
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kosi Bay today (30 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 6s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Kosi Bay at 5PM is: 1.0m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 19s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.1m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm June 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Jun) | 5ft (1.5m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (30 Jun) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 9s |
| Evening (30 Jun) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Kosi Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Thu afternoon, min 18°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, fresh winds from the S by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 30 | Wednesday 1 | Thursday 2 | Fri 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | SSW 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 13 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
167 | 154 | 154 | 154 | 147 | 144 | 140 | 115 | 108 | 90 | 92 | 122 | 94 | 94 | 72 | 69 | 84 | 126 | 122 | 453 | 119 | 160 | 161 | 1145 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 4:16PM1.89m | 4:28AM1.94m | 4:48PM1.94m | 4:59AM1.97m | 5:21PM1.96m | 5:30AM1.96m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:06AM0.29m | 10:19PM0.33m | 10:38AM0.25m | 10:52PM0.31m | 11:09AM0.23m | 11:24PM0.32m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | |
— | — | 5:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:06 | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 22 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 21 | 25 | 28 | 27 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 |
Feels °C | 19 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 16 | 16 | 20 | 23 | 23 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | E 10 | E 10 | S 13 |
153 | 154 | 154 | 154 | 147 | 144 | 140 | 115 | 108 | 90 | 92 | 122 | 94 | 94 | 72 | 69 | 74 | 57 | 57 | 96 | 33 | 68 | 67 | 1145 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 11 | S 19 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 16 | S 16 | E 9 | E 10 | NE 6 | S 13 | E 13 |
42 | 40 | 7 | 70 | 75 | 57 | 64 | 64 | 50 | 20 | 23 | 24 | 38 | 21 | 21 | 50 | 84 | 126 | 122 | 60 | 68 | 20 | 81 | 212 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 20 | S 20 | SSW 14 | S 10 | SSW 14 | S 7 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SE 7 | SSW 12 | S 7 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 16 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 8 | E 15 | SSW 15 | S 15 | NE 6 | NE 6 |
8 | 8 | 82 | 46 | 20 | 28 | 18 | 15 | 29 | 12 | 26 | 4 | 5 | 21 | 51 | 20 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 45 | 109 | 13 | 20 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | S 6 | S 6 | SE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | S 15 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | — |
167 | 112 | 95 | 56 | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 17 | 24 | 63 | 95 | 126 | 194 | 223 | 220 | 223 | 453 | 119 | 160 | 161 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 228 | 177 | 380 | 258 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 661 | 380 | 337 | 319 | 258 | 258 | 258 | 229 | 378 | 290 | 290 | 230 | 144 | 173 | 25 |
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