Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kosi Bay today (26 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 19s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 18s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Kosi Bay at 5PM is: 0.9m 18s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 26). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (26 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 19s |
| Evening (26 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at Kosi Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Warm (max 22°C on Wed afternoon, min 19°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 26 | Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 276 | 361 | 550 | 963 | 2423 | 2979 | 2781 | 1832 | 1409 | 1130 | 820 | 690 | 680 | 673 | 673 | 563 | 673 | 563 | 466 | 386 | 309 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:18PM1.94m | 3:27AM1.99m | 3:44PM2.10m | 3:53AM2.11m | 4:09PM2.22m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:07AM0.33m | 9:21PM0.30m | 9:33AM0.18m | 9:48PM0.17m | 9:58AM0.06m | 10:15PM0.08m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:32 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 |
Feels °C | 20 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 |
| kJ | 276 | 361 | 550 | 963 | 2423 | 2979 | 2781 | 1832 | 1409 | 1130 | 820 | 690 | 680 | 673 | 673 | 563 | 673 | 563 | 466 | 386 | 309 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SE 13 | SE 13 | — | ESE 12 | SE 13 | — | — | S 18 | SE 6 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | ESE 6 | — | — | S 16 | E 8 |
| kJ | 24 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | — | 14 | 6 | — | — | 226 | 34 | 287 | 274 | 265 | 255 | 20 | — | — | 47 | 34 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | SE 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 17 | — | — | SE 6 | — | — | — | — | ENE 8 | S 16 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 297 | — | — | 19 | — | — | — | — | 22 | 46 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | — | — | SE 5 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | E 5 | ENE 5 | E 5 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 |
| kJ | 20 | 23 | 17 | 29 | 35 | — | — | 35 | 75 | 77 | 80 | 48 | 69 | 74 | 64 | 80 | 71 | 87 | 100 | 129 | 152 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 378 | 378 | 228 | 319 | 229 | 258 | 337 | 229 | 1061 | 1077 | 1077 | 1077 | 1061 | 25 | 25 | 595 | 779 | 1049 | 927 | 785 | 798 |
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