef	▼Low tideLow	▲High tideHigh
MorningAM	116	10:00-0.89m	04:00+0.87m
AfternoonPM	116	—	16:00+0.93m

Air

26°C

Feels like: 28°C

Max26°

Min20°

Water

24°C

Wetsuit: Boardshorts

UV IndexMax today: 7.5

3.4Moderate

UV Scale

Wear sunscreen and sunglasses. Seek shade during midday.

Rain ProbabilityMax today: 18%

0%No rain

Perfect conditions to be outside.

Forecast

	Today			Tomorrow			15 Thu			16 Fri			17 Sat			18 Sun			19 Mon			20 Tue
Period	AM	PM	EVE	AM	PM	EVE	AM	PM	EVE	AM	PM	EVE	AM	PM	EVE	AM	PM	EVE	AM	PM	EVE	AM	PM	EVE
Rating	!	!	!	1	!		!	!		!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	1	!	!	!	!	!
Height(m)	1.1 SE 136°	1.3 S 178°	1.3 S 181°	1.0 SE 144°	1.0 SE 126°	1.1 ESE 108°	0.9 E 100°	0.9 ESE 118°	0.9 SSE 148°	1.0 SSE 147°	1.3 ESE 115°	1.4 ESE 117°	1.3 ESE 102°	1.4 E 87°	1.3 E 87°	1.3 SSE 164°	1.5 S 169°	1.4 SSE 164°	1.1 SSE 162°	1.2 SSE 157°	2.0 S 176°	2.1 S 173°	1.7 SSE 166°	1.4 SSE 161°
Period(s)	7	7	7	8	7	7	7	7	7	9	8	8	8	7	7	7	7	8	9	8	6	8	8	8
Energy(kJ)	124	145	157	122	109	100	78	76	83	153	185	227	176	163	156	156	212	215	175	156	297	540	337	228
Wind(km/h)	23 ↑50 SW	18 ↑46 SSW	14 ↑28 SW	4 ↑15 NNE	14 ↑35 E	15 ↑30 NNE	14 ↑35 N	12 ↑32 S	11 ↑23 SSW	11 ↑26 NNE	17 ↑39 NE	20 ↑42 NNE	20 ↑44 NNE	19 ↑48 NE	19 ↑43 NNE	19 ↑40 SSW	18 ↑46 S	8 ↑32 SW	8 ↑21 NE	17 ↑46 SE	29 ↑75 SSW	14 ↑41 SSW	7 ↑39 ESE	9 ↑35 NE
Wind state	cross	cross-on	cross	cross-off	cross-on	cross	cross-off	cross-on	cross	cross-off	cross	cross	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	cross	cross-off	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-on	cross
Swell 1	0.7m6s ESE	0.8m6s SSE	0.9m7s SSW	0.8m6s SSE	0.7m7s ESE	0.6m7s E	0.7m6s E	0.5m6s ESE	0.6m7s SE	0.7m8s SE	0.8m11s S	0.8m11s S	0.7m9s SE	0.7m7s ESE	0.9m5s E	0.8m7s ESE	1.0m6s S	1.0m5s S	0.8m8s SSE	0.8m8s SSW	0.6m7s ESE	1.9m7s S	1.6m7s S	1.2m7s S
Swell 2	0.5m9s SSE	0.6m7s SSE	0.7m7s E	0.7m6s SSE	0.6m7s SSE	0.6m7s S	0.5m8s S	0.4m7s SSE	0.5m7s SSE	0.5m9s SSE	0.4m7s ESE	0.5m6s SSE	0.5m9s SSE	0.6m8s E	0.6m8s E	0.5m8s S	0.7m6s SE	0.7m7s E	0.6m8s SE	0.5m7s E	0.4m7s SSE	0.6m7s E	0.4m7s E	0.6m6s ESE
Tides	▼ Low0.4m	▲ High0.4m	▲ High0.1m	▼ Low0.2m	▲ High0.3m	▲ High0.2m	▼ Low0.0m	▲ High0.1m	▲ High0.3m	▲ High0.0m	▲ High0.0m	▲ High0.3m	▲ High0.1m	▲ High0.0m	▲ High0.3m	▲ High0.2m	▲ High0.0m	▲ High0.2m	▲ High0.2m	▲ High0.1m	▲ High0.2m	▲ High0.1m	▲ High0.1m	▼ Low0.0m
Cloud cover
Rain(mm)		-	-	-	-	-	-		-	-	-	-	-	-	-				-				-	-
Air	24°C	26°C	22°C	26°C	28°C	24°C	29°C	31°C	24°C	28°C	33°C	26°C	29°C	34°C	27°C	25°C	25°C	23°C	24°C	27°C	20°C	20°C	23°C	19°C
Water	23°C	24°C	24°C	24°C	24°C	24°C	24°C	24°C	24°C	24°C	24°C	24°C	24°C	24°C	24°C	24°C	24°C	24°C	24°C	24°C	24°C	24°C	24°C	24°C
UV Index	5	7	0	8	8	0	8	8	0	8	8	0	8	9	0	7	7	0	6	3	0	5	5	0

Map

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Located on South Africa's KwaZulu-Natal North Coast, Richards Bay (Inside) is a sandbar break with consistent waves. The spot works best in summer with offshore northwest winds providing clean conditions. Both left and right-handers form here, suitable for all tide levels. Be cautious of sharks and crowds, but enjoy the warm 25.8°C water.

