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Kosi Bay surfForecast / KZN North / South Africa
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Kosi Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Kosi Bay sea temperature is
25.9° C
(Which is 1.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Kosi Bay today?
The current surf forecast for Kosi Bay at 10AM is: 1.4m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 1.2m 7s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.3m 6s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 14). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 May) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (14 May) | 5ft (1.5m) | 12s |
| Evening (14 May) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Kosi Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 24°C on Fri morning, min 20°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 14 | Friday 15 | Saturday 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 14 | S 16 | S 16 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | |
308 | 635 | 847 | 704 | 667 | 572 | 485 | 477 | 400 | 325 | 314 | 242 | 233 | 189 | 188 | 746 | 1017 | 979 | 930 | 743 | 723 | 703 | 684 | 537 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 1:42AM1.99m | 2:03PM1.89m | 2:23AM2.13m | 2:42PM2.02m | 3:02AM2.23m | 3:21PM2.11m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:57AM0.31m | 8:05PM0.24m | 8:36AM0.17m | 8:46PM0.11m | 9:14AM0.07m | 9:26PM0.03m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 5:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | |
— | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | |
Temp °C | 24 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 |
21 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 23 | 24 | 26 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 22 | 18 | 18 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | S 16 | S 16 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | S 11 | S 11 | E 7 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 |
308 | 635 | 847 | 704 | 667 | 572 | 485 | 135 | 141 | 141 | 119 | 119 | 124 | 189 | 152 | 148 | 1017 | 979 | 930 | 743 | 723 | 703 | 684 | 537 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | S 7 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | E 7 | ESE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 |
6 | 6 | 2 | 142 | 190 | 135 | 132 | 477 | 400 | 325 | 314 | 242 | 233 | 124 | 188 | 746 | 131 | 166 | 97 | 79 | 61 | 59 | 57 | 59 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | NE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 18 | — | SSW 16 | S 16 | SSW 16 | S 21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 5 |
5 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | 26 | 20 | 49 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 29 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 6 | E 7 | — | — | S 4 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 5 | S 5 |
103 | 195 | 278 | 134 | 115 | 115 | 112 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 141 | 148 | — | — | 18 | 74 | 219 | 193 | 108 | 56 | 25 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 349 | 344 | 271 | 271 | 229 | 228 | 173 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 229 | 407 | 228 | 173 | 25 | 360 | 375 | 228 | 347 | 378 | 228 | 228 | 144 |
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