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Kosi Bay surfForecast / KZN North / South Africa
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Kosi Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Kosi Bay sea temperature is
25.1° C
(Which is 1.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Kosi Bay today (28 May):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 May, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 May, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 7s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Kosi Bay at 10PM is: 0.5m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 28). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (28 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
| Evening (28 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Kosi Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 24°C on Fri afternoon, min 20°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 28 | Friday 29 | Saturday 30 | Sun 31 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
SE 9 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | S 5 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 5 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | |
22 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 38 | 37 | 35 | 69 | 41 | 67 | 75 | 77 | 66 | 45 | 39 | 27 | 19 | 19 | 29 | 36 | 39 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 2:10PM1.75m | 2:26AM1.89m | 2:45PM1.82m | 2:58AM1.93m | 3:17PM1.88m | 3:30AM1.96m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:12PM0.42m | 8:37AM0.36m | 8:47PM0.36m | 9:09AM0.30m | 9:20PM0.31m | 9:40AM0.26m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | |
5:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:02 | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 22 |
22 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 6 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 5 | ESE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | E 8 | E 9 |
16 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 11 | 15 | 14 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 27 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 36 | 39 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 16 | E 6 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | SE 4 | S 8 |
22 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 35 | 69 | 26 | 7 | 23 | 20 | 20 | 27 | 26 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 29 | 10 | 35 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | S 9 | SE 8 | S 20 | SSW 16 | S 20 | S 19 | S 18 | — | S 10 | SSW 14 | S 5 | S 5 | S 9 | S 9 | SE 4 |
2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 38 | 37 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 25 | 7 | 28 | 26 | — | 2 | 20 | 9 | 5 | 14 | 24 | 5 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | SE 2 | S 3 | S 5 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
15 | 10 | 7 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 41 | 67 | 75 | 77 | 66 | 45 | 39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 228 | 173 | 177 | 3 | 144 | 144 | 144 | 1061 | 779 | 378 | 378 | 228 | 228 | 177 | 177 | 228 | 380 | 258 | 0 | 144 | 144 | 144 | 380 | 380 |
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