Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kosi Bay today (11 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Kosi Bay at 2PM is: 0.9m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am June 11). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Jun) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (11 Jun) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
| Evening (11 Jun) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Kosi Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Warm (max 27°C on Fri afternoon, min 19°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Thu morning, fresh winds from the S by Fri night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sun 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | S 7 | SSE 8 | S 12 | S 11 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 154 | 154 | 140 | 113 | 116 | 116 | 84 | 84 | 84 | 80 | 57 | 35 | 74 | 117 | 119 | 183 | 234 | 328 | 350 | 360 | 333 | 452 | 547 | 350 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | 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 | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 12:30PM1.62m | 1:01AM1.85m | 1:29PM1.74m | 1:55AM1.96m | 2:20PM1.87m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:22AM0.58m | 6:35PM0.50m | 7:21AM0.45m | 7:34PM0.37m | 8:11AM0.32m | 8:26PM0.25m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | 5:01 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 24 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 22 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 19 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | E 8 | ESE 10 | ESE 11 | NNE 6 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | SSW 14 | S 12 | ESE 10 |
| kJ | 154 | 154 | 140 | 113 | 116 | 116 | 84 | 84 | 84 | 80 | 57 | 33 | 74 | 117 | 77 | 183 | 234 | 270 | 281 | 275 | 310 | 331 | 547 | 302 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | ESE 10 | S 11 | S 11 | ESE 11 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | S 15 | ENE 6 | ESE 10 | S 11 |
| kJ | 5 | 23 | 42 | 38 | 35 | 32 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 35 | 10 | 2 | 119 | 38 | 20 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 113 | 3 | 378 | 350 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 14 | — | — | — | S 12 | — | — | S 11 | — | — | — | — | S 16 | NE 6 | — | S 15 | S 15 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | 11 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | — | 116 | 165 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | SW 2 | S 4 | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | S 7 | SSE 8 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 3 | 10 | 25 | 54 | 85 | 100 | 109 | 119 | 106 | 100 | 104 | 1 | 42 | 214 | 328 | 350 | 360 | 333 | 452 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 380 | 380 | 380 | 337 | 290 | 271 | 258 | 229 | 229 | 228 | 228 | 228 | 378 | 661 | 290 | 290 | 290 | 378 | 319 | 177 | 144 | 144 |
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