Kosi Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

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 10PM is: 0.7m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm June 11). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 5s 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 Forecast Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Warm (max 28°C on Fri afternoon, min 18°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Fri night, calm by Sun morning).
	Thu 11					Friday 12								Saturday 13								Sun 14
	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)	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	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	S 6	SSE 7	SSE 7	ESE 10	SSE 8	S 12	S 11	ESE 10	ESE 9
Wave Graph
kJ	140	113	116	116	84	84	84	61	57	35	74	117	119	183	234	334	350	360	389	464	547	344	269	212
Wind (km/h)	N	NNE	NNE	NNE	N	N	NNW	NNW	NNW	N	NNE	N	SW	S	S	S	S	S	SSE	S	SSW	SSW	SSW	SW
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	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-on	cross
High Tide		12:30PM1.62m				1:01AM1.85m				1:29PM1.74m				1:55AM1.96m					2:20PM1.87m				2:45AM2.05m
Low Tide				6:35PM0.50m				7:21AM0.45m				7:34PM0.37m					8:11AM0.32m				8:26PM0.25m


	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:33	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:33	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:33	—
	—	—	5:01	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:01	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:01	—	—	—	—	5:01
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	1	1	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	22	23	22	22	21	21	19	20	24	28	26	25	22	21	22	21	22	21	20	20	19	18	19	19
Feels °C	21	20	20	20	19	18	15	15	19	23	22	22	20	17	17	17	18	17	17	18	18	16	19	20
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	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	S 12	S 12	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 9
kJ	140	113	116	116	84	84	84	61	57	33	74	117	77	183	234	226	281	275	389	314	547	302	269	212
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	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	S 11	S 10
kJ	42	38	35	32	15	14	11	11	11	35	2	2	119	46	20	11	9	9	112	3	378	344	223	167
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	S 14	—	—	—	S 12	S 12	—	S 11	—	—	—	—	S 16	NE 6	NE 6	S 15	S 15	S 15	S 15
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	4	—	—	—	11	3	—	2	—	—	—	—	20	5	5	38	115	157	157
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	104	124	103	106	115	119	1	42	206	334	350	360	303	464	—	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Kosi Bay KZN North	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Guinjata Bay Inhambane	Salt Rock KZN North	Quissico Inhambane	Quissico Inhambane	Mtunzini KZN North	Richards Bay (Outside) KZN North	Richards Bay (Outside) KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North	Addington (South Beach) Durban/KZN South	Lwandile Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Quissico Inhambane	Quissico Inhambane	Quissico Inhambane	Addington (South Beach) Durban/KZN South	Blythedale KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North	Cape Vidal KZN North	Cape Vidal KZN North	Cape Vidal KZN North	Sodwana KZN North
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	4	2	2	2	4	4	4	4	4	4	3
Distance (km)	0	380	407	337	290	290	258	229	229	228	228	228	378	661	290	290	290	378	319	228	144	144	144	25
Best forecast wave conditions in KwaZulu-Natal North Coast	Kosi Bay			Umhlanga	Umhlanga	Umhlanga	Umhlanga	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)	Alkantstrand	Alkantstrand	Alkantstrand							Blythedale	Umhlanga	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)
Rating (10 max)	1			2	3	2	1	1	1	1	1	1							4	4	4	4	4	4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts) Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Kromme Rivermouth Eastern Cape (S)	J-Bay Eastern Cape (S)	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Stompneus West Coast	Dairy Beach (New Pier) Durban/KZN South	Heaven West Coast	Kanon Overberg	Kanon Overberg	Magna Tubes Eastern Cape (S)	Mdumbe Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Fish Boma Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Dungeons Cape Town	Fish Boma Garden Route	Dungeons Cape Town	Vleesbaai Overberg	Vleesbaai Overberg
Rating (10 max)	2	3	3	4	4	4	2	2	4	1	4	4	4	5	6	5	5	5	5	4	5	4	4	4
Header Global	Trial Harbour Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Haapiti French Polynesia	Pine Trees (Sunset) French Polynesia	Haapiti French Polynesia	Club Med French Polynesia	Club Med French Polynesia	Maraa French Polynesia	Club Med French Polynesia	Club Med French Polynesia	Haapiti French Polynesia	Boneyards South Africa	Anawhata Road (Oaonui) New Zealand	Boneyards South Africa	Fish Boma South Africa	Bali Village Indonesia	Desert Point (Bangko-Bangko) Indonesia	Amanzimtoti South Africa	Fish Boma South Africa	Amanzimtoti South Africa	Abalolo Reef United States	Bankvaults Indonesia
Rating (10 max)	7	6	6	6	6	6	6	7	7	9	9	8	7	5	4	5	5	5	5	4	5	4	4	4

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