Kosi Bay surfForecast / KZN North / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Friday 17 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 1.5°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 4PM is: 1.3m 5s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00am April 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)7s
Afternoon (17 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)8s
Evening (17 Apr)5ft (1.6m)5s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Mon
20
5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
ENE
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
1.3
NE
1.5
NE
0.2
ESE
0.9
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.4
SE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
1
NE
0.8
NE
0.8
S
0.7
S
0.6
ESE
0.6
E
0.5
ESE
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.7
ENE
Period(s) (?)777855877788865567881212126
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)514748576710867033321821206134343037493927272634
Wind
(km/h)
15
N
20
NNW
20
N
25
NNE
25
NNE
30
NNE
30
NNE
30
N
25
N
30
N
25
N
20
NNE
20
NE
15
S
15
S
15
S
10
S
0
ESE
15
N
25
N
15
N
20
N
20
NW
15
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:45PM
2.22
4:02AM
2.39
4:18PM
2.25
4:36AM
2.35
4:52PM
2.21
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:40AM
-0.03
9:49PM
-0.08
10:12AM
-0.07
10:23PM
-0.09
10:46AM
-0.03
10:59PM
-0.03
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Mon
20
Sunrise-6:05-------6:05-------6:05------
Sunset----5:30-------5:29-------5:28---
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
clear
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
Rain (mm)
-------------11-------12
Temp. °C232326272626252524242629272524232324272826252424
Feels °C (?)242425252525242422222428282726252628282727262525
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