Burning Swell
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Richards Bay

faces 138° SE · KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa · −28.791, 32.119

Times in SAST

Poor · best window 08:00–00:00
1.3 m
8 s period · E 96°
Clean groundswell, 46° inside the swell window · sampled 14 km offshore
Wind
10 km/h
SSW · crossSSW 194° · cross
Tide
0.6 m
falling · L 00:00falling · low 00:00 (−0.6 m)
Energy
6 kJ
poor
Sky
23°
mainly clear · feels 23°mainly clear · feels 23° · water 22° · OISST 13 Oct, preliminary
Ensemble · 06Z3 of 3 models reporting · updated 13:47 UTC

Next 16 days

tap a day for its hourspick a day for hour by hour · ← → step it · 3-hourly to day 16
  • swell · 10–14 s
  • wind swell · under 10 s
  • offshore
  • cross
  • onshore
  • glassy
  • band: the models' spread

Hourly detail

Thursday 8 October poorbest 00:00–24:00 · light 05:23–17:54

00 
poor
2.3 m10s SE1.8 + 1.4 + 0.6 mtide 0.3↑
cross 6 km/hgust23 km/h 18°
23 kJ
03 
poor
2.2 m9s ESE1.5 + 1.4 + 0.6 mtide 0.7↓
cross 5 km/hgust6 km/h 17°
21 kJ
06 
poor
2.0 m9s ESE1.4 + 1.3 + 0.7 mtide −0.3↓
offshore 5 km/hgust5 km/h 17°
18 kJ
09 
poor
1.9 m9s ESE1.4 + 1.2 + 0.7 mtide −0.8↑
cross 11 km/hgust18 km/h 24°
16 kJ
12 
poor
1.9 m9s ESE1.4 + 0.9 + 0.8 mtide 0.3↑
cross 13 km/hgust21 km/h 30°
14 kJ
15 
poor
1.9 m9s ESE1.3 + 1.1 mtide0.9 ↓
cross 20 km/hgust25 km/h 33°
15 kJ
18 
poor
1.9 m9s ESE1.3 + 1.1 mtide−0.1 ↓
cross 14 km/hgust40 km/h 23°
15 kJ
21 
poor
1.9 m9s ESE1.2 + 0.8 + 0.8 mtide −0.9↑
cross 14 km/hgust44 km/h 22°
15 kJ

Friday 9 October poorbest 00:00–24:00 · light 05:22–17:55

00 
poor
1.8 m9s ESE1.1 + 0.8 + 0.8 mtide 0.1↑
cross 4 km/hgust5 km/h 21°
14 kJ
03 
poor
1.8 m9s ESE1.1 + 0.8 + 0.8 mtide 0.9↓
offshore 3 km/hgust4 km/h 19°
13 kJ
06 
poor
1.7 m9s ESE1.1 + 0.8 + 0.7 mtide −0.1↓
cross 4 km/hgust4 km/h 20°
11 kJ
09 
poor
1.6 m9s ESE1.1 + 0.8 + 0.7 mtide −0.9↑
cross 5 km/hgust8 km/h 28°
11 kJ
12 
poor
1.6 m9s ESE1.0 + 0.8 + 0.7 mtide 0.1↑
onshore 10 km/hgust7 km/h 34°
10 kJ
15 
poor
1.6 m9s ESE1.1 + 0.8 + 0.7 mtide 1.0↓
onshore 15 km/hgust18 km/h 29°
9 kJ
18 
poor
1.5 m14s S1.1 + 0.8 + 0.6 mtide 0.1↓
cross 14 km/hgust28 km/h 23°
15 kJ
21 
poor
1.5 m14s S1.0 + 0.8 + 0.6 mtide −0.9↑
cross 14 km/hgust34 km/h 22°
14 kJ

