Ballito to Richards Bay |
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Weekend 25 July 2020 |
Expect a three-day run of mangled onshores starting Friday and broken 2-4' open coast surf. Sunny and warm. Saturday is Same Same. Sunday is Same Same, only different. The wind is now a straight N and blowing hard. It eases in the arvi and evening, going light variable. Expected a mangled peaky 1-4ft sea, a mix of NE, E and SW wind and a smidge of groundswell. Partly cloudy and warm with showers. Monday the buster has smashed through with strong S to SSE onshore winds obliterating the ocean. The surf looks 2-3' open coast. The wind eases in arvi, but not by nearly enoug. Partly cloudy and cool with strong showers. Tuesday mild onshores build into fresh beasterlies. Dawn has small feasibility of 2-3' sets open coast. Partly cloudy and warm.
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KZN North Coast
- Sea Temp: 19.8 Degrees C
- Sunset: 5:28 PM
- Sunrise: 6:34 AM
Swell Height And Direction (feet)
Sun 09
Mon 10
Tue 11
Wed 12
Thu 13
Fri 14
Sat 15
Sun 09
08
11
14
17
20
Mon 10
08
11
14
17
20
Tue 11
08
11
14
17
20
Wed 12
08
11
14
17
20
Thu 13
08
11
14
17
20
Fri 14
08
11
14
17
20
Sat 15
08
11
14
17
Wind Speed And Direction (knots)
Sun 09
08
11
14
17
20
Mon 10
08
11
14
17
20
Tue 11
08
11
14
17
20
Wed 12
08
11
14
17
20
Thu 13
08
11
14
17
20
Fri 14
08
11
14
17
20
Sat 15
08
11
14
17
Detailed Beach and Regional Forecasts - click tab for data
- Sun 09
Beach forecast
surf range in feetTime Richards Bay Alkanstrand Sodwana Bay 08 0-1 0-1 0-1 11 0-1 0-1 0-1 14 0-1 0-1 0-1 17 0-1 0-1 0-1 20 0-1 0-1 0-1 23 3-4 0-1 1-2 Regional forecast
Time
hours 08 11 14 17 20 23 Open Ocean Swell
feet m period dir° 8.9 2.7 6.8 NNW343 8.9 2.7 6.9 NNW348 8.6 2.6 7.0 N354 8.4 2.6 7.0 N358 8.5 2.6 6.9 N2 7.9 2.4 9.9 SW228 Wind
kts kph dir° beaufort 26 49 NNW344 Strong Wind 26 48 NNW347 Strong Wind 24 45 N352 Strong Wind 24 45 N2 Strong Wind 24 45 N2 Strong Wind 14 27 NW306 Mod. Wind Tides
time / range- High
- 6:37 AM/1.64m
- Low
- 12:39 AM/0.50m
- 12:43 PM/0.46m
- High
- Mon 10
Beach forecast
surf range in feetTime Richards Bay Alkanstrand Sodwana Bay 02 3-5 0-1 2-3 05 3-4 0-1 2-3 08 2-3 0-1 2-3 11 2-3 0-1 2-3 14 2-3 0-1 2-3 17 3-4 0-1 2-3 20 3-5 0-1 2-3 23 4-5 0-1 3-4 Regional forecast
Time
hours 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 Open Ocean Swell
feet m period dir° 7.8 2.4 13.5 SSW208 8.6 2.6 8.5 SSW206 8.8 2.7 7.3 SSW195 8.3 2.5 8.1 SSW197 7.9 2.4 8.7 SSW199 7.9 2.4 9.1 SSW201 8.6 2.6 11.1 SSW205 9.5 2.9 11.6 SSW206 Wind
kts kph dir° beaufort 23 44 SSW198 Strong Wind 25 47 S180 Strong Wind 23 43 S177 Strong Wind 19 36 S185 Fresh Wind 18 34 S189 Fresh Wind 16 30 S180 Fresh Wind 15 28 SSE167 Fresh Wind 11 21 S174 Mod. Wind Tides
time / range- High
- 7:07 AM/1.54m
- Low
- 1:10 AM/0.59m
- 1:14 PM/0.57m
- High
- Tue 11
Beach forecast
surf range in feetTime Richards Bay Alkanstrand Sodwana Bay 02 4-5 0-1 3-4 05 3-5 0-1 2-3 08 3-4 0-1 2-3 11 2-3 0-1 1-2 14 2-3 0-1 1-2 17 2-3 0-1 1-2 20 2-3 0-1 1-2 23 0-1 0-1 0-1 Regional forecast
Time
hours 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 Open Ocean Swell
feet m period dir° 9.6 2.9 11.8 SSW207 8.9 2.7 11.6 SSW209 7.9 2.4 11.3 SSW209 7.0 2.1 10.9 SSW211 6.2 1.9 10.5 SSW210 5.8 1.8 10.1 SSW209 5.9 1.8 9.8 SSW205 6.3 1.9 6.9 WNW284 Wind
