Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kosi Bay today (17 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 16s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jun, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 15s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Kosi Bay at 4AM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 7s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am June 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Jun) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (17 Jun) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 16s |
| Evening (17 Jun) | 2ft (0.6m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Kosi Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 23°C on Wed morning, min 19°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, fresh winds from the S by Fri afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 13 | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
165 | 159 | 158 | 128 | 129 | 177 | 218 | 155 | 150 | 144 | 236 | 322 | 501 | 590 | 545 | 510 | 501 | 462 | 299 | 233 | 343 | 509 | 569 | 537 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | on | on | on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 5:00AM2.09m | 5:25PM2.09m | 5:43AM2.02m | 6:11PM2.04m | 6:26AM1.91m | 6:59PM1.95m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:10AM0.11m | 11:34PM0.20m | 11:53AM0.16m | 00:20AM0.31m | 12:38PM0.25m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:02 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 21 | 20 | 20 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 20 |
Feels °C | 22 | 20 | 20 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | SE 8 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 13 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
165 | 159 | 158 | 128 | 96 | 65 | 218 | 155 | 150 | 144 | 74 | 322 | 501 | 590 | 545 | 510 | 501 | 462 | 299 | 21 | 12 | 12 | 68 | 63 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | S 16 | S 16 | S 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SE 5 | S 16 | ESE 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | E 8 | E 9 | E 8 |
34 | 31 | 20 | 20 | 129 | 177 | 59 | 39 | 39 | 13 | 236 | 62 | 50 | 53 | 53 | 34 | 33 | 21 | 21 | 50 | 51 | 12 | 13 | 12 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 16 | ESE 6 | E 9 | E 9 | S 9 | SE 5 | E 9 | S 8 | S 9 | SSE 8 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | — | — | — | E 7 | — |
17 | 18 | 41 | 84 | 13 | 43 | 40 | 40 | 11 | 37 | 22 | 38 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 7 | — | — | — | 1 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SSW 3 | — | — | — | ESE 6 | ESE 5 | SE 5 | ESE 9 | ESE 4 | ESE 8 | — | ESE 4 | — | — | — | SW 3 | SSW 4 | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 |
— | — | 4 | — | — | — | 19 | 28 | 22 | 101 | 13 | 73 | — | 12 | — | — | — | 5 | 40 | 233 | 343 | 509 | 569 | 537 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 258 | 228 | 0 | 228 | 228 | 228 | 378 | 297 | 229 | 173 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 144 | 380 | 337 | 229 | 0 | 0 | 228 | 228 | 349 | 614 | 431 |
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