Saturday 10 October poorbest 00:00–24:00 · light 05:21–17:55

00 
poor
1.5 m14s S0.9 + 0.8 + 0.6 mtide −0.2↑
cross 16 km/hgust36 km/h 22°
14 kJ
03 
poor
1.6 m14s S0.9 + 0.8 + 0.6 mtide 0.9↓
cross 15 km/hgust39 km/h 21°
15 kJ
06 
poor
1.6 m14s S0.9 + 0.8 + 0.6 mtide 0.2↓
cross 10 km/hgust26 km/h 22°
15 kJ
09 
poor
1.4 m14s S0.9 + 0.7 + 0.6 mtide −1.0↑
cross 7 km/hgust8 km/h 25°
13 kJ
12 
poor
1.4 m14s S0.9 + 0.7 + 0.6 mtide −0.2↑
cross 7 km/hgust12 km/h 30°
12 kJ
15 
poor
1.4 m14s S1.0 + 0.7 + 0.6 mtide 1.0↑
cross 16 km/hgust24 km/h 30°
12 kJ
18 
poor
1.5 m14s S0.9 + 0.8 + 0.5 mtide 0.4↓
cross 18 km/hgust43 km/h 25°
13 kJ
21 
poor
1.6 m13s S0.9 + 0.8 + 0.4 mtide −0.9↓
cross 10 km/hgust33 km/h 23°
15 kJ

Sunday 11 October poorbest 00:00–24:00 · light 05:20–17:56

00 
poor
1.5 m13s S0.9 + 0.9 + 0.4 mtide −0.4↑
cross 14 km/hgust38 km/h 22°
14 kJ
03 
poor
1.5 m13s S0.9 + 0.8 mtide0.9 ↑
cross 17 km/hgust41 km/h 22°
13 kJ
06 
poor
1.5 m12s S0.9 + 0.8 mtide0.4 ↓
cross 18 km/hgust39 km/h 22°
13 kJ
09 
poor
1.5 m12s S0.9 + 0.7 mtide−0.9 ↓
cross 21 km/hgust34 km/h 27°
13 kJ
12 
poor
1.7 m12s SSE0.9 + 0.7 mtide−0.5 ↑
cross 24 km/hgust34 km/h 33°
15 kJ
15 
poor
1.8 m12s SSE0.9 + 0.7 mtide0.9 ↑
cross 23 km/hgust35 km/h 32°
17 kJ
18 
poor
1.8 m12s SSE0.8 + 0.6 mtide0.6 ↓
cross 21 km/hgust56 km/h 24°
17 kJ
21 
poor
1.7 m12s SSE0.8 + 0.6 mtide−0.8 ↓
cross 21 km/hgust56 km/h 22°
16 kJ

Monday 12 October poorbest 00:00–24:00 · light 05:18–17:57

00 
poor
1.6 m12s SSE0.8 + 0.6 mtide−0.6 ↑
cross 15 km/hgust44 km/h 21°
14 kJ
03 
poor
1.5 m12s SSE0.8 + 0.5 + 0.4 mtide 0.8↑
cross 16 km/hgust45 km/h 20°
13 kJ
06 
poor
1.6 m11s SE0.8 + 0.7 mtide0.6 ↓
cross 17 km/hgust47 km/h 19°
13 kJ
09 
poor
1.5 m11s SE0.8 + 0.7 mtide−0.8 ↓
cross 21 km/hgust34 km/h 27°
12 kJ
12 
poor
1.7 m11s SE0.8 + 0.6 mtide−0.6 ↑
cross 21 km/hgust28 km/h 34°
14 kJ
15 
poor
1.8 m12s SSE0.7 + 0.6 mtide0.7 ↑
cross 23 km/hgust31 km/h 32°
17 kJ
18 
poor
1.8 m6s E0.7 + 0.6 mtide0.7 ↓
cross 18 km/hgust49 km/h 24°
9 kJ
21 
poor
1.8 m7s E0.6 + 0.5 mtide−0.6 ↓
cross 17 km/hgust49 km/h 22°
10 kJ

