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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: 25.6 Degrees C
- Sunset: 6:31 PM
- Sunrise: 5:44 AM
Swell Height And Direction (feet)
Thu 27
Fri 28
Sat 29
Sun 01
Mon 02
Tue 03
Wed 04
Thu 27
08
11
14
17
20
Fri 28
08
11
14
17
20
Sat 29
08
11
14
17
20
Sun 01
08
11
14
17
20
Mon 02
08
11
14
17
20
Tue 03
08
11
14
17
20
Wed 04
08
11
14
17
Wind Speed And Direction (knots)
Thu 27
08
11
14
17
20
Fri 28
08
11
14
17
20
Sat 29
08
11
14
17
20
Sun 01
08
11
14
17
20
Mon 02
08
11
14
17
20
Tue 03
08
11
14
17
20
Wed 04
08
11
14
17
Detailed Beach and Regional Forecasts - click tab for data
- Thu 27
Beach forecast
surf range in feetTime Richards Bay Alkanstrand Sodwana Bay 02 1-2 0-1 1-2 05 1-2 0-1 1-2 08 1-2 0-1 1-2 11 1-2 0-1 1-2 14 1-2 0-1 1-2 17 1-2 0-1 1-2 20 1-2 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° 5.2 1.6 11.0 S188 5.0 1.5 10.9 S186 4.8 1.5 10.7 S177 4.6 1.4 10.6 SSE167 4.4 1.3 10.9 SSE167 4.2 1.3 11.0 SSE167 4.2 1.3 15.9 SSW194 4.5 1.4 19.5 SSW211 Wind
kts kph dir° beaufort 17 32 NNE16 Fresh Wind 17 31 N10 Fresh Wind 15 29 N0 Fresh Wind 14 26 N349 Mod. Wind 10 19 NNW335 Mod. Wind 6 12 N359 Light Wind 3 6 NNE14 Calm 5 9 NW319 Light Wind Tides
time / range- High
- 5:44 AM/1.98m
- 5:49 PM/1.87m
- Low
- 11:50 AM/0.37m
- 11:56 PM/0.32m
- High
- Fri 28
Beach forecast
surf range in feetTime Richards Bay Alkanstrand Sodwana Bay 02 2-3 0-1 1-2 05 3-5 0-1 2-3 08 5-7 0-1 3-4 11 6-8 0-1 3-5 14 6-8 0-1 4-5 17 6-8 1-2 4-6 20 5-7 2-3 4-6 23 4-6 2-3 4-6 Regional forecast
Time
hours 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 Open Ocean Swell
feet m period dir° 5.3 1.6 18.6 SSW211 7.0 2.1 17.7 SSW211 8.8 2.7 16.9 SSW211 10.1 3.1 16.3 SSW211 11.5 3.5 13.2 SSW208 12.6 3.8 10.6 SSW197 12.7 3.9 9.1 S185 12.3 3.7 9.1 S183 Wind
kts kph dir° beaufort 6 12 W272 Light Wind 15 28 SSW213 Fresh Wind 22 41 SSW192 Strong Wind 25 47 S174 Strong Wind 29 55 SSE164 Near Gale 29 55 SSE164 Near Gale 27 51 SSE162 Strong Wind 25 47 SSE165 Strong Wind Tides
time / range- High
- 6:09 AM/1.91m
- 6:14 PM/1.79m
- Low
- 12:15 PM/0.45m
- High
- Sat 29
Beach forecast
surf range in feetTime Richards Bay Alkanstrand Sodwana Bay 02 4-5 2-3 4-5 05 4-5 2-3 4-5 08 3-5 1-2 3-5 11 3-5 1-2 3-5 14 3-5 1-2 3-4 17 3-5 0-1 3-4 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° 11.6 3.5 9.1 S182 11.1 3.4 9.7 S187 10.4 3.2 9.7 S186 9.9 3.0 10.3 S191 9.4 2.9 10.9 SSW195 8.8 2.7 11.5 SSW202 8.4 2.5 11.4 SSW202 7.9 2.4 12.3 SSW208 Wind
kts kph dir° beaufort 23 43 SSE164 Strong Wind 21 40 SSE164 Strong Wind 19 36 SSE162 Fresh Wind 18 34 SSE160 Fresh Wind 16 30 SSE161 Fresh Wind 15 28 SSE153 Fresh Wind 13 25 SE138 Mod. Wind 9 18 SE134 Mod. Wind Tides
time / range- High
- 6:35 AM/1.82m
- Low
- 12:21 AM/0.40m
- 12:42 PM/0.55m
- High
