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Kosi Bay surfForecast / KZN North / South Africa
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Kosi Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Kosi Bay sea temperature is
26.2° C
(Which is 1.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Kosi Bay today?
The current surf forecast for Kosi Bay at 3PM is: 0.4m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 05). An open ocean swell of 1.5m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 May) | 1ft (0.3m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (05 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 14s |
| Evening (05 May) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Kosi Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Tue afternoon, min 18°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 5 | Wednesday 6 | Thursday 7 | Fri 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | |
42 | 38 | 36 | 61 | 59 | 104 | 82 | 86 | 77 | 85 | 91 | 93 | 127 | 76 | 52 | 41 | 216 | 358 | 415 | 400 | 353 | 358 | 292 | 331 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | off | cross | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 5:29PM1.86m | 5:41AM1.83m | 6:00PM1.74m | 6:13AM1.71m | 6:38PM1.62m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:22AM0.29m | 11:34PM0.38m | 11:52AM0.40m | 00:06AM0.51m | 12:27PM0.53m | 00:45AM0.66m | ||||||||||||||||||
6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | |
— | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | 5:13 | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 24 | 24 | 28 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 25 | 28 | 26 | 23 | 21 | 19 |
21 | 22 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 26 | 23 | 25 | 24 | 18 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 19 | 25 | 22 | 20 | 16 | 16 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 13 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | S 5 | SSW 12 | E 8 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | S 12 | S 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 |
37 | 18 | 32 | 33 | 59 | 104 | 82 | 86 | 77 | 85 | 91 | 8 | 46 | 19 | 52 | 34 | 216 | 358 | 415 | 400 | 353 | 358 | 292 | 331 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 10 | SSW 13 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 5 | S 5 | SSW 12 | S 5 | SSW 11 | E 7 | E 7 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | NE 7 | E 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 6 |
42 | 38 | 36 | 61 | 18 | 33 | 80 | 50 | 50 | 25 | 18 | 48 | 4 | 25 | 17 | 24 | 57 | 103 | 113 | 91 | 10 | 55 | 27 | 14 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | SSE 12 | S 12 | E 8 | S 11 | S 10 | SSE 11 | S 11 | SSE 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 7 | SSW 11 | S 12 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 10 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 |
11 | 14 | 12 | 6 | 9 | 18 | 12 | 21 | 12 | 49 | 49 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 24 | 41 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 10 | 10 | 17 | 16 | 17 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | — | — | — | SSW 6 | SSW 5 | — | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NW 2 | W 3 | WNW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NE 7 | NNW 3 | WNW 4 | WSW 3 |
158 | 164 | 155 | 150 | 123 | — | — | — | 13 | 34 | — | 93 | 127 | 76 | 1 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 9 | 6 | 84 | 8 | 10 | 9 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 144 | 144 | 228 | 228 | 228 | 228 | 0 | 0 | 144 | 25 | 0 | 271 | 258 | 0 | 0 | 173 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 290 | 0 | 229 | 229 |
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