Tuesday 13 October poorbest 00:00–24:00 · light 05:17–17:57

00 
poor
1.7 m7s E0.6 + 0.5 mtide−0.7 ↑
cross 16 km/hgust45 km/h 21°
9 kJ
03 
poor
1.5 m7s E0.6 + 0.4 mtide0.6 ↑
cross 13 km/hgust37 km/h 20°
7 kJ
06 
poor
1.4 m10s ESE1.1 + 0.7 + 0.4 mtide 0.7↓
cross 18 km/hgust40 km/h 22°
8 kJ
09 
poor
1.5 m10s ESE1.2 + 0.4 mtide−0.6 ↓
cross 21 km/hgust35 km/h 23°
9 kJ
12 
poor
1.6 m9s ESE1.1 + 0.4 mtide−0.7 ↑
cross 19 km/hgust23 km/h 26°
11 kJ
15 
poor
1.6 m8s SE1.1 + 0.4 mtide0.5 ↑
cross 15 km/hgust22 km/h 27°
10 kJ
18 
poor
1.6 m9s ESE1.2 + 0.4 mtide0.8 ↓
cross 13 km/hgust31 km/h 22°
11 kJ
21 
poor
1.7 m9s ESE1.2 + 0.4 mtide−0.5 ↓
cross 16 km/hgust36 km/h 22°
13 kJ

Wednesday 14 October poorbest 00:00–24:00 · light 05:16–17:58

00 
poor
1.8 m9s E1.1 + 0.5 mtide−0.8 ↑
cross 13 km/hgust35 km/h 22°
12 kJ
03 
poor
1.6 m9s E1.1 + 1.0 + 0.5 mtide 0.4↑
cross 5 km/hgust19 km/h 22°
10 kJ
06 
poor
1.5 m9s E1.1 + 0.8 + 0.5 mtide 0.7↓
offshore 5 km/hgust8 km/h 21°
8 kJ
09 
poor
1.4 m9s E1.1 + 0.7 + 0.5 mtide −0.3↓
cross 11 km/hgust18 km/h 28°
8 kJ
12 
poor
1.4 m9s E1.1 + 0.6 + 0.5 mtide −0.7↑
cross 8 km/hgust17 km/h 33°
7 kJ
15 
poor
1.5 m9s E1.1 + 0.5 + 0.5 mtide 0.3↑
cross 16 km/hgust22 km/h 32°
9 kJ
18 
poor
1.5 m9s E1.1 + 0.5 + 0.4 mtide 0.7↓
cross 12 km/hgust33 km/h 25°
9 kJ
21 
poor
1.5 m9s E1.1 + 0.6 mtide−0.3 ↓
cross 6 km/hgust17 km/h 23°
9 kJ

Today 15 October poorbest 00:00–24:00 · light 05:15–17:59 29° 22°

00 
poor
1.5 m9s ESE1.3 + 0.7 mtide−0.7 ↑
cross 8 km/hgust26 km/h 22°
9 kJ
03 
poor
1.4 m9s ESE1.3 + 0.7 mtide0.2 ↑
cross 12 km/hgust35 km/h 22°
8 kJ
06 
poor
1.4 m9s E1.3 + 0.6 mtide0.7 ↓
cross 11 km/hgust32 km/h 22°
8 kJ
09 
poor
1.4 m9s E1.2 + 0.6 mtide−0.1 ↓
cross 11 km/hgust16 km/h 32°
7 kJ
12 
poor
1.4 m8s ESE0.6 mtide−0.7 ↑
onshore 10 km/hgust18 km/h 39°
7 kJ
15 
poor
1.4 m8s E0.6 mtide0.1 ↑
cross 18 km/hgust27 km/h 31°
7 kJ
now 
poor
1.3 m8s E1.2 + 0.5 + 0.2 mtide 0.6↓
cross 12 km/hgust23 km/h 24°
6 kJ
21 
poor
1.3 m8s E1.1 + 0.5 + 0.3 mtide −0.1↓
cross 8 km/hgust21 km/h 22°
6 kJ

