Kosi Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 26.87° S 32.89° E

Kosi Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 26 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Kosi Bay sea temperature is
23.5° C
1.2° 

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 (26 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 10s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 9s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Kosi Bay at 6PM is: 1.5m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.5m 14s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Jul)5.5ft (1.7m)10s
Afternoon (26 Jul)5ft (1.6m)10s
Evening (26 Jul)5ft (1.5m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 22°C on Tue afternoon, min 16°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Mon night, fresh winds from the SSW by Tue night).

Sun
26
Monday
27
Tuesday
28
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)
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
SSE
10
1.7
SSE
10
1.6
SSE
10
1.6
SE
9
1.4
SE
9
1.3
SE
9
1.3
SE
9
1.1
SE
9
1.1
SE
9
0.5
S
17
0.5
S
16
0.8
SE
8
0.7
ESE
8
0.8
ESE
8
0.8
ESE
8
0.8
ESE
8
0.7
ESE
8
1.2
S
5
1.3
S
5
0.8
ESE
10
0.8
ESE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
603
544
470
433
335
294
257
199
172
151
135
82
62
75
75
75
68
68
90
123
113
Wind (km/h)
10
SSE
10
E
15
E
15
ENE
15
NNE
10
N
15
NNW
15
NNW
25
N
25
NNE
20
NE
15
NE
10
NE
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
10
S
20
S
20
S
15
SSE
15
S
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
2:27PM1.56m
2:42AM1.68m
3:04PM1.71m
3:17AM1.81m
3:36PM1.85m
Low Tide
8:15AM0.65m
8:30PM0.61m
8:54AM0.50m
9:07PM0.48m
9:26AM0.37m
9:39PM0.36m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:31
6:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:16
5:17
5:17
 mm
1
Temp °C
21
21
20
20
19
19
17
17
20
21
20
20
20
18
17
17
21
22
21
21
20
Feels °C
19
19
18
18
17
18
15
15
16
17
17
18
20
17
15
16
20
20
19
20
19
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