Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kosi Bay today (13 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 9s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Kosi Bay at 8AM is: 2.5m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 15s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (13 Aug) | 7ft (2.2m) | 9s |
| Evening (13 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Kosi Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Warm (max 20°C on Sat afternoon, min 17°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | Saturday 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1357 | 1202 | 1079 | 951 | 844 | 688 | 372 | 372 | 339 | 364 | 388 | 363 | 405 | 442 | 636 | 716 | 650 | 625 | 603 | 641 | 679 | 798 | 807 | 894 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 4:02AM2.16m | 4:23PM2.29m | 4:36AM2.21m | 4:57PM2.33m | 5:08AM2.21m | 5:28PM2.29m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:08AM-0.01m | 10:30PM0.04m | 10:42AM-0.07m | 11:03PM0.03m | 11:14AM-0.06m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:27 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 |
Feels °C | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 |
| kJ | 1357 | 1202 | 1079 | 951 | 844 | 688 | 372 | 372 | 339 | 364 | 388 | 363 | 405 | 442 | 636 | 716 | 650 | 625 | 603 | 641 | 679 | 798 | 807 | 894 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | E 11 | S 11 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 10 | S 18 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 16 | S 9 | S 9 | S 15 | S 9 | S 14 |
| kJ | 20 | 19 | 38 | 36 | 36 | 39 | 82 | 211 | 157 | 111 | 90 | 118 | 96 | 18 | 26 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 16 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 24 | S 22 | S 22 | S 22 | S 20 | SSW 13 | E 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | S 10 | SSW 18 | S 12 | SSW 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 11 | S 16 | S 16 | S 17 | S 15 | — |
| kJ | 22 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 60 | 39 | 94 | 90 | 64 | 39 | 75 | 17 | 31 | 3 | 26 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 339 | 217 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 177 | 177 | 230 | 228 | 1206 | 228 | 177 | 177 | 144 | 144 | 144 | 144 | 380 | 1066 | 271 | 173 | 144 | 25 | 144 | 25 | 380 | 380 | 271 | 0 |
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