
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kosi Bay today (23 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 18s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 17s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jun, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Kosi Bay at 7PM is: 0.7m 16s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 1.2m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm June 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Jun) | 3ft (0.9m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (23 Jun) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 17s |
| Evening (23 Jun) | 2ft (0.6m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Kosi Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Tue afternoon, min 20°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 23 | Wednesday 24 | Thursday 25 | Fri 26 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5 AM | 8 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | SSW 14 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
509 | 390 | 368 | 257 | 186 | 127 | 122 | 112 | 67 | 67 | 83 | 83 | 63 | 63 | 62 | 76 | 45 | 45 | 47 | 47 | 48 | 47 | 57 | 57 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | glassy | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 10:13AM1.46m | 11:02PM1.56m | 11:35AM1.44m | 00:14AM1.56m | 12:48PM1.48m | 1:15AM1.61m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:26PM0.71m | 5:26AM0.77m | 5:44PM0.73m | 6:37AM0.71m | 6:53PM0.69m | 7:33AM0.63m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | |
— | — | 5:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:04 | — | — | — | — | 5:04 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 |
Feels °C | 20 | 23 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 18 | 19 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 24 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | ENE 6 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
509 | 390 | 368 | 257 | 186 | 66 | 92 | 98 | 67 | 67 | 83 | 83 | 63 | 63 | 62 | 76 | 45 | 45 | 47 | 47 | 48 | 47 | 57 | 57 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | E 7 | E 7 | SE 9 | E 7 | S 16 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | S 4 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 11 | NE 3 | S 11 | S 11 |
64 | 47 | 36 | 39 | 27 | 127 | 46 | 33 | 27 | 17 | 18 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 46 | 46 | 43 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 37 | 3 | 21 | 20 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 12 | SE 9 | SE 9 | S 16 | S 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | ESE 11 | ESE 12 | S 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 |
64 | 50 | 38 | 6 | 27 | 26 | 122 | 112 | 65 | 58 | 55 | 50 | 48 | 47 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 14 | 21 | 13 | 13 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | — | — | — | SSE 3 | S 3 | S 4 | — | S 4 | SSW 4 | S 4 | — | — | NE 4 | NE 4 | — | — | — |
131 | 42 | 48 | 74 | 60 | 38 | 73 | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 6 | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 173 | 290 | 337 | 229 | 229 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 779 | 407 | 228 | 177 | 0 | 144 | 177 | 173 | 850 | 380 | 271 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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