Kosi Bay Surf Break
Lat Long: 26.87° S 32.89° E

Kosi Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Weather Forecast for Kosi Bay

Issued: 7 am 05 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Kosi Bay sea temperature is
24.9° C

1.5°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.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Kosi Bay today (05 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Jun, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 11s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Kosi Bay at 11AM is: 1.1m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 1.4m 7s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am June 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Jun)3.5ft (1.1m)12s
Afternoon (05 Jun)3.5ft (1.1m)12s
Evening (05 Jun)5.5ft (1.7m)11s

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

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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Warm (max 24°C on Fri afternoon, min 18°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
5
Saturday
6
Sunday
7
Mon
8
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
2 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
3
2
2
2
1
1
1
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
S
12
1.1
S
12
1.1
S
12
1.1
S
12
1.1
S
11
1.7
SSE
11
1.6
S
11
0.9
SSE
11
1.3
S
10
1.1
S
10
1
S
10
0.9
SSE
11
1.2
SE
11
1.4
SE
11
1.8
SE
11
1.7
SE
11
1.7
SE
10
1.7
SE
10
1.7
ESE
10
1.7
ESE
10
1.7
ESE
10
1.7
ESE
10
1.7
ESE
10
1.7
ESE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
336
336
333
316
319
705
629
170
314
228
194
207
354
471
725
652
616
604
565
578
578
578
548
548
Wind (km/h)
20
NW
10
NNW
5
WSW
10
SE
25
SSE
30
SSE
25
S
20
SSW
15
S
15
S
15
S
15
SSE
15
SE
15
SE
10
SE
5
S
10
SW
10
SSW
10
S
15
SE
15
SE
15
ESE
5
SE
10
WSW
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-off
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
glassy
cross
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
glassy
cross-off
High Tide
6:41PM1.74m
6:52AM1.70m
7:27PM1.68m
7:40AM1.61m
8:23PM1.64m
Low Tide
12:26PM0.43m
00:46AM0.56m
1:08PM0.51m
1:35AM0.65m
1:57PM0.59m
thunderstorm
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:31
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6:31
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6:31
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6:31
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5:01
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5:01
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5:01
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5:01
 mm
1
1
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
1
1
—
—
—
—
—
Temp °C
21
19
23
24
21
21
20
18
18
19
21
22
21
21
21
20
19
19
21
21
21
21
20
19
Feels °C
20
18
23
22
16
17
17
15
15
16
19
20
19
19
20
21
18
18
20
20
19
19
20
19
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
NE
7
1.8
NE
7
1.4
NE
7
1.2
NE
7
1.1
S
11
0.8
NE
6
0.8
ESE
8
0.9
SSE
11
0.9
SSE
11
0.9
SSE
11
0.9
SSE
11
0.9
SSE
11
1.2
SE
11
1.4
SE
11
1.8
SE
11
1.7
SE
11
1.7
SE
10
1.7
SE
10
1.7
ESE
10
1.7
ESE
10
1.7
ESE
10
1.7
ESE
10
1.7
ESE
10
1.7
ESE
10
Energy kJ
489
336
198
131
319
49
75
170
164
167
167
207
354
471
725
652
616
604
565
578
578
578
548
548
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
S
12
1.1
S
12
1.1
S
12
1.1
S
12
1
NE
7
0.8
NE
6
0.6
NE
6
0.7
ESE
8
0.7
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.9
S
10
0.9
ESE
8
0.7
S
9
0.6
S
9
0.5
S
9
0.6
S
11
0.5
S
11
0.4
SSW
10
0.4
SSW
9
0.4
SSW
9
0.3
SSW
9
0.3
SSW
9
0.3
SSW
11
Energy kJ
336
336
333
316
88
46
31
68
70
99
99
154
96
85
63
42
85
57
34
29
28
17
16
23
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
ESE
9
0.5
ESE
9
0.5
ESE
9
0.5
ESE
9
0.5
ESE
9
0.2
SSW
15
0.1
S
15
0.5
NE
6
0.4
ENE
6
0.4
ENE
6
0.5
NE
6
0.9
ESE
8
0.8
S
10
0.4
NE
6
0.1
S
18
0.3
SSW
11
0.1
S
16
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
11
—
—
0.1
S
10
Energy kJ
61
46
45
45
43
21
4
18
14
15
19
96
117
9
6
25
5
31
31
2
2
—
—
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
N
7
2.1
NNE
7
—
—
0.8
S
4
1.7
SSE
11
1.6
S
11
1.4
S
6
1.3
S
10
1.1
S
10
1
S
10
—
—
0.9
ESE
8
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
Energy kJ
376
456
—
—
20
705
629
117
314
228
194
—
—
110
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Kosi Bay
KZN North
Kosi Bay
KZN North
Kosi Bay
KZN North
Quissico
Inhambane
The Wreck
Garden Route
Quissico
Inhambane
Mapelane
KZN North
Mapelane
KZN North
Alkantstrand
KZN North
Mapelane
KZN North
Mapelane
KZN North
Dinos Left
Inhambane
Reunion
Durban/KZN South
Mtunzini
KZN North
Richards Bay (Inside)
KZN North
Kosi Bay
KZN North
Cape Vidal
KZN North
Cape Vidal
KZN North
St Lucia
KZN North
Reunion
Durban/KZN South
Reunion
Durban/KZN South
Mtunzini
KZN North
Kosi Bay
KZN North
Kosi Bay
KZN North
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
2
4
2
3
3
3
3
3
1
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Distance (km)
0
0
0
290
1213
290
177
177
228
177
177
428
380
258
229
0
144
144
173
380
380
258
0
0
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Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
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Dungeons
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Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
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