Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kosi Bay today (26 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 19s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 18s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Kosi Bay at 3AM is: 0.7m 18s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.5m 3s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (26 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 19s |
| Evening (26 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at Kosi Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Thu morning. Warm (max 22°C on Wed morning, min 19°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 25 | Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
137 | 193 | 315 | 322 | 311 | 286 | 276 | 361 | 550 | 963 | 2423 | 2979 | 2831 | 2028 | 1258 | 1158 | 714 | 595 | 586 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 2:51PM1.75m | 3:01AM1.84m | 3:18PM1.94m | 3:27AM1.99m | 3:44PM2.10m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:54PM0.46m | 9:07AM0.33m | 9:21PM0.30m | 9:33AM0.18m | 9:48PM0.17m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:32 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 |
Feels °C | 19 | 21 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSW 17 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 |
90 | 82 | 315 | 322 | 311 | 286 | 276 | 361 | 550 | 963 | 2423 | 2979 | 2831 | 2028 | 1258 | 1158 | 714 | 595 | 586 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 16 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | SE 13 | ESE 13 | — | ESE 12 | SE 12 | SE 13 | — | S 18 | S 17 | S 17 |
137 | 193 | 61 | 59 | 40 | 25 | 24 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 17 | — | 14 | 6 | 7 | — | 226 | 290 | 287 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SE 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
16 | 16 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 9 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 4 | NE 4 | — | S 3 | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 4 | — | — | — | SE 5 | ESE 6 | E 5 | E 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 |
22 | 14 | — | 2 | 19 | 27 | 22 | 31 | 28 | 25 | — | — | — | 24 | 65 | 69 | 97 | 106 | 118 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 407 | 228 | 228 | 228 | 228 | 290 | 378 | 228 | 228 | 258 | 173 | 258 | 271 | 380 | 1061 | 1066 | 1206 | 1061 | 1049 |
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