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Kosi Bay surfForecast / KZN North / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Friday 21 Nov 2025 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
24.2° C
 (Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Kosi Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Kosi Bay at 11AM is: 0.6m 20s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am November 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Nov)1.5ft (0.4m)21s
Afternoon (21 Nov)2.5ft (0.8m)18s
Evening (21 Nov)3.5ft (1.0m)16s

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

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Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
Mon
24
5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
2
2
2
1
2
3
2
3
3
1
2
0
1
3
4
4
2
1
1
0
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
E
0.4
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.9
SSW
1
S
1
S
1.1
S
1.1
S
1.1
S
1.1
S
1.2
S
1.2
S
1.4
S
1.6
S
1.7
S
1.7
S
1.6
S
1.5
S
1.3
S
1.1
S
1.1
S
1.1
S
1.1
S
Period(s) (?)72120191716161514141415161514141313121212121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)53144304471470529490517489482489657701835101610521006852692504356347342336
Wind
(km/h)
5
S
0
SW
5
NNE
15
ENE
15
NE
10
NE
5
ENE
5
SSE
5
SW
0
NW
10
ENE
15
ENE
20
E
15
E
15
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
25
N
30
NNE
30
NNE
30
NE
10
SSW
5
E
15
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		glasscross-
off		crosscrosscrossglassonglassglasscross-
on		crosscross-
on		cross-
on		crosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscross-
on		cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:07PM
2.04
4:23AM
1.97
4:35PM
2.00
4:53AM
1.92
5:05PM
1.93
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:58AM
0.21
10:16PM
0.19
10:28AM
0.24
10:45PM
0.23
10:58AM
0.30
11:16PM
0.30
Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
Mon
24
Sunrise4:48-------4:47-------4:47-------
Sunset----6:20-------6:21-------6:22---
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
Rain (mm)
---------------------11-
Temp. °C212123232322222121222324242323222224262825242223
Feels °C (?)212324222222242223242424232424232323232623272524
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