Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kosi Bay today (05 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Kosi Bay at 1AM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.8m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 04). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (05 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 10s |
| Evening (05 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Kosi Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Fri morning. Warm (max 24°C on Thu afternoon, min 18°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 4 | Wednesday 5 | Thursday 6 | |||||||||||||||||
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 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 388 | 246 | 185 | 187 | 231 | 231 | 214 | 172 | 156 | 156 | 156 | 154 | 157 | 125 | 123 | 118 | 110 | 108 | 83 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | glassy |
High Tide | 7:06PM1.97m | 7:17AM1.78m | 7:46PM1.81m | 8:02AM1.62m | 8:42PM1.63m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:16AM0.41m | 1:28PM0.39m | 2:01AM0.57m | 2:17PM0.56m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 21 |
Feels °C | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | 388 | 246 | 185 | 187 | 231 | 231 | 214 | 172 | 156 | 156 | 156 | 154 | 157 | 125 | 123 | 118 | 110 | 108 | 83 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 12 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 9 | SSE 11 | S 11 | S 12 | SE 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 18 | S 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | NE 4 |
| kJ | 14 | 100 | 102 | 103 | 12 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 35 | 34 | 32 | 20 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 10 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | — | S 17 | S 18 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | SSW 18 |
| kJ | 4 | 9 | 2 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 31 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NNE 4 | N 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | — |
| kJ | 2 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 16 | 46 | 56 | 61 | 87 | 97 | 97 | 84 | 63 | 56 | 49 | 26 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 380 | 271 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 258 | 271 | 380 | 380 | 258 | 258 | 258 | 258 | 229 | 229 | 1101 | 173 | 228 | 0 |
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