Friday 16 October poorbest 00:00–24:00 · light 05:15–17:59 27° 22°

00 
poor
1.3 m8s E1.0 + 0.5 + 0.4 mtide −0.6↑
glassy 0 km/hgust0 km/h 21°
6 kJ
03 
poor
1.2 m9s ESE1.0 + 0.8 mtide0.0 ↑
cross 5 km/hgust7 km/h 21°
6 kJ
06 
poor
1.3 m9s ESE1.0 + 0.8 mtide0.6 ↓
cross 9 km/hgust34 km/h 22°
7 kJ
09 
poor
1.4 m13s SSW0.9 mtide0.0 ↓
cross 17 km/hgust29 km/h 31°
11 kJ
12 
poor
1.6 m16s S0.7 + 0.6 + 0.6 mtide −0.5↑
cross 19 km/hgust27 km/h 39°
18 kJ
15 
poor
1.8 m15s S1.0 + 0.7 mtide0.0 ↑
cross 23 km/hgust32 km/h 36°
22 kJ
18 
poor
1.8 m15s S1.1 + 0.7 mtide0.5 ↓
cross 20 km/hgust58 km/h 28°
23 kJ
21 
poor
1.8 m15s S1.1 + 0.3 mtide0.0 ↓
cross 21 km/hgust58 km/h 26°
21 kJ

Saturday 17 October poorbest 00:00–24:00 · light 05:14–18:00 25° 22°

00 
poor
1.7 m14s S1.1 + 0.5 mtide−0.5 ↑
cross 18 km/hgust54 km/h 25°
19 kJ
03 
poor
1.7 m14s S1.0 mtide−0.1 ↑
cross 18 km/hgust51 km/h 24°
18 kJ
06 
poor
1.6 m14s S1.0 mtide0.4 ↓
cross 17 km/hgust46 km/h 23°
17 kJ
09 
poor
1.6 m13s S0.9 mtide0.1 ↓
cross 20 km/hgust32 km/h 33°
16 kJ
12 
poor
1.6 m13s S0.8 + 0.6 mtide−0.3 ↓
cross 19 km/hgust14 km/h 33°
15 kJ
15 
poor
1.5 m13s S1.1 + 0.8 + 0.7 mtide −0.1↑
cross 20 km/hgust26 km/h 28°
14 kJ
18 
poor
1.6 m13s SSW1.2 + 0.8 mtide0.3 ↑
cross 18 km/hgust37 km/h 23°
15 kJ
21 
poor
1.7 m12s SSW1.1 + 0.7 mtide0.1 ↓
cross 16 km/hgust36 km/h 23°
16 kJ

Sunday 18 October poorbest 00:00–24:00 · light 05:13–18:00 22° 22°

00 
poor
1.7 m9s E1.0 + 0.6 mtide−0.3 ↓
cross 17 km/hgust38 km/h 21°
13 kJ
03 
poor
1.8 m9s ESE1.0 + 0.6 mtide−0.2 ↑
cross 14 km/hgust34 km/h 21°
13 kJ
06 
poor
1.8 m9s SE0.9 + 0.6 mtide0.2 ↑
cross 10 km/hgust27 km/h 21°
12 kJ
09 
poor
1.7 m8s SE1.3 + 0.9 + 0.6 mtide 0.1↓
cross 6 km/hgust5 km/h 26°
11 kJ
12 
poor
1.6 m8s SE1.2 + 1.0 + 0.6 mtide −0.1↓
cross 14 km/hgust18 km/h 30°
10 kJ
15 
poor
1.7 m8s SE1.1 + 0.6 + 0.5 mtide −0.1↑
cross 19 km/hgust30 km/h 31°
11 kJ
18 
poor
1.8 m10s ESE1.1 + 0.9 + 0.8 mtide 0.1↑
cross 11 km/hgust32 km/h 24°
14 kJ
21 
poor
1.8 m9s ESE1.3 + 0.8 + 0.7 mtide 0.1↓
cross 2 km/hgust2 km/h 22°
14 kJ