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Current Weather

SunDaylight: 12h 42m

Sunrise05:17

Sunset17:59

Waves

Live

1.3m

Period: 7s

Swell 1:0.9m@ 6sS

Swell 2:0.7m@ 7sESE

Wind waves:

0.6m@ 3sSW

Wind

Cross

SSW

13km/h

Gusts: 36 km/h

Tides

-0.51m

00h06h12h18h24h

Tides— Today

	Coef.Coef	▼Low tideLow	▲High tideHigh
MorningAM	116	10:00-0.89m	04:00+0.87m
AfternoonPM	116	—	16:00+0.93m

Air

26°C

Feels like: 28°C

Max26°

Min20°

Water

24°C

Wetsuit: Boardshorts

UV IndexMax today: 7.5

3.4Moderate

UV Scale

Wear sunscreen and sunglasses. Seek shade during midday.

Rain ProbabilityMax today: 18%

0%No rain

Perfect conditions to be outside.

Forecast

	Today			Tomorrow			15 Thu			16 Fri			17 Sat			18 Sun			19 Mon			20 Tue
Period	AM	PM	EVE	AM	PM	EVE	AM	PM	EVE	AM	PM	EVE	AM	PM	EVE	AM	PM	EVE	AM	PM	EVE	AM	PM	EVE
Rating	!	!	!	1	!		!	!		!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	1	!	!	!	!	!
Height(m)	1.1 SE 136°	1.3 S 178°	1.3 S 181°	1.0 SE 144°	1.0 SE 126°	1.1 ESE 108°	0.9 E 100°	0.9 ESE 118°	0.9 SSE 148°	1.0 SSE 147°	1.3 ESE 115°	1.4 ESE 117°	1.3 ESE 102°	1.4 E 87°	1.3 E 87°	1.3 SSE 164°	1.5 S 169°	1.4 SSE 164°	1.1 SSE 162°	1.2 SSE 157°	2.0 S 176°	2.1 S 173°	1.7 SSE 166°	1.4 SSE 161°
Period(s)	7	7	7	8	7	7	7	7	7	9	8	8	8	7	7	7	7	8	9	8	6	8	8	8
Energy(kJ)	124	145	157	122	109	100	78	76	83	153	185	227	176	163	156	156	212	215	175	156	297	540	337	228
Wind(km/h)	23 ↑50 SW	18 ↑46 SSW	14 ↑28 SW	4 ↑15 NNE	14 ↑35 E	15 ↑30 NNE	14 ↑35 N	12 ↑32 S	11 ↑23 SSW	11 ↑26 NNE	17 ↑39 NE	20 ↑42 NNE	20 ↑44 NNE	19 ↑48 NE	19 ↑43 NNE	19 ↑40 SSW	18 ↑46 S	8 ↑32 SW	8 ↑21 NE	17 ↑46 SE	29 ↑75 SSW	14 ↑41 SSW	7 ↑39 ESE	9 ↑35 NE
Wind state	cross	cross-on	cross	cross-off	cross-on	cross	cross-off	cross-on	cross	cross-off	cross	cross	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	cross	cross-off	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-on	cross
Swell 1	0.7m6s ESE	0.8m6s SSE	0.9m7s SSW	0.8m6s SSE	0.7m7s ESE	0.6m7s E	0.7m6s E	0.5m6s ESE	0.6m7s SE	0.7m8s SE	0.8m11s S	0.8m11s S	0.7m9s SE	0.7m7s ESE	0.9m5s E	0.8m7s ESE	1.0m6s S	1.0m5s S	0.8m8s SSE	0.8m8s SSW	0.6m7s ESE	1.9m7s S	1.6m7s S	1.2m7s S
Swell 2	0.5m9s SSE	0.6m7s SSE	0.7m7s E	0.7m6s SSE	0.6m7s SSE	0.6m7s S	0.5m8s S	0.4m7s SSE	0.5m7s SSE	0.5m9s SSE	0.4m7s ESE	0.5m6s SSE	0.5m9s SSE	0.6m8s E	0.6m8s E	0.5m8s S	0.7m6s SE	0.7m7s E	0.6m8s SE	0.5m7s E	0.4m7s SSE	0.6m7s E	0.4m7s E	0.6m6s ESE
Tides	▼ Low0.4m	▲ High0.4m	▲ High0.1m	▼ Low0.2m	▲ High0.3m	▲ High0.2m	▼ Low0.0m	▲ High0.1m	▲ High0.3m	▲ High0.0m	▲ High0.0m	▲ High0.3m	▲ High0.1m	▲ High0.0m	▲ High0.3m	▲ High0.2m	▲ High0.0m	▲ High0.2m	▲ High0.2m	▲ High0.1m	▲ High0.2m	▲ High0.1m	▲ High0.1m	▼ Low0.0m
Cloud cover
Rain(mm)		-	-	-	-	-	-		-	-	-	-	-	-	-				-				-	-
Air	24°C	26°C	22°C	26°C	28°C	24°C	29°C	31°C	24°C	28°C	33°C	26°C	29°C	34°C	27°C	25°C	25°C	23°C	24°C	27°C	20°C	20°C	23°C	19°C
Water	23°C	24°C	24°C	24°C	24°C	24°C	24°C	24°C	24°C	24°C	24°C	24°C	24°C	24°C	24°C	24°C	24°C	24°C	24°C	24°C	24°C	24°C	24°C	24°C
UV Index	5	7	0	8	8	0	8	8	0	8	8	0	8	9	0	7	7	0	6	3	0	5	5	0

Map

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