Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kosi Bay today (02 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Kosi Bay at 10PM is: 0.4m 17s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 7s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 02). An open ocean swell of 1.4m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (02 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 8s |
| Evening (02 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Kosi Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 28°C on Thu afternoon, min 18°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Thu night, strong winds from the S by Fri night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 2 | Thursday 3 | Friday 4 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | E 8 | E 8 | SSW 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 15 | SSW 15 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 7 | E 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | S 6 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 49 | 49 | 94 | 151 | 217 | 270 | 186 | 116 | 71 | 240 | 231 | 168 | 124 | 189 | 114 | 466 | 2244 | 3329 | 3352 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 6:32PM2.00m | 6:45AM1.82m | 7:10PM1.78m | 7:26AM1.61m | 8:02PM1.54m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:43AM0.36m | 12:56PM0.39m | 1:23AM0.56m | 1:42PM0.61m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:36 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 28 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 27 | 28 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 22 | 25 | 24 | 21 | 20 | 19 |
Feels °C | 25 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 18 | 18 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 19 | 16 | 14 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 6 | E 6 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 15 | E 8 | SSW 14 | E 7 | ENE 7 | NNE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 6 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 49 | 49 | 52 | 54 | 217 | 270 | 186 | 116 | 35 | 38 | 80 | 168 | 136 | 189 | 114 | 51 | 46 | 48 | 45 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SSW 15 | E 10 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | E 7 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | NE 6 | NE 6 | — |
| kJ | 23 | 49 | 35 | 43 | 46 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 71 | 8 | 35 | 32 | 124 | 39 | 41 | 45 | 14 | 6 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 17 | S 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 10 | — | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 94 | 151 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | — | 29 | 28 | 26 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | NE 5 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NNE 6 | — | S 2 | S 4 | S 6 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | 87 | 107 | 114 | 111 | 152 | 139 | 142 | 171 | 163 | 240 | 231 | 135 | — | 1 | 9 | 466 | 2244 | 3329 | 3352 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 228 | 228 | 228 | 258 | 258 | 271 | 290 | 614 | 779 | 376 | 1135 | 144 | 0 | 1135 | 1532 | 2359 | 1154 | 407 | 428 |
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