Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kosi Bay today (29 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 8s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 10s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 10s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Kosi Bay at 5PM is: 1.9m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.8m 9s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.3m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Jul) | 7ft (2.2m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (29 Jul) | 6ft (1.9m) | 10s |
| Evening (29 Jul) | 6ft (1.9m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Kosi Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 22°C on Wed afternoon, min 15°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Wed night, strong winds from the SSW by Fri afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 29 | Thursday 30 | Friday 31 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 8 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 587 | 751 | 724 | 701 | 605 | 587 | 695 | 567 | 567 | 627 | 1116 | 1528 | 1664 | 1929 | 2053 | 2135 | 2047 | 2138 | 2150 | 1794 | 1469 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 4:06PM1.97m | 4:16AM2.02m | 4:35PM2.07m | 4:44AM2.08m | 5:03PM2.13m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:56AM0.25m | 10:09PM0.27m | 10:24AM0.16m | 10:38PM0.20m | 10:51AM0.10m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 |
Feels °C | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | ESE 11 |
| kJ | 110 | 108 | 103 | 101 | 101 | 101 | 78 | 78 | 79 | 79 | 63 | 68 | 50 | 51 | 50 | 55 | 64 | 63 | 66 | 62 | 68 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | — | — | S 18 | S 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 |
| kJ | 44 | 22 | 46 | 51 | 29 | 54 | 51 | 52 | 56 | 90 | 85 | 83 | 78 | 53 | — | — | 25 | 24 | 30 | 29 | 30 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 18 | — | — | SSW 17 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 26 | — | — | 55 | 17 | 44 | 33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 |
| kJ | 587 | 751 | 724 | 701 | 605 | 587 | 695 | 567 | 567 | 627 | 1116 | 1528 | 1664 | 1929 | 2053 | 2135 | 2047 | 2138 | 2150 | 1794 | 1469 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 360 | 507 | 407 | 349 | 290 | 290 | 228 | 349 | 428 | 779 | 779 | 678 | 595 | 425 | 378 | 431 | 1235 | 1252 | 1252 | 378 | 337 |
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