Kosi Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Kosi Bay today (06 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 11s period with SSE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 11s period with SSE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Kosi Bay at 9AM is: 1.2m 11s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 06). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (06 Jul)	4ft (1.2m)	11s
Afternoon (06 Jul)	3.5ft (1.0m)	11s
Evening (06 Jul)	3ft (0.9m)	10s

Table - waves today at Kosi Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Wed afternoon, min 17°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.
	Monday 6								Tuesday 7								Wednesday 8
	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
Rating (10 max)	3	2	2	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	2	0	0	0	1	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 10	SSE 11	SSE 10	SSE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	NE 7	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8
Wave Graph
kJ	478	412	328	275	275	229	196	138	133	104	104	104	102	79	79	77	79	101	133	116	90	118	184	116
Wind (km/h)	N	NNW	NNW	N	NNE	NNE	NE	NNE	N	NNW	NNW	N	NNE	NE	NE	N	NNW	NW	NNW	N	NNE	NNE	NNE	N
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide			7:13AM1.79m				7:44PM1.84m				7:57AM1.68m					8:33PM1.76m				8:53AM1.57m				9:39PM1.67m
Low Tide	1:11AM0.46m				1:24PM0.39m				1:55AM0.54m					2:09PM0.49m				2:51AM0.63m				3:07PM0.58m


	—	6:37	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:37	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:37	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	5:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:08	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	20	20	19	21	22	21	21	22	21	20	19	21	22	20	21	21	20	19	18	21	23	21	21	20
Feels °C	20	20	19	19	19	18	19	20	20	19	18	19	19	18	19	19	19	19	17	19	20	18	19	18
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 10	SSE 11	SSE 10	SSE 10	SE 10	NE 5	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	SE 9	ENE 8
kJ	478	412	328	275	275	229	196	138	133	104	42	104	102	79	79	77	76	101	133	116	90	118	42	116
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 11	E 11	E 10	E 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	E 5	SE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	NE 7	E 9	SE 10	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	S 15	SE 9
kJ	81	55	55	53	34	34	34	33	33	13	104	19	19	19	18	12	16	74	55	42	54	42	4	31
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 10	S 12	S 12	S 12	S 12	S 11	S 9	S 9	S 9	ESE 10	ESE 10	S 10	S 9	S 9	S 11	E 10	S 15	E 9	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	SSW 15	ESE 12
kJ	8	3	11	11	3	10	6	6	6	33	33	2	2	2	9	16	4	16	16	17	17	8	42	14
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	NNE 3	NNE 3	N 3	NNE 4	NNE 4	NNE 4	NE 4	NE 5	NNE 5	—	NE 5	NE 5	NE 4	NE 4	NE 4	NE 7	N 3	N 3	N 3	NNE 4	NNE 4	ENE 8	N 4
kJ	—	2	2	3	10	17	31	40	49	39	—	28	26	32	27	22	79	6	6	5	15	19	184	6
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Kosi Bay KZN North	Kosi Bay KZN North	Kosi Bay KZN North	Siyayi KZN North	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Battery Beach Durban/KZN South	Salt Rock KZN North	Salt Rock KZN North	Sodwana KZN North	Kosi Bay KZN North	Kosi Bay KZN North	Siyayi KZN North	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Battery Beach Durban/KZN South	Salt Rock KZN North	Kosi Bay KZN North	Kosi Bay KZN North	Kosi Bay KZN North	Kosi Bay KZN North	Quissico Inhambane	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Salt Rock KZN North	Siyayi KZN North	Sodwana KZN North
Rating (10 max)	3	2	2	2	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	2	2	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	0	0	0	271	380	376	337	337	25	0	0	271	380	376	337	0	0	0	0	290	380	337	271	25
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Rating (10 max)	3	2	2	2			2	2	2	2	2	1			1	2	1	1	2			1	2	1
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Rating (10 max)	3	3	4	4	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4
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Rating (10 max)	6	6	6	7	6	8	8	8	8	7	5	5	5	5	7	9	9	7	5	7	9	9	9	9

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