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Wind, waves & weather forecast Richards Bay 

229.79°
6 kts
Southwest
0.35%
19 °C
Sky clear
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Last update: 18:39 local time / Next update: 00:56 local time/ This forecast is based on the GFS model
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Thursday, Jul 23

Wind
Weather
Waves
02h
13.45°
11
24
51.05%
19
1014
152.5°
1.5
12
02h
13.45°
6 m/s
max 12
51.05%
19 °C
1014 hPa
152.5°
1.5 m
12 s
05h
12.21°
10
22
0.83%
18
1013
150°
1.4
12
05h
12.21°
5 m/s
max 11
0.83%
18 °C
1013 hPa
150°
1.4 m
12 s
08h
6.89°
10
20
0.05%
19
1014
149°
1.3
12
08h
6.89°
5 m/s
max 10
0.05%
19 °C
1014 hPa
149°
1.3 m
12 s
11h
300.67°
2
5
0.05%
26
1014
150.62°
1.1
12
11h
300.67°
1 m/s
max 3
0.05%
26 °C
1014 hPa
150.62°
1.1 m
12 s
14h
190.48°
7
7
35.55%
24
1012
155.25°
1.1
12
14h
190.48°
4 m/s
max 4
35.55%
24 °C
1012 hPa
155.25°
1.1 m
12 s
17h
186.13°
6
11
3.85%
21
1011
158.25°
1.1
12
17h
186.13°
3 m/s
max 6
3.85%
21 °C
1011 hPa
158.25°
1.1 m
12 s
20h
244.35°
5
9
99.94%
20
1013
162.25°
1.1
12
20h
244.35°
3 m/s
max 5
99.94%
20 °C
1013 hPa
162.25°
1.1 m
12 s
23h
229.79°
6
13
0.35%
19
1014
164.38°
1.3
12
23h
229.79°
3 m/s
max 7
0.35%
19 °C
1014 hPa
164.38°
1.3 m
12 s

Friday, Jul 24

Wind
Weather
Waves
02h
205.38°
14
23
69.68%
21
1016
177.62°
1.7
10
02h
205.38°
7 m/s
max 12
69.68%
21 °C
1016 hPa
177.62°
1.7 m
10 s
05h
197.06°
17
27
0.63%
Rain
1.4
19
1018
188.38°
2.6
7
05h
197.06°
9 m/s
max 14
0.63%Rain
1.4 mm
19 °C
1018 hPa
188.38°
2.6 m
7 s
08h
204.35°
18
31
16.09%
20
1021
186.38°
3.2
8
08h
204.35°
9 m/s
max 16
16.09%
20 °C
1021 hPa
186.38°
3.2 m
8 s
11h
199.81°
20
31
76.79%
21
1023
188.12°
3.5
9
11h
199.81°
10 m/s
max 16
76.79%
21 °C
1023 hPa
188.12°
3.5 m
9 s
14h
198.13°
17
26
97.63%
Rain
0.7
19
1022
187.12°
3.5
10
14h
198.13°
9 m/s
max 14
97.63%Rain
0.7 mm
19 °C
1022 hPa
187.12°
3.5 m
10 s
17h
193.33°
15
24
42.27%
Rain
0.7
18
1024
186.25°
3.2
10
17h
193.33°
8 m/s
max 12
42.27%Rain
0.7 mm
18 °C
1024 hPa
186.25°
3.2 m
10 s
20h
187.3°
13
20
99.95%
18
1026
184.88°
2.9
9
20h
187.3°
7 m/s
max 10
99.95%
18 °C
1026 hPa
184.88°
2.9 m
9 s
23h
193.51°
10
16
99.95%
18
1025
188.12°
2.6
10
23h
193.51°
5 m/s
max 8
99.95%
18 °C
1025 hPa
188.12°
2.6 m
10 s

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General

This is the wind, wave and weather forecast for Richards Bay in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.Windfinder specializes in wind, waves, tides and weather reports & forecasts for wind related sports like kitesurfing, windsurfing, surfing, sailing, fishing or paragliding.

Forecast

This forecast is based on the GFS model. Forecasts are available worldwide. The horizontal resolution is about 13 km. Forecasts are computed 4 times a day, at about 01:00, 07:00, 13:00 and 19:00 South Africa Standard Time. Predictions are available in time steps of 6 hours for up to 10 days into the future.The arrows point in the direction in which the wind is blowing.

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Statistics

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