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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: 23.1 Degrees C
- Sunset: 5:04 PM
- Sunrise: 6:41 AM
Swell Height And Direction (feet)
Fri 29
Sat 30
Sun 31
Mon 01
Tue 02
Wed 03
Thu 04
Fri 29
14
17
20
Sat 30
08
11
14
17
20
Sun 31
08
11
14
17
20
Mon 01
08
11
14
17
20
Tue 02
08
11
14
17
20
Wed 03
08
11
14
17
20
Thu 04
08
11
14
17
Wind Speed And Direction (knots)
Fri 29
14
17
20
Sat 30
08
11
14
17
20
Sun 31
08
11
14
17
20
Mon 01
08
11
14
17
20
Tue 02
08
11
14
17
20
Wed 03
08
11
14
17
20
Thu 04
08
11
14
17
Detailed Beach and Regional Forecasts - click tab for data
- Fri 29
Beach forecast
surf range in feetTime Richards Bay Alkanstrand Sodwana Bay 14 5-7 0-1 3-5 17 6-8 0-1 3-5 20 6-8 0-1 3-5 23 6-8 0-1 4-5 Regional forecast
Time
hours 14 17 20 23 Open Ocean Swell
feet m period dir° 9.8 3.0 16.1 SSW209 10.0 3.0 15.6 SSW209 10.1 3.1 15.4 SSW209 10.6 3.2 15.4 SSW208 Wind
kts kph dir° beaufort 4 8 WNW284 Light Wind 3 6 W264 Calm 10 19 S182 Mod. Wind 18 33 S179 Fresh Wind Tides
time / range- High
- 7:58 AM/1.44m
- Low
- 1:53 AM/0.70m
- 2:19 PM/0.64m
- High
- Sat 30
Beach forecast
surf range in feetTime Richards Bay Alkanstrand Sodwana Bay 02 6-8 0-1 4-6 05 8-10 0-1 5-7 08 8-10 0-1 6-8 11 8-10 0-1 6-8 14 8-10 0-1 5-7 17 8-10 0-1 5-7 20 8-10 0-1 5-7 23 6-8 0-1 4-6 Regional forecast
Time
hours 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 Open Ocean Swell
feet m period dir° 11.6 3.5 15.5 SSW208 12.6 3.8 15.4 SSW207 13.1 4.0 15.3 SSW207 13.1 4.0 15.2 SSW207 12.8 3.9 15.1 SSW207 12.5 3.8 15.0 SSW207 12.0 3.7 15.0 SSW207 11.5 3.5 14.9 SSW207 Wind
kts kph dir° beaufort 16 30 S174 Fresh Wind 12 23 SSE167 Mod. Wind 8 16 SSE159 Mod. Wind 4 8 SSE157 Light Wind 3 6 E92 Calm 5 10 NE53 Light Wind 7 14 NE49 Mod. Wind 9 17 NNE31 Mod. Wind Tides
time / range- High
- 9:26 AM/1.38m
- Low
- 3:20 AM/0.76m
- 3:46 PM/0.68m
- High
- Sun 31
Beach forecast
surf range in feetTime Richards Bay Alkanstrand Sodwana Bay 02 6-8 0-1 4-6 05 6-8 0-1 4-5 08 5-7 0-1 3-5 11 5-7 0-1 3-4 14 4-6 0-1 3-4 17 4-6 0-1 3-4 20 4-5 0-1 3-4 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° 11.0 3.4 14.9 SSW207 10.5 3.2 14.8 SSW208 10.0 3.0 14.7 SSW208 9.6 2.9 14.6 SSW208 9.2 2.8 14.5 SSW208 8.9 2.7 14.4 SSW208 8.7 2.6 14.4 SSW208 8.6 2.6 14.4 SSW207 Wind
kts kph dir° beaufort 10 19 NNE15 Mod. Wind 10 19 N8 Mod. Wind 12 22 NNE14 Mod. Wind 14 26 NNE16 Mod. Wind 15 27 NNE16 Fresh Wind 16 31 NNE21 Fresh Wind 18 33 NNE23 Fresh Wind 19 35 NNE21 Fresh Wind Tides
time / range- High
- 11:03 AM/1.41m
- Low
- 4:57 AM/0.72m
- 5:16 PM/0.64m
- High
- Mon 01
Beach forecast
