Kosi Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Kosi Bay today (12 Jun):

Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with ESE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with ESE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 11s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Kosi Bay at 7AM is: 0.7m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00am June 12). An open ocean swell of 1.4m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (12 Jun)	2.5ft (0.7m)	9s
Afternoon (12 Jun)	1.5ft (0.5m)	9s
Evening (12 Jun)	2.5ft (0.7m)	11s

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 4mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Warm (max 28°C on Fri afternoon, min 19°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Fri night, calm by Sun morning).
	Friday 12								Saturday 13								Sunday 14
	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	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	1	3	3	2	2	2	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 8	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	SSE 7	SSE 7	SSE 7	SSE 7	S 7	S 12	S 11	ESE 10	ESE 9	ESE 9	S 15	S 14	S 14	S 14
Wave Graph
kJ	84	84	80	57	35	74	117	119	180	234	483	350	360	371	388	628	346	290	248	188	212	598	485	377
Wind (km/h)	N	NNW	NNW	NNW	N	NNE	N	SSW	S	S	S	S	SSE	S	S	S	SSW	SSW	SSW	NNE	NE	NNE	NNE	N
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-on	glassy	glassy	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide	1:01AM1.85m				1:29PM1.74m				1:55AM1.96m					2:20PM1.87m				2:45AM2.05m				3:08PM1.98m
Low Tide			7:21AM0.45m				7:34PM0.37m					8:11AM0.32m				8:26PM0.25m				8:58AM0.21m				9:15PM0.16m


	—	6:33	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:33	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:33	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	5:01	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:01	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:01	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	20	19	19	24	28	26	25	22	21	22	21	21	21	20	20	20	19	19	19	22	22	22	22	22
Feels °C	17	15	14	19	23	22	22	19	17	17	17	17	17	17	18	19	18	18	20	24	21	21	21	21
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 8	E 8	ESE 10	ESE 11	NNE 6	ESE 11	ESE 11	NE 5	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 10	ESE 10	S 12	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	S 14	S 14	S 14
kJ	84	84	80	57	33	74	117	63	180	234	5	281	275	265	292	628	346	290	248	188	143	598	485	377
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 12	S 12	S 12	S 12	ESE 10	S 11	S 11	ESE 11	NE 5	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	S 15	ENE 6	ESE 10	S 11	S 11	S 10	S 10	S 10	E 9	ESE 8	ESE 8
kJ	14	11	11	11	35	10	2	119	30	15	8	8	9	110	3	371	344	227	214	174	175	162	111	100
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 14	—	—	—	S 12	—	—	S 11	—	—	—	S 16	S 16	NE 6	—	S 15	S 15	S 15	S 15	S 15	S 15	—	—	—
kJ	4	—	—	—	11	—	—	2	—	—	—	5	20	5	—	38	113	110	112	161	212	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 5	N 5	N 5	N 5	N 5	NNE 5	NNE 6	NNE 6	S 4	S 6	SSE 7	SSE 7	SSE 7	SSE 7	S 7	—	—	—	—	—	—	NNE 3	NE 4	NNE 4
kJ	66	83	100	90	99	91	87	91	26	207	483	350	360	371	388	—	—	—	—	—	—	7	17	31
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Quissico Inhambane	Mtunzini KZN North	Richards Bay (Outside) KZN North	Richards Bay (Outside) KZN North	St Lucia KZN North	Quissico Inhambane	Alkantstrand KZN North	Dairy Beach (New Pier) Durban/KZN South	Lwandile Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Quissico Inhambane	Quissico Inhambane	Quissico Inhambane	Addington (South Beach) Durban/KZN South	Blythedale KZN North	Mapelane KZN North	Cape Vidal KZN North	Cape Vidal KZN North	Cape Vidal KZN North	Kosi Bay KZN North	Kosi Bay KZN North	Kei Mouth Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Hole-in-the-Wall Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Guinjata Bay Inhambane	Umhlanga KZN North
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	7	2	2	2	4	5	4	4	4	4	3	3	2	4	1	4
Distance (km)	290	258	229	229	173	290	228	378	661	290	290	290	378	319	177	144	144	144	0	0	778	683	407	363
Best forecast wave conditions in KwaZulu-Natal North Coast	Umhlanga	Umhlanga	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)	St Lucia		Alkantstrand							Blythedale	Umhlanga	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)	Sodwana				Umhlanga
Rating (10 max)	2	2	1	1	1		1							5	4	4	4	4	4	3				4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Stompneus West Coast	Stompneus West Coast	Heaven West Coast	Eerste Steen Cape Town	Jacobs Bay West Coast	Mdumbe Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Ntylonyane (Breezy Point) Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Paranoia Overberg	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Dungeons Cape Town	Fish Boma Garden Route	Dungeons Cape Town	Vleesbaai Overberg	Vleesbaai Overberg	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts) Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	4	2	2	4	4	4	4	4	7	6	4	5	5	5	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	6	6	6	8	9	6	4	4	4	6	5	5	5	5	4	5	4	4	4	6	5	5	9	9

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