
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kosi Bay today (05 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 10s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 9s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Kosi Bay at 11PM is: 1.9m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 1.0m 10s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.0m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 05). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (05 Sep) | 8ft (2.5m) | 10s |
| Evening (05 Sep) | 6ft (1.9m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Kosi Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 20°C on Sat night, min 19°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 5 | Sunday 6 | Monday 7 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 7 | S 22 | S 20 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
983 | 547 | 573 | 573 | 508 | 612 | 595 | 529 | 448 | 355 | 291 | 125 | 235 | 645 | 1537 | 3706 | 3973 | 2969 | 2159 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 10:08PM1.35m | 11:52AM1.35m | 00:53AM1.46m | 1:31PM1.59m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:12PM0.84m | 5:00AM0.90m | 6:19PM0.83m | 7:09AM0.72m | 7:42PM0.60m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | |
mm | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 |
Feels °C | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 10 | S 10 | SSE 9 | E 9 | S 14 | S 14 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | E 7 | S 11 | S 22 | S 20 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 |
112 | 268 | 192 | 573 | 198 | 107 | 107 | 69 | 91 | 119 | 114 | 109 | 114 | 645 | 1537 | 3706 | 3973 | 2969 | 2159 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | S 10 | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 14 | NE 8 | SSW 12 | S 15 | S 15 | E 10 | E 10 | S 11 | E 10 | S 11 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 |
98 | 237 | 175 | 246 | 66 | 2 | 14 | 67 | 38 | 29 | 29 | 112 | 29 | 82 | 141 | 107 | 81 | 76 | 64 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 16 | SSW 12 | NE 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 | S 15 | S 14 | E 10 | SSW 23 | S 14 | S 14 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | — | S 22 |
81 | 74 | 113 | 115 | 46 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 67 | 37 | 46 | 179 | 61 | 325 | 30 | 20 | — | 36 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | — | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | — | — | — | — | — |
983 | 547 | 573 | — | 508 | 612 | 595 | 529 | 448 | 355 | 291 | 125 | 235 | 206 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 380 | 349 | 258 | 228 | 258 | 258 | 380 | 380 | 380 | 380 | 380 | 380 | 258 | 258 | 271 | 229 | 380 | 271 | 0 |
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