Kosi Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Kosi Bay today (05 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 11s period with SSE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 12s period with SSE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 11s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Kosi Bay at 6PM is: 1.6m 11s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.6m 11s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (05 Jul)	5ft (1.6m)	11s
Afternoon (05 Jul)	5.5ft (1.7m)	12s
Evening (05 Jul)	5ft (1.5m)	11s

Table - waves today at Kosi Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Mon afternoon, min 18°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Sun 5					Monday 6								Tuesday 7								Wed 8
	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
Rating (10 max)	3	1	2	2	3	3	2	2	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 11	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 10	SSE 11	SSE 10	SSE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	NE 8	NE 8
Wave Graph
kJ	800	757	677	581	560	478	387	328	275	275	229	196	138	133	104	102	104	102	79	79	77	76	122	151
Wind (km/h)	SSE	ENE	ENE	NE	NNE	N	NNW	NW	N	NNE	NNE	NE	NNE	N	NNW	NNW	N	NNE	NE	NE	N	NNW	NNW	NNW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	glassy	cross-on	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-off	cross-off	off	off
High Tide				7:03PM1.90m				7:13AM1.79m				7:44PM1.84m				7:57AM1.68m					8:33PM1.76m
Low Tide		12:46PM0.32m				1:11AM0.46m				1:24PM0.39m				1:55AM0.54m					2:09PM0.49m				2:51AM0.63m


	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:37	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:37	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:37	—
	—	—	5:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:07	—	—	—	—	5:08
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	20	21	20	21	21	21	20	19	21	22	21	21	22	21	20	19	21	22	20	21	21	20	19	18
Feels °C	21	20	20	21	21	22	20	18	19	18	18	19	20	20	19	18	19	19	18	19	19	19	18	17
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 11	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 10	SSE 11	SSE 10	SSE 10	SE 10	NE 5	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	NE 8	NE 8
kJ	800	757	677	581	560	478	387	328	275	275	229	196	138	133	104	42	104	102	79	79	77	76	122	151
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 10	E 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	SE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ENE 7	E 9	SE 10	SE 10
kJ	82	82	85	83	81	81	57	55	53	34	34	34	33	33	33	102	19	19	19	18	10	16	74	57
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 18	S 18	S 18	S 17	S 16	S 10	S 12	S 12	S 12	S 12	S 11	S 9	S 9	S 9	S 9	ESE 10	S 9	S 9	S 9	S 11	E 10	S 15	E 10	E 10
kJ	7	6	6	6	5	8	3	11	11	3	10	6	6	6	6	33	2	2	2	9	16	4	16	16
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	NE 3	NE 3	NE 3	NNE 3	N 3	NNE 4	NNE 4	NNE 4	NNE 5	NE 5	NE 5	—	NE 5	NE 5	NE 4	NE 4	NE 4	NE 5	N 4	N 4
kJ	—	—	—	—	3	4	3	4	6	22	34	34	44	51	49	—	29	26	32	32	34	45	6	9
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Kosi Bay KZN North	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Salt Rock KZN North	Kosi Bay KZN North	Kosi Bay KZN North	Kosi Bay KZN North	Kosi Bay KZN North	Siyayi KZN North	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Umhlanga KZN North	Salt Rock KZN North	Salt Rock KZN North	Sodwana KZN North	Kosi Bay KZN North	Kosi Bay KZN North	Siyayi KZN North	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Battery Beach Durban/KZN South	Salt Rock KZN North	Sodwana KZN North	Kosi Bay KZN North	Kosi Bay KZN North	Kosi Bay KZN North
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	2	3	3	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	2	2
Distance (km)	0	380	380	337	0	0	0	0	271	380	363	337	337	25	0	0	271	380	376	337	25	0	0	0
Best forecast wave conditions in KwaZulu-Natal North Coast	Richards Bay (Outside)			Umhlanga	Sodwana	Sodwana	Umhlanga	Umhlanga	Siyayi		Umhlanga	Umhlanga	Umhlanga	Umhlanga	Umhlanga	Umhlanga	Siyayi			Umhlanga	Umhlanga	Umhlanga	Sodwana	Mtunzini
Rating (10 max)	3			2	3	3	2	2	2		1	2	2	2	2	2	1			2	3	1	2	2
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Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	9	8	7	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	6	8	8	8	7	6	5	5	5	7	9	9	9	8

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