Kosi Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Kosi Bay today (13 Jun):

Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Jun, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 7s period with SSE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Jun, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 7s period with SSE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Kosi Bay at 8AM is: 2.5m 7s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am June 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (13 Jun)	8ft (2.5m)	7s
Afternoon (13 Jun)	6.5ft (2.0m)	7s
Evening (13 Jun)	4.5ft (1.4m)	10s

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 Mon night. Warm (max 25°C on Mon afternoon, min 19°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Sat morning, calm by Sun morning).
	Saturday 13								Sunday 14								Monday 15
	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	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	2	2	1	2	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	2	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 11	S 6	SSE 7	SSE 7	SSE 7	SSE 7	ESE 10	S 12	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	S 11	S 15	S 14	S 14	S 14	S 14	S 14	S 14	S 13	S 13	S 13	S 14	S 14
Wave Graph
kJ	180	283	681	485	404	403	394	547	302	275	205	178	209	206	485	379	306	302	229	173	117	127	184	184
Wind (km/h)	SSW	S	SSE	SSE	S	SSE	SSE	S	SSW	S	SSW	NE	NNE	NNE	NNE	N	N	N	N	N	NNE	NNE	NNE	S
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	on	cross-on	cross	cross-on	glassy	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	cross-on
High Tide	1:55AM1.96m					2:20PM1.87m				2:45AM2.05m				3:08PM1.98m				3:31AM2.11m				3:54PM2.07m
Low Tide				8:11AM0.32m				8:26PM0.25m				8:58AM0.21m				9:15PM0.16m				9:43AM0.14m				10:02PM0.12m


	—	6:33	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:33	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:33	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	5:01	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:01	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:01	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1
Temp °C	21	22	21	22	21	21	21	20	19	19	20	22	23	22	22	22	21	20	20	23	25	23	23	22
Feels °C	16	17	16	17	17	17	18	19	18	19	21	22	21	20	21	21	20	19	18	20	22	22	25	21
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 11	ESE 11	NE 5	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 10	ESE 10	S 12	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 9	S 10	S 10	S 14	S 14	S 14	S 14	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	E 7
kJ	180	234	5	281	275	270	394	547	302	275	205	161	208	175	485	379	306	302	68	70	65	51	51	78
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNE 5	NE 5	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	SSW 14	S 12	ESE 10	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 11	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 8	ESE 8	SE 7	S 14	S 13	S 13	S 13	S 14	S 14
kJ	36	14	5	5	5	210	371	378	289	223	178	178	119	116	86	76	82	47	229	173	117	127	184	184
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	S 16	SSW 16	ENE 6	ENE 6	NE 6	S 15	S 15	S 15	S 15	S 15	S 14	—	—	ESE 8	ESE 8	—	—	S 16	S 16	NE 5	NNE 4
kJ	—	—	—	5	24	3	3	1	112	110	112	159	209	206	—	—	24	23	—	—	42	21	17	6
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 4	S 6	SSE 7	SSE 7	SSE 7	SSE 7	S 8	—	—	—	—	—	—	NE 3	NE 4	NE 4	NNE 5	NNE 5	NNE 5	N 5	NNE 5	NNE 5	S 3	S 4
kJ	23	283	681	485	404	403	186	—	—	—	—	—	—	4	17	36	44	48	45	43	37	40	5	38
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	The Spot Durban/KZN South	Quissico Inhambane	Quissico Inhambane	Quissico Inhambane	Blythedale KZN North	Senoritas KZN North	Mapelane KZN North	Cape Vidal KZN North	Cape Vidal KZN North	Cape Vidal KZN North	Kosi Bay KZN North	Sodwana KZN North	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Salt Rock KZN North	Salt Rock KZN North	Quissico Inhambane	Quissico Inhambane	Mtunzini KZN North	Richards Bay (Inside) KZN North	Guinjata Bay Inhambane	Guinjata Bay Inhambane	Kosi Bay KZN North	Quissico Inhambane
Rating (10 max)	3	2	2	2	4	3	4	4	3	4	2	2	3	3	2	2	4	3	2	2	1	1	2	2
Distance (km)	431	290	290	290	319	230	177	144	144	144	0	25	380	380	337	337	290	290	258	229	407	407	0	290
Best forecast wave conditions in KwaZulu-Natal North Coast				Umdloti	Umdloti	Siyayi	Alkantstrand	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)	Sodwana			Umhlanga	Umhlanga	Umhlanga	Umhlanga	Umhlanga	Richards Bay (Outside)			Kosi Bay	Umdloti
Rating (10 max)				4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	2			3	4	4	3	3	2			2	4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Hole-in-the-Wall Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Mpame Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Fish Boma Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Dungeons Cape Town	Vleesbaai Overberg	Vleesbaai Overberg	Vleesbaai Overberg	Jongensfontein Overberg	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	The Hoek Cape Town	Jacobs Bay West Coast	Dungeons Cape Town	Dungeons Cape Town	Millars Point Eastern Cape (S)	The Hoek Cape Town	Double Mouth Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Yellow sands Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating (10 max)	9	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	3	5	4
Header Global	Hole-in-the-Wall South Africa	Hole-in-the-Wall South Africa	Batu Karas Indonesia	Boneyards South Africa	Benkunqut Indonesia	Gerickes Point South Africa	Gerickes Point South Africa	Fish Boma South Africa	Amanzimtoti South Africa	Abalolo Reef United States	Abalolo Reef United States	Abalolo Reef United States	Trial Harbour Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Papatowai New Zealand	Kaka Point New Zealand	Mata Veri Chile	Blaketown Wedge New Zealand	Charleston New Zealand	Cobblestones Australia	Mata Veri Chile	Barbel Point South Africa	Graveyards New Zealand
Rating (10 max)	9	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	9	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5

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