Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kosi Bay today (23 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Kosi Bay at 10AM is: 1.0m 12s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 23). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (23 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 12s |
| Evening (23 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Kosi Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Warm (max 25°C on Thu afternoon, min 17°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Fri morning, light winds from the SSW by Sat night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | S 7 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 314 | 272 | 268 | 232 | 197 | 197 | 193 | 134 | 132 | 130 | 736 | 1818 | 3232 | 3601 | 3534 | 2222 | 1476 | 1207 | 1199 | 1170 | 938 | 792 | 761 | 788 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | 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-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 10:00AM1.35m | 11:03PM1.39m | 12:04PM1.32m | 00:53AM1.42m | 1:35PM1.41m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:51AM0.84m | 4:22PM0.85m | 5:40AM0.88m | 6:19PM0.86m | 7:18AM0.79m | 7:41PM0.75m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 20 | 19 | 23 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 20 | 19 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | SE 11 | S 22 | S 21 | SE 12 | SSW 20 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSE 10 |
| kJ | 314 | 272 | 268 | 232 | 197 | 197 | 193 | 134 | 38 | 62 | 31 | 13 | 45 | 9 | 9 | 21 | 78 | 65 | 94 | 89 | 85 | 45 | 45 | 788 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | E 9 | — | SW 22 | SSW 21 | SSW 20 | SE 11 | SE 11 | — | — | S 20 | S 20 | E 9 | E 8 |
| kJ | 63 | 36 | 35 | 18 | 48 | 46 | 43 | 71 | 132 | 130 | 80 | 6 | — | 18 | 43 | 40 | 19 | 19 | — | — | 30 | 30 | 13 | 11 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SSW 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 10 | — | SE 11 | — | — | — | E 9 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 64 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | — | 19 | — | — | — | 13 | 36 | 33 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 6 | N 6 | S 4 | S 7 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | — |
| kJ | 35 | 39 | 42 | 67 | 90 | 95 | 106 | 134 | 77 | 51 | 736 | 1818 | 3232 | 3601 | 3534 | 2222 | 1476 | 1207 | 1199 | 1170 | 938 | 792 | 761 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 290 | 290 | 258 | 229 | 228 | 228 | 173 | 144 | 25 | 407 | 290 | 407 | 779 | 1061 | 378 | 319 | 319 | 258 | 271 | 258 | 1061 | 228 | 177 | 144 |
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