Monday 19 October poorbest 00:00–24:00 · light 05:12–18:00 18° 22°

00 
poor
1.8 m9s E1.3 + 0.9 + 0.8 mtide −0.1↓
cross 12 km/hgust44 km/h 23°
13 kJ
03 
poor
1.8 m9s E0.9 + 0.6 mtide−0.1 ↑
cross 11 km/hgust38 km/h 23°
12 kJ
06 
poor
1.8 m13s SSW1.4 + 0.9 + 0.5 mtide 0.0↑
cross 15 km/hgust42 km/h 23°
18 kJ
09 
poor
1.8 m8s E1.5 + 0.9 + 0.4 mtide 0.1↑
cross 12 km/hgust12 km/h 31°
12 kJ
12 
poor
2.2 m8s E1.3 mtide0.0 ↓
cross 27 km/hgust48 km/h 22°
19 kJ
15 
poor
3.5 m8s SSW1.0 mtide−0.1 ↓
cross 30 km/hgust61 km/h 19°
47 kJ
18 
poor
4.2 m10s SSW0.8 + 0.4 mtide−0.1 ↑
cross 27 km/hgust57 km/h 18°
84 kJ
21 
poor
4.2 m11s SSW0.7 + 0.4 mtide0.0 ↑
cross 23 km/hgust46 km/h 18° · 0.4 mm/h
89 kJ

Tuesday 20 October poorbest 06:00–14:00 · light 05:10–18:01 18° 22°

00 
poor
4.2 m12s SSW0.6 mtide0.1 ↓
cross 22 km/hgust43 km/h 18°
93 kJ
03 
poor
3.8 m12s SSW0.6 mtide0.0 ↓
cross 16 km/hgust35 km/h 17° · 0.5 mm/h
76 kJ
06 
good
3.5 m12s SSW3.4 + 0.5 mtide−0.2 ↑
cross 12 km/hgust30 km/h 16° · 0.5 mm/h
63 kJ
08 
good
3.2 m12s SSW3.3 + 0.5 mtide−0.1 ↑
cross 10 km/hgust21 km/h 16° · 0.2 mm/h
53 kJ
11 
good
2.8 m11s S3.0 + 0.5 + 0.3 mtide 0.2↑
cross 7 km/hgust8 km/h 19°
39 kJ
14 
fair
2.5 m11s S2.9 + 0.4 mtide0.2 ↓
cross 10 km/hgust10 km/h 21°
32 kJ
17 
fair
2.4 m11s S2.7 + 0.4 mtide−0.2 ↓
cross 14 km/hgust24 km/h 20°
28 kJ
20 
poor
2.3 m11s S2.4 + 0.4 + 0.2 mtide −0.2↑
cross 12 km/hgust38 km/h 17°
25 kJ
23 
poor
2.1 m11s S2.3 + 0.3 mtide0.1 ↑
cross 15 km/hgust42 km/h 18°
22 kJ

Wednesday 21 October poorbest 02:00–24:00 · light 05:09–18:02 18° 22°

02 
poor
2.0 m10s S1.9 + 0.3 + 0.3 mtide 0.2↓
cross 21 km/hgust54 km/h 18°
19 kJ
05 
poor
1.9 m10s SSE1.6 + 0.3 + 0.2 mtide −0.2↓
cross 14 km/hgust37 km/h 18°
17 kJ
08 
poor
1.8 m10s SSE1.5 + 0.9 + 0.3 mtide −0.3↑
cross 11 km/hgust14 km/h 22°
15 kJ
11 
poor
1.6 m9s SSE1.4 + 0.7 + 0.3 mtide 0.2↑
cross 3 km/hgust5 km/h 33°
10 kJ
14 
poor
1.5 m9s SSE1.3 + 0.6 + 0.3 mtide 0.4↓
onshore 12 km/hgust20 km/h 32°
10 kJ
17 
poor
1.5 m9s SSE1.2 + 0.6 + 0.3 mtide −0.1↓
cross 12 km/hgust31 km/h 25°
9 kJ
20 
poor
1.4 m9s SSE1.1 + 0.5 + 0.3 mtide −0.4↑
cross 14 km/hgust36 km/h 20°
8 kJ
23 
poor
1.4 m9s SE1.1 + 0.4 + 0.4 mtide 0.1↑
cross 9 km/hgust32 km/h 19°
8 kJ

