Kosi Bay Surf Break

Kosi Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 26.87° S 32.89° E

Issued: 1 am 03 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Kosi Bay sea temperature is
23.9° C

1.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year

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 (03 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 12s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 13s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 14s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Kosi Bay at 8AM is: 2.1m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.7m 13s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Jul)7ft (2.1m)12s
Afternoon (03 Jul)7ft (2.1m)13s
Evening (03 Jul)7ft (2.1m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Sat afternoon, min 17°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
3
Saturday
4
Sunday
5
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)
0
2
3
3
2
2
3
3
4
4
4
3
2
3
3
4
3
2
2
2
1
2
2
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
S
7
2.1
S
12
2.1
S
12
2.1
S
13
2.1
S
13
2.2
S
14
2.1
S
14
1.9
S
13
1.7
S
14
2.1
S
14
2.4
S
14
2.5
S
13
2.3
S
13
2.2
S
13
2
S
12
1.9
SSE
12
1.8
SSE
12
1.7
SSE
11
1.7
SSE
11
1.7
SSE
11
1.7
SSE
12
1.6
SSE
12
1.5
SSE
11
1.4
SSE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
233
1311
1330
1395
1487
1733
1772
1256
1163
1822
2261
2232
1810
1609
1213
1064
928
777
716
716
729
677
563
469
Wind (km/h)
15
SSW
15
S
10
SSW
10
S
10
E
10
ENE
10
NE
10
NE
10
N
10
NW
15
NW
20
N
25
NNE
25
NNE
15
NE
10
NNE
10
SW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
S
10
E
10
NE
15
NE
15
NNE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
5:30AM1.96m
5:53PM1.96m
6:02AM1.93m
6:27PM1.94m
6:36AM1.87m
7:03PM1.90m
Low Tide
11:24PM0.32m
11:40AM0.23m
11:57PM0.35m
12:12PM0.26m
00:32AM0.39m
12:46PM0.32m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:37
6:37
6:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:07
5:07
5:07
 mm
Temp °C
20
19
19
21
22
21
21
21
20
19
17
21
23
21
21
21
19
18
18
20
21
21
21
21
Feels °C
18
17
18
20
20
19
18
19
18
17
14
17
19
17
19
21
19
18
17
20
21
21
20
21
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
E
10
2.1
S
12
2.1
S
12
2.1
S
13
2.1
S
13
2.2
S
14
2.1
S
14
1.9
S
13
1.7
S
14
2.1
S
14
2.4
S
14
2.5
S
13
2.3
S
13
2.2
S
13
2
S
12
1.9
SSE
12
1.8
SSE
12
1.7
SSE
11
1.7
SSE
11
1.7
SSE
11
1.7
SSE
12
1.6
SSE
12
1.5
SSE
11
1.4
SSE
11
Energy kJ
68
1311
1330
1395
1487
1733
1772
1256
1163
1822
2261
2232
1810
1609
1213
1064
928
777
716
716
729
677
563
469
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
12
0.6
E
10
0.7
E
13
0.8
ESE
12
0.8
ESE
12
0.8
ESE
12
0.8
ESE
12
0.8
ESE
12
0.8
ESE
11
0.8
E
11
0.7
E
11
0.8
E
11
0.7
E
11
0.7
E
11
0.7
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.7
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
Energy kJ
71
67
163
198
186
183
183
179
170
157
121
155
123
121
119
88
86
86
86
85
112
82
58
58
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NE
6
0.3
ESE
13
0.3
NE
7
0.4
NE
7
0.4
NE
7
0.3
NE
7
0.3
NE
7
0.2
ENE
6
0.6
SSW
12
0.5
SSW
12
0.6
NNE
4
0.5
NE
4
0.4
NNE
4
0.4
NE
4
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
16
Energy kJ
8
35
7
12
12
7
7
4
113
83
11
8
7
4
6
6
6
5
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
S
7
0.7
N
4
0.9
NNE
4
0.7
NNE
4
0.6
NNE
4
0.6
NE
3
0.6
NE
4
Energy kJ
233
12
25
15
10
9
12
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
7
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Distance (km)
173
173
173
173
705
319
229
25
0
0
0
229
173
297
173
0
3
177
144
144
380
380
25
0
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Rating
(10 max)
7
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
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Rating
(10 max)
9
9
9
9
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
9
9
7
9
5
5
8
7
6
5
5
8
5
5
5
9
9
9
8
7
5
5
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