
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kosi Bay today (28 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Kosi Bay at 8PM is: 0.8m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 18s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 1.4m 5s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (28 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 8s |
| Evening (28 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Kosi Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 23°C on Tue afternoon, min 15°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 28 | Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 10 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
68 | 68 | 90 | 123 | 214 | 284 | 371 | 522 | 809 | 932 | 949 | 832 | 740 | 693 | 702 | 724 | 676 | 621 | 963 | 1311 | 1192 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 3:36PM1.85m | 3:47AM1.93m | 4:06PM1.97m | 4:16AM2.02m | 4:35PM2.07m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:26AM0.37m | 9:39PM0.36m | 9:56AM0.25m | 10:09PM0.27m | 10:24AM0.16m | 10:38PM0.20m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 5:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:19 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 20 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 |
68 | 68 | 90 | 123 | 118 | 110 | 110 | 138 | 138 | 135 | 101 | 101 | 101 | 101 | 101 | 78 | 79 | 59 | 61 | 68 | 48 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 18 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | S 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
51 | 49 | 48 | 61 | 53 | 51 | 50 | 45 | 44 | 21 | 46 | 51 | 29 | 22 | 51 | 52 | 56 | 90 | 85 | 82 | 80 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 4 | SSW 17 | SSW 18 | S 15 | — | S 13 | S 13 | — | — | S 18 | — | — | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | — | — | — | — | — |
1 | 28 | 61 | 4 | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | 26 | — | — | 19 | 20 | 44 | 33 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 3 | S 3 | S 4 | S 5 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 |
1 | 3 | 19 | 100 | 214 | 284 | 371 | 522 | 809 | 932 | 949 | 832 | 740 | 693 | 702 | 724 | 676 | 621 | 963 | 1311 | 1192 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 378 | 1252 | 1252 | 1252 | 1135 | 378 | 378 | 378 | 350 | 378 | 516 | 425 | 290 | 290 | 349 | 349 | 428 | 705 | 779 | 595 | 425 |
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