Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kosi Bay today (23 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 18s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 17s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Kosi Bay at 2AM is: 0.8m 20s primary swell from a South direction and 0.7m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 1.3m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm June 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Jun) | 3ft (0.9m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (23 Jun) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 17s |
| Evening (23 Jun) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 16s |
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 25°C on Tue afternoon, min 19°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 22 | Tuesday 23 | Wednesday 24 | Thu 25 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 11 AM | 2 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 21 | S 20 | S 20 | S 20 | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | SSW 14 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | S 12 | E 8 | ESE 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 148 | 305 | 396 | 490 | 580 | 550 | 509 | 390 | 368 | 257 | 186 | 127 | 122 | 112 | 68 | 68 | 85 | 83 | 81 | 81 | 78 | 99 | 57 | 60 |
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-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 9:48PM1.61m | 10:13AM1.46m | 11:02PM1.56m | 11:35AM1.44m | 00:14AM1.56m | 12:48PM1.48m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:15PM0.63m | 4:08AM0.76m | 4:26PM0.71m | 5:26AM0.77m | 5:44PM0.73m | 6:37AM0.71m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — |
 | 5:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:04 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 23 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 23 |
Feels °C | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 18 | 18 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 24 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | ENE 6 | S 20 | ENE 7 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | 99 | 119 | 52 | 490 | 75 | 550 | 509 | 390 | 368 | 257 | 186 | 38 | 97 | 100 | 68 | 68 | 85 | 83 | 81 | 81 | 78 | 76 | 57 | 60 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 21 | S 20 | SE 9 | SE 9 | S 19 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | E 7 | SE 9 | E 7 | S 16 | S 16 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | SSW 12 | S 5 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 11 | SSW 11 |
| kJ | 148 | 305 | 99 | 81 | 580 | 78 | 64 | 50 | 35 | 38 | 27 | 127 | 122 | 33 | 27 | 29 | 16 | 9 | 48 | 12 | 46 | 99 | 40 | 40 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | S 9 | S 20 | SE 12 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 12 | SE 9 | SE 9 | NE 5 | S 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | NE 5 | SSW 12 | SSW 5 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | NE 4 |
| kJ | 47 | 6 | 396 | 6 | 79 | 79 | 51 | 51 | 50 | 6 | 27 | 26 | 7 | 112 | 65 | 58 | 55 | 50 | 8 | 47 | 10 | 18 | 9 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | NE 5 | NNE 4 | NE 5 | N 5 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | — | — | S 3 | S 4 | S 4 | — | SSW 5 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 63 | 56 | 24 | 89 | 42 | 143 | 113 | 113 | 52 | 61 | 49 | 62 | 33 | 66 | — | — | 5 | 10 | 14 | — | 8 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 380 | 258 | 258 | 258 | 229 | 229 | 173 | 380 | 363 | 229 | 229 | 229 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 407 | 228 | 228 | 177 | 177 | 177 | 177 | 144 | 1061 |
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