kts kph dir° beaufort 8 15 S180 Mod. Wind 4 8 S183 Light Wind 1 3 N358 Calm 8 16 N354 Mod. Wind 14 26 N7 Mod. Wind 19 36 NNE21 Fresh Wind 21 40 NNE18 Strong Wind 22 42 NNE12 Strong Wind Tides
time / range- High
- 7:43 AM/1.43m
- Low
- 1:47 AM/0.70m
- 1:51 PM/0.68m
- High
- Wed 12
Beach forecast
surf range in feetTime Richards Bay Alkanstrand Sodwana Bay 02 0-1 0-1 0-1 05 0-1 0-1 0-1 08 0-1 0-1 0-1 11 0-1 0-1 0-1 14 0-1 0-1 0-1 17 1-2 0-1 0-1 20 2-3 0-1 1-2 23 2-3 0-1 1-2 Regional forecast
Time
hours 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 Open Ocean Swell
feet m period dir° 6.8 2.1 5.8 N360 7.0 2.1 6.2 N357 6.5 2.0 6.4 N358 5.8 1.8 6.3 N1 6.2 1.9 6.2 NW320 6.7 2.0 6.9 SW233 6.8 2.1 7.7 SSW210 6.6 2.0 8.5 SSW209 Wind
kts kph dir° beaufort 23 44 N3 Strong Wind 22 40 N356 Strong Wind 15 29 NW312 Fresh Wind 12 23 WSW249 Mod. Wind 17 31 SW218 Fresh Wind 14 27 SSW191 Mod. Wind 11 21 SSW201 Mod. Wind 11 21 SSW213 Mod. Wind Tides
time / range- High
- 8:35 AM/1.32m
- Low
- 2:37 AM/0.80m
- 2:45 PM/0.80m
- High
- Thu 13
Beach forecast
surf range in feetTime Richards Bay Alkanstrand Sodwana Bay 02 3-4 0-1 1-2 05 3-4 0-1 2-3 08 3-4 0-1 1-2 11 2-3 0-1 1-2 14 3-4 0-1 1-2 17 3-4 0-1 2-3 20 3-4 0-1 2-3 23 5-7 0-1 3-5 Regional forecast
Time
hours 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 Open Ocean Swell
feet m period dir° 6.8 2.1 12.1 SSW212 7.0 2.1 15.1 SW215 6.7 2.0 13.9 SW215 6.2 1.9 14.1 SW214 6.2 1.9 15.2 SSW213 6.8 2.1 15.6 SSW211 7.4 2.3 12.2 SSW207 9.3 2.8 16.5 SSW208 Wind
kts kph dir° beaufort 10 18 SW215 Mod. Wind 6 11 SW224 Light Wind 6 12 WSW258 Light Wind 11 21 SW224 Mod. Wind 17 32 SSW204 Fresh Wind 20 38 S185 Fresh Wind 20 37 S175 Fresh Wind 15 28 S178 Fresh Wind Tides
time / range- High
- 10:13 AM/1.24m
- Low
- 4:03 AM/0.88m
- 4:28 PM/0.89m
- High
- Fri 14
Beach forecast
surf range in feetTime Richards Bay Alkanstrand Sodwana Bay 02 8-10 1-2 6-8 05 10-12 1-2 6-8 08 10-12 0-1 6-8 11 8-10 0-1 5-7 14 8-10 0-1 4-6 17 6-8 0-1 3-5 20 5-7 0-1 3-4 23 5-7 0-1 3-4 Regional forecast
Time
hours 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 Open Ocean Swell
feet m period dir° 12.9 3.9 16.5 SSW207 14.7 4.5 16.1 SSW208 14.3 4.3 15.9 SSW209 13.0 4.0 15.8 SSW210 11.6 3.5 15.6 SSW211 10.5 3.2 15.3 SSW212 9.8 3.0 15.0 SSW212 9.6 2.9 14.5 SSW212 Wind
kts kph dir° beaufort 11 20 S181 Mod. Wind 6 12 SSE164 Light Wind 2 4 NE50 Calm 8 16 N354 Mod. Wind 15 29 N5 Fresh Wind 22 40 N11 Strong Wind 24 45 N8 Strong Wind 25 48 N1 Strong Wind Tides
time / range- High
- 12:22 PM/1.29m
- Low
- 6:03 AM/0.85m
- 6:30 PM/0.84m
- High
- Sat 15
Beach forecast
surf range in feetTime Richards Bay Alkanstrand Sodwana Bay 02 1-2 0-1 0-1 05 0-1 0-1 0-1 08 0-1 0-1 0-1 11 0-1 0-1 0-1 14 0-1 0-1 0-1 17 0-1 0-1 0-1 20 0-1 0-1 0-1 23 3-4 0-1 2-3 Regional forecast
Time
hours 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 Open Ocean Swell
feet m period dir° 9.8 3.0 8.9 WNW282 10.2 3.1 6.9 NNW348 10.4 3.2 7.3 N350 10.8 3.3 7.5 N354 10.9 3.3 7.8 N359 10.1 3.1 7.8 N3 8.8 2.7 7.6 N6 9.9 3.0 8.0 SSW212 Wind
kts kph dir° beaufort 29 53 N354 Near Gale 29 54 N352 Near Gale 28 53 NNW344 Near Gale 30 56 N352 Near Gale 29 54 N357 Near Gale 23 43 N357 Strong Wind 13 25 SSW200 Mod. Wind 31 57 S177 Near Gale Tides
time / range- High
- 12:52 AM/1.43m
- 1:36 PM/1.45m
- Low
- 7:20 AM/0.72m
- 7:41 PM/0.70m
- High
