Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kosi Bay today (03 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 11s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 12s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Kosi Bay at 12AM is: 3.5m 12s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 3.0m 12s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (03 Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) | 11s |
| Evening (03 Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Kosi Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Wed afternoon, min 17°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 2 | Monday 3 | Tuesday 4 | |||||||||||||||||
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 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2824 | 2452 | 2848 | 2153 | 1686 | 1421 | 1212 | 1086 | 816 | 724 | 653 | 557 | 530 | 562 | 551 | 441 | 388 | 246 | 185 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:00PM2.14m | 6:09AM2.02m | 6:31PM2.08m | 6:41AM1.92m | 7:06PM1.97m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:07AM0.21m | 12:17PM0.16m | 00:40AM0.29m | 12:50PM0.26m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 |
Feels °C | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 |
| kJ | — | 2452 | 2491 | 2153 | 1686 | 1421 | 1212 | 1086 | 816 | 724 | 653 | 557 | 530 | 562 | 551 | 441 | 388 | 246 | 185 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | S 18 | S 15 | S 14 | S 13 | S 18 | S 14 | S 15 | S 14 | S 10 | S 10 | S 12 | S 10 | S 12 | SSE 12 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 6 | 17 | 32 | 14 | 6 | 16 | 4 | 15 | 8 | 19 | 12 | 8 | 11 | 14 | 100 | 102 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 13 | S 15 | S 10 | S 15 | S 14 | S 13 | S 11 | S 11 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 10 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 12 | — | SSE 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | ENE 3 | ENE 4 |
| kJ | 2824 | — | 2848 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 7 | 8 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 428 | 337 | 337 | 177 | 177 | 177 | 144 | 380 | 228 | 228 | 144 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 173 | 380 | 380 | 271 | 0 |
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