
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kosi Bay today (16 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jul, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 10s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jul, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 10s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Kosi Bay at 12AM is: 2.0m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (16 Jul) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 10s |
| Evening (16 Jul) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Kosi Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Sat afternoon, min 18°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 15 | Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | Sat 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
974 | 974 | 807 | 720 | 640 | 627 | 527 | 446 | 437 | 437 | 358 | 358 | 358 | 301 | 301 | 288 | 245 | 240 | 240 | 231 | 196 | 196 | 160 | 151 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:37PM2.18m | 4:53AM2.14m | 5:17PM2.21m | 5:31AM2.12m | 5:56PM2.18m | 6:07AM2.04m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:44PM0.10m | 11:01AM0.02m | 11:25PM0.12m | 11:39AM0.04m | 00:03AM0.19m | 12:16PM0.11m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | |
5:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 21 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 22 | 25 |
Feels °C | 21 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 16 | 18 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 |
974 | 974 | 807 | 720 | 640 | 627 | 527 | 446 | 437 | 437 | 358 | 358 | 358 | 301 | 301 | 288 | 245 | 240 | 240 | 231 | 196 | 196 | 160 | 151 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 | S 10 | S 6 | S 17 | S 9 | SSW 14 | SSW 12 |
7 | 18 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 8 | 25 | 21 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 22 | 2 | 18 | 29 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SSE 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 10 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 10 | S 8 | SSW 6 | SSW 12 | S 6 | S 15 | S 16 | S 16 |
— | — | 2 | 12 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 14 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 21 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NNE 3 | N 4 | N 4 | N 5 | NNE 5 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 19 | 43 | 64 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 297 | 229 | 144 | 173 | 173 | 177 | 228 | 228 | 431 | 228 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 378 | 258 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 229 | 229 | 380 |
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