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Weekend 28 December 2019 |
A shtonking SSW buster arrives in Richards Bay Friday morning, and the coast is torn into salty sideshore southerly chunks. Windswell builds all day, bumps build on the horizon. Nothing going on along the shore. Partly cloudy and warm with showers. Saturday in the wake of the buster, a fresh southerly is too sideshore for decent waves, and the sheltered breaks north of any land or harbour walls need east in the swell, not south. Moderately miff SE winds will win the day. Partly cloudy and warm with occasional showers in the south. Sunday the onshore builds from light going fresh ENE and miffish. Sloppy 2' east windslop served salty. Partly cloudy and warm with showers. Monday leftover onshore morning sickness, moderate N winds and 2-3' windswell peaks. Winds swing NE and puff moderate, then ease into a light whiff of onshore by evening. Might be a couple of wobbly waves during the evening sesh. Partly cloudy and warm with showers. Tuesday New Year's Eve puffs moderate S in the morning, swinging bumpy onshore SE in arvi. Surf builds a bit in arvi as a new 14 second SSW swell 2-4' fills in on open coast. Cloudy and warm with showers.
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KZN North Coast
- Sea Temp: 25.4 Degrees C
- Sunset: 5:55 PM
- Sunrise: 6:04 AM
Swell Height And Direction (feet)
Sun 29
Mon 30
Tue 31
Wed 01
Thu 02
Fri 03
Sat 04
Sun 29
08
11
14
17
20
Mon 30
08
11
14
17
20
Tue 31
08
11
14
17
20
Wed 01
08
11
14
17
20
Thu 02
08
11
14
17
20
Fri 03
08
11
14
17
20
Sat 04
08
11
14
17
Wind Speed And Direction (knots)
Sun 29
08
11
14
17
20
Mon 30
08
11
14
17
20
Tue 31
08
11
14
17
20
Wed 01
08
11
14
17
20
Thu 02
08
11
14
17
20
Fri 03
08
11
14
17
20
Sat 04
08
11
14
17
Detailed Beach and Regional Forecasts - click tab for data
- Sun 29
Beach forecast
surf range in feetTime Richards Bay Alkanstrand Sodwana Bay 02 3-4 0-1 2-3 05 2-3 0-1 2-3 08 2-3 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 2-3 0-1 2-3 Regional forecast
Time
hours 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 Open Ocean Swell
feet m period dir° 7.1 2.2 12.9 SSW194 6.6 2.0 12.7 SSW194 6.2 1.9 12.6 SSW194 5.9 1.8 12.4 SSW196 5.7 1.7 12.3 SSW196 5.6 1.7 12.3 SSW196 5.7 1.7 12.3 SSW198 5.9 1.8 15.1 SSW203 Wind
kts kph dir° beaufort 10 18 NE37 Mod. Wind 10 18 NNE12 Mod. Wind 10 19 N360 Mod. Wind 10 20 N5 Mod. Wind 10 19 NNE15 Mod. Wind 10 19 NE52 Mod. Wind 13 25 ENE70 Mod. Wind 10 20 ENE75 Mod. Wind Tides
time / range- High
- 6:03 AM/1.84m
- 6:13 PM/1.72m
- Low
- 12:11 PM/0.47m
- High
- Mon 30
Beach forecast
surf range in feetTime Richards Bay Alkanstrand Sodwana Bay 02 3-4 0-1 2-3 05 3-5 0-1 2-3 08 3-5 0-1 2-3 11 3-5 0-1 2-3 14 4-5 0-1 3-4 17 4-5 0-1 3-4 20 4-5 0-1 3-4 23 3-5 0-1 2-3 Regional forecast
Time
hours 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 Open Ocean Swell
feet m period dir° 6.2 1.9 19.2 SSW210 6.6 2.0 18.7 SSW209 7.0 2.1 17.9 SSW210 7.3 2.2 17.6 SSW209 7.6 2.3 16.9 SSW210 7.7 2.4 16.6 SSW210 7.8 2.4 16.3 SSW210 7.7 2.3 15.9 SSW210 Wind
kts kph dir° beaufort 6 12 E80 Light Wind 5 9 ENE71 Light Wind 6 12 NE53 Light Wind 8 15 NE36 Mod. Wind 9 16 NNE33 Mod. Wind 11 21 NE43 Mod. Wind 14 26 NE37 Mod. Wind 13 25 NNE29 Mod. Wind Tides
time / range- High
- 6:31 AM/1.72m
- Low
- 12:19 AM/0.48m
- 12:40 PM/0.58m
- High
- Tue 31
