Kosi Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 26.87° S 32.89° E

Kosi Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 06 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Kosi Bay sea temperature is
22.9°C
0.8° 

Kosi Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


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

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 9s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Kosi Bay at 6AM is: 1.8m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 1.1m 9s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.4m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Sep)5.5ft (1.7m)9s
Afternoon (06 Sep)4.5ft (1.4m)9s
Evening (06 Sep)5ft (1.6m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sun morning. Warm (max 21°C on Sun afternoon, min 19°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
6
Monday
7
Tuesday
8
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
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
SSE
9
1.8
SSE
9
1.7
SSE
9
1.6
SSE
9
1.4
SSE
9
1.8
SE
8
1.7
SE
8
1.6
SE
8
1
SSE
8
1.5
SE
7
0.8
S
22
1.4
S
20
2.4
S
18
2.5
S
17
2.4
S
16
2.1
S
16
1.9
S
15
1.7
S
14
1.6
S
14
1.4
S
14
1.3
S
13
1.2
S
13
1.1
S
12
1
S
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
680
508
426
372
297
423
373
299
125
242
645
1553
3706
3973
2964
2131
1657
1179
1002
704
572
466
365
289
Wind (km/h)
20
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
25
SSE
25
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SSE
20
SE
20
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
ESE
10
ESE
10
E
5
ENE
5
E
10
ENE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
15
NE
15
NE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
11:52AM1.35m
00:53AM1.46m
1:31PM1.59m
1:55AM1.69m
2:19PM1.85m
Low Tide
5:00AM0.90m
6:19PM0.83m
7:09AM0.72m
7:42PM0.60m
8:03AM0.47m
8:27PM0.38m
light rain
rain showers
cloud
light rain
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:56
5:54
5:54
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:37
5:37
5:37
 mm
1
1
1
Temp °C
19
19
20
20
21
20
20
20
20
19
19
20
21
20
20
20
20
19
20
20
20
20
20
20
Feels °C
18
18
19
18
18
18
18
18
18
16
16
17
19
19
18
19
20
19
19
18
17
18
18
19
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