Thursday 22 October poorbest 02:00–24:00 · light 05:08–18:03 21° 22°

02 
poor
1.3 m9s SE1.0 + 0.5 + 0.3 mtide 0.4↓
cross 5 km/hgust7 km/h 17°
8 kJ
05 
poor
1.3 m9s SSE0.9 + 0.5 + 0.5 mtide −0.1↓
cross 5 km/hgust5 km/h 17°
7 kJ
08 
poor
1.2 m10s SSE0.9 + 0.5 + 0.4 mtide −0.5↑
cross 4 km/hgust5 km/h 24°
7 kJ
11 
poor
1.2 m10s SSE0.9 + 0.6 + 0.5 mtide 0.1↑
cross 8 km/hgust16 km/h 31°
6 kJ
14 
poor
1.4 m13s S0.9 + 0.7 mtide0.6 ↓
onshore 21 km/hgust22 km/h 30°
11 kJ
17 
poor
1.5 m13s SSW1.1 + 0.7 + 0.5 mtide −0.1↓
cross 12 km/hgust20 km/h 27°
14 kJ
20 
poor
1.6 m13s SSW1.3 + 0.6 + 0.6 mtide −0.6↑
cross 13 km/hgust27 km/h 22°
14 kJ
23 
poor
1.7 m12s SSW1.3 + 0.6 + 0.5 mtide 0.0↑
cross 16 km/hgust38 km/h 21°
16 kJ

Friday 23 October poorbest 02:00–24:00 · light 05:07–18:03 24° 22°

02 
poor
1.8 m12s SSW1.2 + 0.5 + 0.4 mtide 0.6↓
cross 16 km/hgust40 km/h 21°
18 kJ
05 
poor
1.9 m12s SSW1.1 + 0.5 + 0.4 mtide 0.0↓
cross 14 km/hgust36 km/h 21°
19 kJ
08 
poor
1.9 m12s SSW0.9 + 0.5 + 0.4 mtide −0.7↑
cross 19 km/hgust31 km/h 24° · 0.3 mm/h
19 kJ
11 
poor
1.8 m12s SSW0.8 + 0.4 + 0.4 mtide 0.0↑
cross 17 km/hgust33 km/h 21° · 0.2 mm/h
18 kJ
14 
poor
1.8 m11s SSW0.8 + 0.4 + 0.3 mtide 0.8↓
cross 15 km/hgust24 km/h 22° · 0.2 mm/h
17 kJ
17 
poor
1.7 m11s S0.7 + 0.4 + 0.3 mtide 0.1↓
cross 11 km/hgust22 km/h 21° · 0.3 mm/h
15 kJ
20 
poor
1.8 m11s S0.8 + 0.4 + 0.3 mtide −0.8↑
onshore 13 km/hgust29 km/h 20°
16 kJ
23 
poor
1.8 m7s S1.6 + 0.7 + 0.4 mtide −0.2↑
onshore 9 km/hgust21 km/h 19°
10 kJ

Saturday 24 October poorbest 02:00–24:00 · light 05:06–18:04 20° 22°

02 
poor
1.8 m7s S1.5 + 0.8 + 0.3 mtide 0.7↓
cross 5 km/hgust14 km/h 19°
10 kJ
05 
poor
1.7 m7s S1.5 + 0.8 + 0.3 mtide 0.2↓
cross 4 km/hgust6 km/h 19°
10 kJ
08 
poor
1.7 m10s S1.7 + 0.3 + 0.2 mtide −0.8↑
cross 10 km/hgust18 km/h 21°
14 kJ
11 
poor
1.7 m10s S1.6 + 0.4 + 0.3 mtide −0.2↑
cross 15 km/hgust21 km/h 23°
14 kJ
14 
poor
1.8 m11s S1.7 + 0.4 + 0.4 mtide 0.9↓
cross 18 km/hgust28 km/h 24°
15 kJ
17 
poor
1.9 m11s S1.8 + 0.4 mtide0.4 ↓
cross 20 km/hgust36 km/h 22°
17 kJ
20 
poor
1.9 m11s S1.4 mtide−0.8 ↑
cross 19 km/hgust46 km/h 20°
17 kJ
23 
poor
1.8 m10s S1.2 mtide−0.4 ↑
cross 17 km/hgust46 km/h 19°
15 kJ