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 3-4 0-1 2-3 11 3-4 0-1 2-3 14 3-4 0-1 2-3 17 3-4 0-1 2-3 20 3-4 0-1 2-3 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° 7.4 2.3 15.7 SSW210 7.2 2.2 15.6 SSW210 7.1 2.2 15.5 SSW211 7.1 2.2 15.3 SSW211 7.0 2.1 15.3 SSW211 6.8 2.1 15.1 SSW211 6.8 2.1 14.7 SSW211 7.1 2.2 14.5 SSW211 Wind
kts kph dir° beaufort 15 29 NNE27 Fresh Wind 17 33 NNE19 Fresh Wind 20 37 N10 Fresh Wind 20 38 N359 Fresh Wind 19 36 N2 Fresh Wind 19 35 NNE18 Fresh Wind 19 35 NNE18 Fresh Wind 21 39 NNE16 Strong Wind Tides
time / range- High
- 7:06 AM/1.57m
- Low
- 12:52 AM/0.62m
- 1:18 PM/0.72m
- High
- Wed 01
Beach forecast
surf range in feetTime Richards Bay Alkanstrand Sodwana Bay 02 3-4 0-1 2-3 05 3-4 0-1 2-3 08 3-5 0-1 2-3 11 4-6 0-1 3-4 14 6-8 0-1 4-6 17 8-10 0-1 5-7 20 8-10 0-1 5-7 23 8-10 0-1 5-7 Regional forecast
Time
hours 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 Open Ocean Swell
feet m period dir° 7.2 2.2 14.5 SSW211 7.3 2.2 14.7 SSW212 7.6 2.3 15.3 SSW212 8.9 2.7 15.8 SSW212 10.7 3.3 18.1 SSW210 11.8 3.6 18.1 SSW209 12.2 3.7 17.5 SSW210 11.8 3.6 17.0 SSW211 Wind
kts kph dir° beaufort 15 29 N354 Fresh Wind 14 25 NNW328 Mod. Wind 6 11 W279 Light Wind 20 38 SSW196 Fresh Wind 23 44 S188 Strong Wind 22 42 S182 Strong Wind 21 40 S178 Strong Wind 19 36 S171 Fresh Wind Tides
time / range- High
- 7:58 AM/1.41m
- Low
- 1:38 AM/0.79m
- 2:24 PM/0.86m
- High
- Thu 02
Beach forecast
surf range in feetTime Richards Bay Alkanstrand Sodwana Bay 02 8-10 0-1 4-6 05 6-8 0-1 4-6 08 6-8 0-1 4-5 11 6-8 0-1 4-5 14 6-8 0-1 3-5 17 6-8 0-1 3-5 20 6-8 0-1 3-5 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° 11.4 3.5 16.5 SSW211 11.2 3.4 16.3 SSW212 11.1 3.4 15.8 SSW212 10.7 3.3 15.6 SSW212 10.3 3.1 15.6 SSW213 10.0 3.1 15.8 SSW213 10.0 3.0 15.8 SSW213 9.9 3.0 15.6 SSW212 Wind
kts kph dir° beaufort 20 38 SSE164 Fresh Wind 21 39 SSE157 Strong Wind 21 39 SSE156 Strong Wind 18 33 SSE157 Fresh Wind 15 29 SSE164 Fresh Wind 16 29 SSE160 Fresh Wind 16 31 SSE157 Fresh Wind 16 29 SSE156 Fresh Wind Tides
time / range- High
- 10:09 AM/1.30m
- Low
- 3:25 AM/0.93m
- 5:00 PM/0.90m
- High
- Fri 03
Beach forecast
surf range in feetTime Richards Bay Alkanstrand Sodwana Bay 02 5-7 0-1 3-4 05 4-6 0-1 3-5 08 4-6 0-1 3-4 11 4-5 0-1 3-4 14 3-5 0-1 3-4 17 3-4 0-1 2-3 20 3-4 0-1 2-3 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 15.3 SSW212 9.5 2.9 13.5 SSW203 9.2 2.8 13.3 SSW203 8.7 2.6 13.1 SSW203 8.2 2.5 13.0 SSW202 7.7 2.4 12.9 SSW202 7.3 2.2 12.8 SSW201 6.9 2.1 12.6 SSW201 Wind
kts kph dir° beaufort 16 29 SSE160 Fresh Wind 15 28 SSE167 Fresh Wind 14 27 S171 Mod. Wind 13 24 SSE157 Mod. Wind 11 21 SE132 Mod. Wind 11 21 E100 Mod. Wind 12 22 E81 Mod. Wind 11 20 ENE70 Mod. Wind Tides
time / range- High
- 12:32 PM/1.40m
- Low
- 6:16 AM/0.86m
- 6:50 PM/0.74m
- High
- Sat 04
Beach forecast
surf range in feetTime Richards Bay Alkanstrand Sodwana Bay 02 2-3 0-1 2-3 05 2-3 0-1 2-3 08 2-3 0-1 1-2 11 1-2 0-1 1-2 14 1-2 1-2 1-2 17 2-3 0-1 1-2 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° 6.6 2.0 12.4 SSW200 6.2 1.9 12.3 SSW200 5.9 1.8 12.2 SSW201 5.8 1.8 11.2 S187 5.7 1.7 10.6 S171 5.7 1.7 12.8 SSW200 5.7 1.7 12.5 SSW200 5.7 1.8 12.3 SSW200 Wind
kts kph dir° beaufort 9 17 ENE64 Mod. Wind 8 15 ENE58 Mod. Wind 8 16 NE53 Mod. Wind 10 18 NE47 Mod. Wind 10 19 NE47 Mod. Wind 11 21 NE46 Mod. Wind 13 25 NE48 Mod. Wind 16 29 NE45 Fresh Wind Tides
time / range- High
- 1:12 AM/1.55m
- 1:35 PM/1.60m
- Low
- 7:28 AM/0.66m
- 7:44 PM/0.52m
- High
