Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kosi Bay today (05 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Kosi Bay at 6PM is: 0.9m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 05). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (05 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 10s |
| Evening (05 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Kosi Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 24°C on Wed afternoon, min 19°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 5 | Thursday 6 | Friday 7 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 214 | 205 | 156 | 156 | 156 | 154 | 157 | 125 | 123 | 118 | 110 | 108 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 83 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | on | on | on | glassy |
High Tide | 7:46PM1.81m | 8:02AM1.62m | 8:42PM1.63m | 9:11AM1.44m | 10:20PM1.48m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:28PM0.39m | 2:01AM0.57m | 2:17PM0.56m | 3:05AM0.73m | 3:36PM0.73m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 |
Feels °C | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 24 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSE 4 |
| kJ | 214 | 205 | 156 | 156 | 156 | 154 | 157 | 125 | 123 | 118 | 110 | 108 | 25 | 26 | 31 | 27 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 21 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | SE 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 18 | S 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 4 | E 9 |
| kJ | 3 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 35 | 34 | 32 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 21 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 83 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | — | S 17 | S 18 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 22 | 20 | 18 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 4 | NNE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | — | — | S 3 | S 4 | S 5 | S 6 | S 5 | SSE 5 | ENE 4 |
| kJ | 14 | 35 | 49 | 56 | 76 | 97 | 97 | 84 | 69 | 56 | 49 | 26 | — | — | 6 | 26 | 36 | 38 | 39 | 28 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 229 | 380 | 380 | 258 | 258 | 258 | 258 | 258 | 229 | 1213 | 173 | 228 | 0 | 228 | 177 | 177 | 228 | 1061 | 228 | 177 | 0 |
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