Sunday 25 October poorbest 02:00–24:00 · light 05:05–18:05

02 
poor
1.7 m10s S1.0 + 0.4 mtide0.8 ↓
cross 14 km/hgust39 km/h 19°
13 kJ
05 
poor
1.6 m9s SSE1.2 + 0.9 + 0.4 mtide 0.4↓
cross 10 km/hgust31 km/h 18°
11 kJ
08 
poor
1.5 m9s SSE1.1 + 0.9 + 0.3 mtide −0.8↑
offshore 8 km/hgust9 km/h 23°
9 kJ
11 
poor
1.4 m9s SE1.1 + 0.8 + 0.3 mtide −0.5↑
cross 10 km/hgust ——
8 kJ
14 
poor
1.3 m9s SE1.1 + 0.7 + 0.3 mtide 0.9↓
onshore 7 km/hgust ——
7 kJ
17 
poor
1.3 m9s SE1.1 + 0.7 + 0.3 mtide 0.6↓
cross 13 km/hgust ——
7 kJ
20 
poor
1.3 m9s SE1.1 + 0.6 + 0.3 mtide −0.8↑
offshore 8 km/hgust ——
6 kJ
23 
poor
1.2 m8s SE1.0 + 0.6 + 0.3 mtide −0.7↑
cross 7 km/hgust ——
6 kJ

Monday 26 October poorbest 02:00–24:00 · light 05:04–18:06

02 
poor
1.2 m8s ESE1.0 + 0.6 + 0.2 mtide 0.7↓
cross 14 km/hgust ——
5 kJ
05 
poor
1.2 m8s ESE1.0 + 0.4 + 0.4 mtide 0.7↓
cross 21 km/hgust ——
5 kJ
08 
poor
1.3 m8s ESE0.9 + 0.4 + 0.4 mtide −0.7↓
cross 27 km/hgust ——
6 kJ
11 
poor
1.5 m8s ESE0.9 + 0.4 + 0.3 mtide −0.7↑
cross 29 km/hgust ——
8 kJ
14 
poor
1.8 m7s S0.8 + 0.2 mtide0.7 ↑
cross 35 km/hgust ——
10 kJ
17 
poor
2.0 m7s S0.7 + 0.2 + 0.1 mtide 0.9↓
cross 34 km/hgust ——
13 kJ
20 
poor
2.0 m7s S0.7 + 0.2 + 0.1 mtide −0.6↓
cross 28 km/hgust ——
12 kJ
23 
poor
1.9 m7s S0.8 + 0.2 + 0.1 mtide −0.9↑
cross 25 km/hgust ——
11 kJ

Tuesday 27 October poorbest 02:00–24:00 · light 05:03–18:06

02 
poor
1.8 m7s SSE0.8 + 0.3 + 0.3 mtide 0.5↑
cross 30 km/hgust ——
10 kJ
05 
poor
1.8 m7s SSE0.7 + 0.5 + 0.2 mtide 0.9↓
onshore 26 km/hgust ——
9 kJ
08 
poor
1.9 m7s SSE0.7 + 0.5 + 0.1 mtide −0.5↓
onshore 29 km/hgust ——
11 kJ
11 
poor
2.0 m7s SSE0.4 + 0.1 mtide−0.9 ↑
onshore 28 km/hgust ——
14 kJ
14 
poor
2.0 m8s SSE2.0 + 0.4 + 0.1 mtide 0.5↑
onshore 21 km/hgust ——
14 kJ
17 
poor
1.9 m8s SSE1.9 + 0.4 + 0.1 mtide 1.0↓
onshore 19 km/hgust ——
13 kJ
20 
poor
1.9 m8s SSE1.9 mtide−0.3 ↓
onshore 21 km/hgust ——
13 kJ
23 
poor
1.9 m8s SSE1.9 mtide−1.0 ↑
cross 17 km/hgust ——
13 kJ

