Kosi Bay surfForecast / KZN North / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Wednesday 08 Apr 2026 SAST
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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
27.1° C
(Which is 1.1°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 6PM is: 1.2m 16s primary swell from a South direction and 0.9m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm April 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Apr)4ft (1.2m)11s
Afternoon (08 Apr)4ft (1.2m)17s
Evening (08 Apr)4ft (1.2m)15s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Saturday
11
11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
2
3
3
2
2
0
0
0
2
2
1
2
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
S
1.2
S
1.2
S
1.2
S
1.2
S
1.2
S
1.1
S
1.1
S
1
S
1
S
0.9
S
0.9
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.7
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.7
E
0.7
E
Period(s) (?)17171616151414131313131312121212121211117779
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)86185171068360659047643034234527626819618413813610097615947544578
Wind
(km/h)
10
SE
15
E
15
E
10
ENE
10
ENE
5
N
10
NNW
10
N
15
NNE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
15
NNE
10
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NNE
15
N
10
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:38PM
1.59
6:52AM
1.52
7:16PM
1.40
7:41AM
1.34
9:08PM
1.24
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:32PM
0.56
12:44AM
0.67
1:07PM
0.74
1:26AM
0.86
2:18PM
0.93
4:01AM
1.02
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunrise-------6:01-------6:01-------6:01
Sunset--5:38-------5:37-------5:37-----
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
1-----------------------
Temp. °C242424242322222224252323232322212425242423232222
Feels °C (?)242424242423232324242222222423222525242424242424
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