Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kosi Bay today (10 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 9s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 9s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Kosi Bay at 10PM is: 1.5m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (10 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 9s |
| Evening (10 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Kosi Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Fri morning, min 19°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 10 | Friday 11 | Saturday 12 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 422 | 364 | 356 | 364 | 380 | 388 | 327 | 318 | 268 | 224 | 184 | 150 | 143 | 143 | 119 | 122 | 127 | 130 | 130 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:29PM2.25m | 3:42AM2.19m | 4:00PM2.34m | 4:11AM2.24m | 4:29PM2.36m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:36PM0.06m | 9:46AM-0.04m | 10:07PM-0.01m | 10:16AM-0.09m | 10:35PM-0.02m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 20 |
Feels °C | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | 422 | 364 | 356 | 364 | 380 | 388 | 327 | 318 | 268 | 224 | 184 | 150 | 143 | 143 | 119 | 122 | 127 | 130 | 130 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSW 18 | S 5 | S 5 | SSW 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 13 | S 13 | E 5 |
| kJ | 95 | 60 | 58 | 39 | 19 | 18 | 25 | 17 | 9 | 31 | 18 | 13 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 13 | 25 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 16 | — | S 14 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | S 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSE 9 | SSW 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | SE 14 | S 14 | SE 13 | SE 13 | S 12 |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | — | 4 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 37 | 32 | 8 | 59 | 23 | 21 | 19 | 8 | 15 | 7 | 7 | 11 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 3 | NE 4 | — | — | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | — | — | SSE 3 | S 4 | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | NNE 5 |
| kJ | 8 | 9 | — | — | 20 | 20 | — | — | 3 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 10 | 31 | 27 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 407 | 407 | 407 | 338 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 407 | 407 | 642 | 228 | 228 | 177 | 173 | 144 | 0 | 407 | 1416 |
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