Kosi Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Kosi Bay today (12 Jun):

Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with ESE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with ESE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 11s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Kosi Bay at 6PM is: 0.7m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm June 12). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (12 Jun)	2.5ft (0.7m)	9s
Afternoon (12 Jun)	1.5ft (0.5m)	9s
Evening (12 Jun)	2.5ft (0.7m)	11s

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

Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Warm (max 27°C on Fri afternoon, min 19°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Fri night, calm by Sun morning).
	Fri 12					Saturday 13								Sunday 14								Mon 15
	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	2 AM	5 AM	8 AM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	3	3	2	1	2	1	1	1	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 8	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	SSE 7	SSE 7	ESE 11	ESE 10	SE 8	S 12	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	S 11	S 15	S 14	S 14	S 14	S 14	S 14	S 14
Wave Graph
kJ	57	35	74	117	119	180	234	462	326	346	365	416	449	302	275	221	178	209	206	496	395	320	246	229
Wind (km/h)	NNW	N	NNE	N	SSW	S	S	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSW	S	ESE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	N	NNW	N
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide		1:29PM1.74m				1:55AM1.96m					2:20PM1.87m				2:45AM2.05m				3:08PM1.98m				3:31AM2.11m
Low Tide				7:34PM0.37m					8:11AM0.32m				8:26PM0.25m				8:58AM0.21m				9:15PM0.16m


	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:33	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:33	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:33	—
	—	—	5:01	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:01	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:01	—	—	—	—	5:01
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	24	27	26	25	22	21	22	22	22	21	20	21	20	19	20	20	22	23	22	22	22	22	20	20
Feels °C	19	22	22	22	19	17	18	18	18	17	17	19	19	18	21	21	21	21	20	20	21	21	20	19
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 8	E 8	ESE 10	ESE 11	NNE 5	ESE 11	ESE 11	NE 5	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 10	S 12	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 9	ESE 9	S 10	S 14	S 14	S 14	S 14	ESE 7
kJ	57	33	74	117	42	180	234	4	281	346	365	309	378	302	275	221	161	146	175	496	395	320	246	72
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 12	ESE 10	S 11	S 11	ESE 11	NE 5	NE 5	NE 5	NE 5	NE 6	SSW 14	NE 6	S 12	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 10	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 7	S 14
kJ	11	35	2	2	119	22	10	5	5	9	215	5	449	289	223	181	178	175	92	86	76	100	59	229
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	S 12	—	—	S 11	—	—	—	S 16	SSW 16	NE 6	—	S 15	S 15	S 15	S 15	S 15	S 15	S 14	E 7	—	E 8	E 8	—
kJ	—	11	—	—	2	—	—	—	5	25	5	—	110	112	110	112	161	209	206	4	—	35	34	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 5	N 6	NNE 6	NNE 5	—	S 4	S 6	SSE 7	SSE 7	SSE 7	S 7	SE 8	—	—	—	—	—	—	NE 3	NE 4	NNE 4	NNE 4	N 4	N 4
kJ	90	103	95	66	—	42	214	462	326	295	255	416	—	—	—	—	—	—	6	14	31	34	21	27
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Richards Bay (Outside) KZN North	St Lucia KZN North	Quissico Inhambane	Sodwana KZN North	Addington (South Beach) Durban/KZN South	The Spot Durban/KZN South	Quissico Inhambane	Quissico Inhambane	Quissico Inhambane	Blythedale KZN North	Senoritas KZN North	Mapelane KZN North	Cape Vidal KZN North	Cape Vidal KZN North	Cape Vidal KZN North	Kosi Bay KZN North	Kosi Bay KZN North	Guinjata Bay Inhambane	Guinjata Bay Inhambane	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Salt Rock KZN North	Salt Rock KZN North	Quissico Inhambane	Quissico Inhambane
Rating (10 max)	1	2	1	1	1	3	2	2	2	4	3	4	4	4	4	3	3	1	1	3	2	2	3	3
Distance (km)	229	173	290	25	378	431	290	290	290	319	230	177	144	144	144	0	0	407	407	380	337	337	290	290
Best forecast wave conditions in KwaZulu-Natal North Coast	Richards Bay (Outside)	St Lucia		Cape Vidal					Bog Bay	Umdloti	Umhlanga	Alkantstrand	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)	Umhlanga	Sodwana				Umhlanga	Umhlanga	Umhlanga	Umhlanga
Rating (10 max)	1	2		1					4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3				4	4	3	4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Hole-in-the-Wall Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Stompneus West Coast	Stompneus West Coast	Dungeons Cape Town	Ntylonyane (Breezy Point) Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Hole-in-the-Wall Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Riet River Eastern Cape (S)	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Paranoia Overberg	Vleesbaai Overberg	Vleesbaai Overberg	Vleesbaai Overberg	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Yellow sands Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	J-Bay Eastern Cape (S)	Victoria Bay Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	2	4	4	4	7	8	7	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Header Global	Maraa French Polynesia	Maraa French Polynesia	Temae French Polynesia	Anawhata Road (Oaonui) New Zealand	Ntylonyane (Breezy Point) South Africa	Hole-in-the-Wall South Africa	Riet River South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Benkunqut Indonesia	Gerickes Point South Africa	Gerickes Point South Africa	Fish Boma South Africa	Easter Reef Australia	Easter Reef Australia	Abalolo Reef United States	Trial Harbour Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Papatowai New Zealand	Kaka Point New Zealand	Blaketown Wedge New Zealand	Blaketown Wedge New Zealand
Rating (10 max)	8	9	6	4	7	8	7	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	7	5	5	5	9	5	5	5

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