surf range in feetTime Richards Bay Alkanstrand Sodwana Bay 02 4-5 0-1 3-4 05 4-5 0-1 3-4 08 3-5 0-1 3-4 11 3-5 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° 8.4 2.6 14.3 SSW207 8.2 2.5 14.2 SSW206 7.9 2.4 14.2 SSW205 7.7 2.4 14.0 SSW205 7.4 2.2 13.8 SSW205 7.1 2.2 13.6 SSW205 6.9 2.1 13.4 SSW205 6.7 2.0 13.3 SSW204 Wind
kts kph dir° beaufort 18 34 NNE15 Fresh Wind 17 32 N8 Fresh Wind 18 34 N7 Fresh Wind 17 32 N3 Fresh Wind 17 32 N8 Fresh Wind 17 32 NNE13 Fresh Wind 17 32 NNE20 Fresh Wind 17 32 NNE24 Fresh Wind Tides
time / range- High
- 12:19 PM/1.51m
- Low
- 6:13 AM/0.60m
- 6:27 PM/0.53m
- High
- Tue 02
Beach forecast
surf range in feetTime Richards Bay Alkanstrand Sodwana Bay 02 2-3 0-1 2-3 05 2-3 0-1 1-2 08 2-3 0-1 1-2 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 1-2 Regional forecast
Time
hours 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 Open Ocean Swell
feet m period dir° 6.4 2.0 13.0 SSW204 6.1 1.9 12.7 SSW203 5.9 1.8 12.6 SSW203 5.8 1.8 12.5 SSW202 5.6 1.7 12.3 SSW201 5.5 1.7 12.1 SSW199 5.5 1.7 11.9 SSW198 5.6 1.7 11.8 SSW196 Wind
kts kph dir° beaufort 16 29 NNE20 Fresh Wind 14 27 NNE14 Mod. Wind 15 28 N11 Fresh Wind 16 29 N5 Fresh Wind 15 28 N4 Fresh Wind 16 29 NNE15 Fresh Wind 18 33 NNE24 Fresh Wind 18 34 NNE24 Fresh Wind Tides
time / range- High
- 12:50 AM/1.73m
- 1:17 PM/1.64m
- Low
- 7:11 AM/0.47m
- 7:23 PM/0.42m
- High
- Wed 03
Beach forecast
surf range in feetTime Richards Bay Alkanstrand Sodwana Bay 02 2-3 0-1 1-2 05 1-2 0-1 1-2 08 1-2 0-1 1-2 11 1-2 1-2 1-2 14 1-2 1-2 1-2 17 1-2 1-2 1-2 20 1-2 1-2 1-2 23 1-2 1-2 1-2 Regional forecast
Time
hours 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 Open Ocean Swell
feet m period dir° 5.6 1.7 11.8 SSW194 5.5 1.7 11.8 S191 5.4 1.7 11.8 S186 5.2 1.6 11.8 S178 4.8 1.5 11.7 SSE168 4.5 1.4 11.4 SSE157 4.3 1.3 11.3 SSE149 4.3 1.3 11.2 SE145 Wind
kts kph dir° beaufort 18 34 NNE18 Fresh Wind 17 32 N9 Fresh Wind 16 30 N4 Fresh Wind 13 24 N352 Mod. Wind 9 17 NNW344 Mod. Wind 7 13 N5 Mod. Wind 6 11 NNE28 Light Wind 6 12 NNE31 Light Wind Tides
time / range- High
- 1:41 AM/1.84m
- 2:06 PM/1.76m
- Low
- 7:59 AM/0.34m
- 8:11 PM/0.32m
- High
- Thu 04
Beach forecast
surf range in feetTime Richards Bay Alkanstrand Sodwana Bay 02 1-2 0-1 1-2 05 2-3 0-1 1-2 08 2-3 0-1 1-2 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 1-2 Regional forecast
Time
hours 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 Open Ocean Swell
feet m period dir° 4.4 1.4 13.9 S179 4.8 1.5 16.1 SSW206 5.2 1.6 17.0 SW216 5.3 1.6 16.3 SW216 5.3 1.6 15.7 SW216 5.3 1.6 15.2 SW216 5.3 1.6 13.8 SSW205 5.3 1.6 13.5 SSW204 Wind
kts kph dir° beaufort 6 12 NNE31 Light Wind 6 11 NNE27 Light Wind 8 15 NNE30 Mod. Wind 9 17 N6 Mod. Wind 11 20 N10 Mod. Wind 13 24 NNE21 Mod. Wind 15 28 NNE20 Fresh Wind 16 30 NNE18 Fresh Wind Tides
time / range- High
- 2:26 AM/1.93m
- 2:50 PM/1.85m
- Low
- 8:42 AM/0.24m
- 8:55 PM/0.26m
- High