- Sun 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 3-4 0-1 2-3 11 2-3 0-1 2-3 14 2-3 0-1 1-2 17 2-3 0-1 1-2 20 3-4 0-1 2-3 23 3-4 1-2 2-3 Regional forecast
Time
hours 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 Open Ocean Swell
feet m period dir° 7.6 2.3 12.3 SSW207 7.3 2.2 11.9 SSW206 7.1 2.1 11.8 SSW205 6.8 2.1 11.7 SSW205 6.6 2.0 11.6 SSW204 6.5 2.0 11.4 SSW202 6.7 2.0 13.2 SSW194 6.8 2.1 14.3 S190 Wind
kts kph dir° beaufort 6 12 SE139 Light Wind 6 11 ESE121 Light Wind 5 10 ENE74 Light Wind 7 13 NE38 Mod. Wind 10 18 NE36 Mod. Wind 15 28 NE46 Fresh Wind 18 33 NE47 Fresh Wind 17 32 NE34 Fresh Wind Tides
time / range- High
- 7:04 AM/1.70m
- Low
- 12:48 AM/0.51m
- 1:12 PM/0.67m
- High
- Mon 02
Beach forecast
surf range in feetTime Richards Bay Alkanstrand Sodwana Bay 02 3-4 1-2 3-4 05 3-4 1-2 2-3 08 3-4 1-2 2-3 11 3-4 1-2 2-3 14 2-3 1-2 2-3 17 2-3 1-2 2-3 20 2-3 1-2 2-3 23 2-3 1-2 2-3 Regional forecast
Time
hours 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 Open Ocean Swell
feet m period dir° 6.9 2.1 14.2 S189 6.9 2.1 13.9 S190 6.8 2.1 13.6 S190 6.8 2.1 13.4 S189 6.8 2.1 13.3 S189 6.7 2.0 13.0 S189 6.7 2.0 12.7 S189 6.4 1.9 12.5 S188 Wind
kts kph dir° beaufort 17 32 NNE26 Fresh Wind 16 31 NNE20 Fresh Wind 16 30 NNE18 Fresh Wind 16 30 N10 Fresh Wind 12 23 NE46 Mod. Wind 14 27 E79 Mod. Wind 17 32 E83 Fresh Wind 12 23 ENE76 Mod. Wind Tides
time / range- High
- 7:40 AM/1.57m
- Low
- 1:19 AM/0.64m
- 1:52 PM/0.80m
- High
- Tue 03
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 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 1-2 Regional forecast
Time
hours 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 Open Ocean Swell
feet m period dir° 6.0 1.8 12.4 S188 5.8 1.8 12.1 S188 5.8 1.8 11.8 S188 5.8 1.8 11.6 S188 5.8 1.8 11.5 S188 5.8 1.8 12.2 SSW195 6.0 1.8 13.7 SSW205 6.2 1.9 13.9 SSW207 Wind
kts kph dir° beaufort 8 15 ENE64 Mod. Wind 9 18 E89 Mod. Wind 13 24 E89 Mod. Wind 13 25 E93 Mod. Wind 14 26 ESE111 Mod. Wind 14 27 ESE115 Mod. Wind 15 29 ESE102 Fresh Wind 13 25 E89 Mod. Wind Tides
time / range- High
- 8:37 AM/1.42m
- Low
- 2:04 AM/0.79m
- 3:05 PM/0.92m
- High
- Wed 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 2-3 2-3 11 3-4 1-2 2-3 14 2-3 1-2 2-3 17 2-3 1-2 2-3 20 2-3 1-2 2-3 23 3-4 1-2 2-3 Regional forecast
Time
hours 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 Open Ocean Swell
feet m period dir° 6.4 1.9 13.5 SSW207 6.6 2.0 12.3 SSW194 6.7 2.0 10.7 SSE155 6.6 2.0 9.2 E98 6.6 2.0 9.1 E95 6.6 2.0 9.1 E93 6.7 2.0 9.1 E91 7.0 2.1 9.2 E89 Wind
kts kph dir° beaufort 12 22 E85 Mod. Wind 11 21 ENE78 Mod. Wind 11 20 ENE70 Mod. Wind 10 20 ENE64 Mod. Wind 11 20 ENE65 Mod. Wind 12 23 ENE73 Mod. Wind 15 29 ENE77 Fresh Wind 17 31 ENE69 Fresh Wind Tides
time / range- High
- 10:50 AM/1.34m
- Low
- 3:48 AM/0.93m
- 5:47 PM/0.93m
- High
