Kosi Bay surfForecast / KZN North / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm 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 1AM is: 1.9m 12s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm April 05). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Apr)6ft (1.8m)12s
Afternoon (06 Apr)6ft (1.8m)13s
Evening (06 Apr)5.5ft (1.7m)13s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
05
Monday
06
Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
2
3
2
2
3
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.1
ESE
2
ESE
2
ESE
1.8
ESE
1.9
ESE
1.8
ESE
1.8
ESE
1.7
ESE
1.9
ESE
1.7
ESE
1.7
ESE
1.6
ESE
1.6
ESE
1.5
ESE
1.4
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.3
ESE
1
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.6
S
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
1.1
S
1.1
S
Period(s) (?)131212121212121313131313131212121212121817181817
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)132312561216980106496598095812491042972862799668554443436289231222315318751716
Wind
(km/h)
20
NNE
20
NE
20
N
20
N
20
NNW
25
N
20
N
15
NE
10
SE
25
S
35
S
35
S
30
S
30
S
30
SSE
30
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
ESE
15
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crossoncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onononononononcross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:20PM
2.04
5:32AM
2.02
5:44PM
1.91
5:56AM
1.87
6:09PM
1.76
6:22AM
1.70
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:25PM
0.18
11:40AM
0.25
11:50PM
0.32
12:05PM
0.39
12:15AM
0.48
12:32PM
0.56
Sunday
05
Monday
06
Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
Sunrise-----6:00-------6:00-------6:01--
Sunset5:42-------5:40-------5:39-------
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
cloud
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
Rain (mm)
---------121---1------1-
Temp. °C252424232223252725242424232224242424232323232424
Feels °C (?)242223232122232727232120211921212123232324242523
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