Kosi Bay surfForecast / KZN North / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Sunday 05 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
27.4° 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 7AM is: 1.9m 12s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am April 05). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Apr)6.5ft (2.0m)12s
Afternoon (05 Apr)6.5ft (2.0m)12s
Evening (05 Apr)6.5ft (2.0m)12s

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


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Sunday
05
Monday
06
Tuesday
07
11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
4
4
2
2
2
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.8
ESE
1.8
ESE
1.9
ESE
2
ESE
2
ESE
2
ESE
2
ESE
2
ESE
2
ESE
1.8
ESE
2.1
ESE
1.8
ESE
1.8
ESE
1.8
ESE
1.9
ESE
1.7
ESE
1.7
ESE
1.6
ESE
1.5
ESE
1.4
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.3
ESE
2.1
SE
Period(s) (?)121212121212131212121212121313131313131212121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)89289298410591114117012081256125610321281965980106012949879728627115914884434361149
Wind
(km/h)
15
NNE
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NNE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
N
20
N
20
NNW
25
N
20
N
15
NE
10
SE
30
S
30
S
35
S
35
S
30
S
30
S
30
SSE
30
SSE
25
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crossoncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onon
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:08AM
2.14
5:20PM
2.04
5:32AM
2.02
5:44PM
1.91
5:56AM
1.87
6:09PM
1.76
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:00PM
0.08
11:16AM
0.13
11:25PM
0.18
11:40AM
0.25
11:50PM
0.32
12:05PM
0.39
Sunday
05
Monday
06
Tuesday
07
Sunrise---5:58-------6:00-------6:00----
Sunset------5:42-------5:40-------5:39-
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
light rain
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
---------------11-------
Temp. °C242322222626252424232123252725242424222224242424
Feels °C (?)242323222725242324232022232726222221191921212122
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