Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kosi Bay today (27 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 16s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 14s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 13s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Kosi Bay at 12AM is: 2.0m 18s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.9m 5s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 26). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Aug) | 7ft (2.2m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (27 Aug) | 6ft (1.9m) | 14s |
| Evening (27 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Kosi Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Warm (max 22°C on Sat afternoon, min 19°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 26 | Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | SSE 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 550 | 963 | 2423 | 2979 | 2781 | 2434 | 1911 | 1622 | 1266 | 792 | 683 | 673 | 673 | 555 | 663 | 555 | 466 | 386 | 368 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 3:18PM1.94m | 3:27AM1.99m | 3:44PM2.10m | 3:53AM2.11m | 4:09PM2.22m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:21PM0.30m | 9:33AM0.18m | 9:48PM0.17m | 9:58AM0.06m | 10:15PM0.08m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:32 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 |
Feels °C | 18 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | SSE 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 |
| kJ | 550 | 963 | 2423 | 2979 | 2781 | 2434 | 1911 | 1622 | 1266 | 792 | 683 | 673 | 673 | 555 | 663 | 555 | 466 | 386 | 368 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SE 13 | SE 13 | — | ESE 12 | SE 13 | S 6 | — | S 18 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | — | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | S 16 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 9 | 7 | 7 | — | 14 | 6 | 18 | — | 226 | 297 | 287 | 274 | 265 | 255 | — | 15 | 22 | 47 | 13 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | SE 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 6 | — | — | — | — | S 16 |
| kJ | 1 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 17 | — | — | — | — | 46 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | — | — | SE 6 | ESE 6 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 6 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 |
| kJ | 17 | 29 | 33 | — | — | 69 | 69 | 57 | 50 | 50 | 53 | 45 | 62 | 49 | 80 | 90 | 97 | 125 | 131 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 228 | 337 | 1142 | 380 | 380 | 1077 | 1061 | 1077 | 1077 | 1066 | 927 | 798 | 785 | 798 | 783 | 850 | 850 | 927 | 807 |
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