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Richards Bay

Tides, waves, sea temperature and weather, as at 00:02 SAST on Sat, 17 Oct.

Sea22,7 °Csatellite
Waves1,9 m6,8 s, from ENE
Wind33 km/hfrom NNE, 18°
Air25 °CClear
Next low00:290,73 m, falling now
Sun05:12 · 18:01rise and set; moon 34% lit

Tides

0,51,01,52,0Sat, 17 OctSun, 18 OctMon, 19 Octnow00:2906:3412:3418:4001:0407:1713:2319:3202:1709:5016:5623:09
Sat, 17 Oct
  • Low 00:290,73 m
  • High 06:341,61 m
  • Low 12:340,88 m
  • High 18:401,56 m
Sun, 18 Oct
  • Low 01:040,89 m
  • High 07:171,45 m
  • Low 13:231,06 m
  • High 19:321,38 m
Mon, 19 Oct
  • Low 02:171,05 m
  • High 09:501,34 m
  • Low 16:561,15 m
  • High 23:091,32 m

Predicted for the Richards Bay gauge, in metres above chart datum (LAT). Astronomical tide only: wind and pressure can add or take away 20 to 30 cm.

Waves

Height1,9 msignificant wave height
Period6,8 s0,147 Hz, about 9 waves a minute
DirectionENEfrom 73°

Swell 0,6 m at 14,7 s from SSW.

0,01,02,03,04,05,06,0Sat, 17 OctSun, 18 OctMon, 19 OctTue, 20 OctWed, 21 OctThu, 22 Octnow

Solid line: total sea, in metres. Dashed line: the swell on its own.

DayHighestPeriodFrom
Sat, 17 Oct2,0 m5,6 sSSW 208°
Sun, 18 Oct1,9 m6,0 sSSW 197°
Mon, 19 Oct5,2 m10,2 sSSW 198°
Tue, 20 Oct4,4 m11,2 sSSW 192°
Wed, 21 Oct2,3 m11,1 sS 178°
Thu, 22 Oct1,6 m11,6 sS 175°
So far
1,01,52,02,53,03,54,04,525 Sept26 Sept27 Sept28 Sept29 Sept30 Sept01 Oct02 Oct03 Oct04 Oct05 Oct06 Oct07 Oct08 Oct09 Oct10 Oct11 Oct12 Oct13 Oct14 Oct15 Oct16 Oct17 Octnow

Significant wave height from the same model, as it stood each hour. Metres.

NOAA WaveWatch III at 0,5°: the nearest open-sea model cell, 25 km offshore. Height is significant wave height, the average of the highest third. Period is the peak period, and frequency is one over the period.

Weather

Sat, 17 OctClearHigh 36°, low 23°Wind up to 40 km/h · rain 0,0 mm
Sun, 18 OctPartly cloudyHigh 27°, low 22°Wind up to 39 km/h · rain 0,0 mm
Mon, 19 OctFairHigh 38°, low 19°Wind up to 63 km/h · rain 2,6 mm

Sea temperature

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Rings: NOAA satellite. Degrees Celsius.

22,7 °CNOAA CoralTemp satelliteFor 15 October. Satellite values run about two days behind.

The sources measure different things in different places and can differ by up to 2 °C, so the page shows the spread rather than picking one.

Sun and moon

DaySunriseSunsetMoonriseMoonset
Sat, 17 Oct05:1218:0109:45–
Sun, 18 Oct05:1118:0210:4100:20
Mon, 19 Oct05:1018:0311:3801:00
Tue, 20 Oct05:0918:0312:3501:36

Waxing crescent, 34% lit. Full moon Mon, 26 Oct at 06:12. New moon Mon, 09 Nov at 09:02.

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Sources
  • Tide predictions computed from TICON-4 harmonic constants for Richards Bay (CC BY 4.0).
  • Weather: data from MET Norway (CC BY 4.0).
  • Wave model: NOAA/NCEP WaveWatch III, served by PacIOOS (University of Hawaii).
  • Satellite sea temperature: NOAA Coral Reef Watch CoralTemp.

Predictions are guidance, not for navigation. South Africa's official tide tables are the SA Navy Hydrographic Office's.