Kosi Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Kosi Bay today (06 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 11s period with SSE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 11s period with SSE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Kosi Bay at 3AM is: 1.3m 11s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.6m 11s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 05). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (06 Jul)	4ft (1.2m)	11s
Afternoon (06 Jul)	3.5ft (1.0m)	11s
Evening (06 Jul)	3ft (0.9m)	10s

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

Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Mon afternoon, min 18°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Sun 5			Monday 6								Tuesday 7								Wed 8
	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	11 AM	2 PM
Rating (10 max)	2	2	3	3	2	2	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	2	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 12	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 10	SSE 11	SSE 10	SSE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 9
Wave Graph
kJ	677	581	495	478	387	328	275	275	229	196	138	133	104	104	104	102	79	79	77	98	101	133	122	126
Wind (km/h)	ENE	NE	NNE	N	NNW	NW	N	NNE	NNE	NE	NNE	N	NNW	NNW	N	NNE	NNE	NE	NNE	NNW	NW	NNW	N	NNE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide		7:03PM1.90m				7:13AM1.79m				7:44PM1.84m				7:57AM1.68m					8:33PM1.76m				8:53AM1.57m
Low Tide				1:11AM0.46m				1:24PM0.39m				1:55AM0.54m					2:09PM0.49m				2:51AM0.63m


	—	—	—	—	6:37	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:37	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:37	—	—	—
	5:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:08
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	21	21	21	21	20	19	21	23	21	21	22	21	20	19	21	22	20	21	21	20	19	18	21	22
Feels °C	21	21	21	22	20	19	19	20	19	19	21	20	19	18	19	19	18	19	19	19	19	17	18	18
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 12	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 10	SSE 11	SSE 10	SSE 10	SE 10	NE 5	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 9
kJ	677	581	495	478	387	328	275	275	229	196	138	133	104	43	104	102	79	79	77	76	101	133	122	126
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 10	E 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	SE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	E 10	E 9	SE 10	SE 10	SE 9	SE 9
kJ	85	83	81	81	57	55	53	34	34	34	33	33	33	104	19	19	19	18	16	16	74	57	43	54
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 18	S 17	S 16	S 10	S 12	S 12	S 12	S 12	S 11	S 9	S 9	S 9	S 9	ESE 10	S 10	S 9	S 9	S 11	S 9	S 15	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10
kJ	6	6	5	8	3	11	11	3	10	6	6	6	6	33	2	2	2	9	2	4	16	16	17	18
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	NE 3	NE 3	NE 3	NNE 3	NNE 3	NNE 4	NNE 4	NE 4	NNE 4	NE 5	NE 5	—	NE 5	NE 5	NE 4	NE 4	NE 4	ENE 8	NNW 3	N 3	N 3	NNE 4
kJ	—	—	5	3	3	2	3	10	16	23	32	43	55	—	29	26	34	27	27	98	2	5	6	16
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Salt Rock KZN North	Kosi Bay KZN North	Kosi Bay KZN North	Kosi Bay KZN North	Kosi Bay KZN North	Siyayi KZN North	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Battery Beach Durban/KZN South	Salt Rock KZN North	Salt Rock KZN North	Sodwana KZN North	Kosi Bay KZN North	Kosi Bay KZN North	Siyayi KZN North	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Salt Rock KZN North	Kosi Bay KZN North	Kosi Bay KZN North	Kosi Bay KZN North	Kosi Bay KZN North	Richards Bay (Inside) KZN North	Reunion Durban/KZN South
Rating (10 max)	3	2	3	3	2	2	2	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1
Distance (km)	380	337	0	0	0	0	271	380	376	337	337	25	0	0	271	380	380	337	0	0	0	0	229	380
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Rating (10 max)		2	3	3	2	2	2			2	2	2	2	2	1			2	3	1	1	2	1
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Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3
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Rating (10 max)	7	6	6	6	5	5	5	5	8	8	8	8	7	8	7	5	5	7	9	9	9	8	7	7

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