Wednesday 28 October poorbest 02:00–24:00 · light 05:03–18:07

02 
poor
1.8 m8s SSE1.8 mtide0.2 ↑
cross 15 km/hgust ——
12 kJ
05 
poor
1.8 m8s SSE1.8 + 0.0 mtide1.0 ↓
cross 17 km/hgust ——
11 kJ
08 
poor
1.7 m8s SSE1.7 mtide−0.2 ↓
cross 21 km/hgust ——
10 kJ
11 
poor
1.6 m8s SSE1.6 mtide−1.0 ↑
cross 26 km/hgust ——
10 kJ
14 
poor
1.6 m9s SSE1.6 mtide0.2 ↑
cross 35 km/hgust ——
10 kJ
17 
poor
1.6 m9s SSE1.3 mtide1.0 ↓
cross 38 km/hgust ——
11 kJ
20 
poor
1.7 m9s SSE1.1 mtide0.0 ↓
cross 38 km/hgust ——
11 kJ
23 
poor
1.7 m9s SSE1.0 mtide−1.0 ↑
cross 36 km/hgust ——
11 kJ

Thursday 29 October poorbest 02:00–24:00 · light 05:02–18:08

02 
poor
1.6 m7s E0.8 mtide−0.1 ↑
cross 36 km/hgust ——
8 kJ
05 
poor
1.6 m7s E0.7 mtide0.9 ↓
cross 36 km/hgust ——
7 kJ
08 
poor
1.5 m7s E0.7 mtide0.1 ↓
cross 37 km/hgust ——
7 kJ
11 
poor
1.5 m7s E0.6 + 0.1 mtide−0.9 ↑
cross 30 km/hgust ——
7 kJ
14 
poor
1.7 m7s ENE0.6 mtide−0.2 ↑
cross 40 km/hgust ——
8 kJ
17 
poor
1.7 m7s ENE0.6 mtide0.9 ↓
cross 38 km/hgust ——
9 kJ
20 
poor
1.7 m7s ENE0.5 + 0.1 mtide0.2 ↓
cross 39 km/hgust ——
9 kJ
23 
poor
1.6 m7s ENE0.5 + 0.1 mtide−0.8 ↑
cross 36 km/hgust ——
8 kJ

Friday 30 October poorbest 02:00–24:00 · light 05:01–18:09

02 
poor
1.6 m7s ENE0.4 + 0.2 mtide−0.3 ↑
cross 30 km/hgust ——
8 kJ
05 
poor
1.5 m7s ENE1.4 + 0.4 + 0.3 mtide 0.7↓
cross 28 km/hgust ——
7 kJ
08 
poor
1.9 m8s ENE1.2 + 0.4 + 0.3 mtide 0.3↓
cross 46 km/hgust ——
12 kJ
11 
poor
2.4 m7s SSW1.1 + 0.4 mtide−0.7 ↑
cross 44 km/hgust ——
18 kJ
14 
poor
2.6 m8s S0.9 + 0.4 mtide−0.4 ↑
cross 39 km/hgust ——
24 kJ
17 
poor
2.7 m8s S0.8 mtide0.6 ↓
cross 34 km/hgust ——
28 kJ
20 
poor
2.8 m10s SSW0.7 mtide0.4 ↓
cross 33 km/hgust ——
34 kJ
23 
poor
3.0 m11s SSW0.6 mtide−0.6 ↑
cross 32 km/hgust ——
44 kJ

Wind read from the nearest model point, up to 14 km — that is not the wind at the beach.

Swell read from the nearest model point, up to 14 km. Swell travels, so it still holds here.

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Tide

EOT20 prediction
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now 0.6 m ↓H 05:30 · 0.7L 11:30 · −0.7H 17:30 · 0.6

Heights vs mean sea level

Optimal: any.

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50°230°Richards Bay

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  • 1.2 m · 8 s · ENE 78°In the window
  • 0.5 m · 10 s · SSW 194°secondary

Clean — 116° between the two swells. Window NE–SW, 50°–230°.

Type
—
Faces
138° SE
Optimal period
—
Optimal tide
any
Level
—
Coordinates
−28.7911, 32.1192

Model agreement

High

NOAA GFS-Wave1.3 m

ECMWF IFS-WAM1.2 m

DWD GWAM1.2 m

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