Kosi Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Kosi Bay today (09 Jun):

Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with ESE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with ESE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Kosi Bay at 8PM is: 1.0m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.5m 3s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm June 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (09 Jun)	3.5ft (1.1m)	9s
Afternoon (09 Jun)	3.5ft (1.1m)	9s
Evening (09 Jun)	3.5ft (1.0m)	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 2mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Warm (max 24°C on Fri morning, min 18°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Tue 9					Wednesday 10								Thursday 11								Fri 12
	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)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
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 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	E 9	E 9
Wave Graph
kJ	216	216	227	181	177	143	135	135	108	106	103	101	106	108	154	154	151	113	116	84	82	82	56	54
Wind (km/h)	S	SSE	SSE	SSE	S	S	SSW	S	S	SE	SE	E	NNE	NW	NW	NNW	N	NNE	NNE	NNE	N	N	N	NNW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	cross-on	glassy	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide	9:59AM1.49m				10:48PM1.66m					11:20AM1.52m				11:59PM1.74m				12:30PM1.62m				1:01AM1.85m
Low Tide			4:12PM0.66m					5:13AM0.68m				5:28PM0.61m				6:22AM0.58m				6:35PM0.50m				7:21AM0.45m


	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:33	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:33	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:33	—
	—	—	5:01	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:01	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:01	—	—	—	—	5:01
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	21	23	22	22	21	20	20	20	22	22	22	21	21	20	19	18	21	23	22	22	22	21	20	20
Feels °C	20	22	21	21	21	20	19	19	21	21	22	21	22	21	20	18	19	20	20	20	20	18	16	16
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 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	E 9	E 9
kJ	216	216	227	181	177	143	135	135	108	106	103	101	106	108	154	154	151	113	116	84	82	82	56	54
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 8	S 7	S 7	S 15	S 15	S 14	S 14	S 13	S 13	S 13	S 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	S 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	S 12	S 12
kJ	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	16	28	29	22	5	24	42	38	35	32	15	14	11	11
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 15	S 15	S 15	SSW 7	S 7	—	S 15	SE 15	S 15	S 15	S 13	S 13	S 14	S 15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	S 14	—	—
kJ	4	4	4	5	4	—	4	9	4	4	3	3	4	5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 2	S 3	SSW 3	S 3	S 4	S 4	S 4	S 4	SSE 4	SSE 5	SE 5	—	—	—	—	—	N 3	N 4	NNE 4	NNE 5	NNE 5	N 5	N 5	N 6
kJ	1	2	2	6	8	9	12	13	16	17	14	—	—	—	—	—	2	12	31	54	87	106	113	134
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Alkantstrand KZN North	Guinjata Bay Inhambane	Alkantstrand KZN North	Mapelane KZN North	Cape Vidal KZN North	Mapelane KZN North	Mapelane KZN North	Cape Vidal KZN North	Mapelane KZN North	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Richards Bay (Inside) KZN North	Kosi Bay KZN North	Kosi Bay KZN North	Kosi Bay KZN North	Kosi Bay KZN North	Quissico Inhambane	Siyayi KZN North	Salt Rock KZN North	Salt Rock KZN North	Mtunzini KZN North	Mtunzini KZN North	Richards Bay (Outside) KZN North	St Lucia KZN North
Rating (10 max)	2	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	228	407	228	177	144	177	177	144	177	380	380	229	0	0	0	0	290	271	337	337	258	258	229	173
Best forecast wave conditions in KwaZulu-Natal North Coast	Alkantstrand		Alkantstrand	Umhlanga	Richards Bay (Outside)	Umhlanga	Alkantstrand	Cape Vidal	Richards Bay (Outside)			Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)	Umhlanga	Umhlanga	Umhlanga	Umhlanga	Siyayi	Thompsons Bay	Umhlanga	Umhlanga	Umhlanga	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)
Rating (10 max)	2		2	2	2	2	2	2	1			1	1	1	2	2	2	2	1	2	2	2	1	1
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Rating (10 max)	3	2	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	2	2	4	4	4	4	2	4
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Rating (10 max)	7	6	5	6	5	5	5	4	5	6	7	8	9	8	7	7	7	6	6	5	5	5	5	7

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