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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 1.2°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 2AM is: 0.4m 18s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.4m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 12). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (13 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 13s |
| Evening (13 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Kosi Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 29°C on Wed morning, min 20°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Wed night, calm by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 12 | Wednesday 13 | Thursday 14 | Fri 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
SSE 12 | SSW 18 | S 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 18 | SSW 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 17 | S 16 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | |
14 | 66 | 162 | 109 | 67 | 63 | 60 | 55 | 126 | 115 | 254 | 313 | 700 | 1241 | 1806 | 860 | 667 | 563 | 477 | 400 | 393 | 303 | 237 | 233 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross | glassy | cross | cross | |
High Tide | 00:59AM1.81m | 1:21PM1.73m | 1:42AM1.99m | 2:03PM1.89m | 2:23AM2.13m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:36PM0.57m | 7:16AM0.49m | 7:23PM0.40m | 7:57AM0.31m | 8:05PM0.24m | 8:36AM0.17m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | |
5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 30 | 28 | 26 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 29 | 29 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 24 |
26 | 23 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 26 | 28 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 25 | 24 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 17 | S 16 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | S 11 |
13 | 44 | 19 | 8 | 67 | 63 | 59 | 55 | 126 | 115 | 254 | 313 | 700 | 1241 | 1806 | 860 | 667 | 563 | 477 | 132 | 112 | 116 | 116 | 233 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 12 | SSW 18 | S 18 | SSW 14 | NE 4 | SSW 18 | S 4 | SSW 16 | E 8 | NNE 4 | NE 6 | NE 6 | E 8 | NE 6 | E 7 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 16 | E 6 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 16 |
14 | 66 | 162 | 69 | 5 | 62 | 3 | 53 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 1 | 16 | 260 | 135 | 90 | 113 | 400 | 393 | 303 | 237 | 82 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | S 8 | S 7 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | NNE 6 | SSW 18 | S 4 | S 18 | NE 6 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 6 | — | — | E 7 | E 7 | — | — | S 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | S 16 | — |
6 | 11 | 4 | 109 | 64 | 3 | 60 | 1 | 25 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | — | — | 24 | 15 | — | — | 6 | 27 | 52 | 45 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 4 | NW 3 | NW 3 | W 3 | WSW 3 | SW 3 | WNW 3 | — | NE 3 | SE 3 | SSE 4 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | — | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | — | — | — | — | — | E 6 |
43 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 1 | — | 4 | 2 | 34 | 230 | 384 | 358 | — | 31 | 73 | 94 | — | — | — | — | — | 115 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 290 | 0 | 173 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 290 | 290 | 290 | 349 | 344 | 297 | 258 | 229 | 229 | 258 | 229 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 229 | 228 |
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