Kosi Bay surfForecast / KZN North / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Saturday 13 Sep 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
23.1° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Kosi Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Kosi Bay at 9AM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Sep)3ft (0.9m)8s
Afternoon (13 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)8s
Evening (13 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)8s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
13
Sunday
14
Monday
15
Tue
16
5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
1
1
2
1
0
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.5
S
0.6
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.9
S
0.8
S
0.9
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.7
S
0.6
S
Period(s) (?)888888888888181716151514141515141413
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)11110884807878808484807876163235273304284311243352283261187130
Wind
(km/h)
5
NW
10
NNW
25
NNE
25
NNE
20
NE
15
NE
0
ENE
20
S
10
S
10
E
10
ENE
15
E
15
ESE
5
W
5
SSE
10
SSW
10
S
0
ESE
20
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
30
NNE
25
NNE
25
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrossglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:37AM
1.87
7:00PM
1.80
7:17AM
1.64
7:47PM
1.52
8:22AM
1.39
9:45PM
1.29
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:48PM
0.35
1:12AM
0.53
1:32PM
0.62
2:06AM
0.78
2:56PM
0.87
Saturday
13
Sunday
14
Monday
15
Tue
16
Sunrise-5:48-------5:47-------5:46------
Sunset----5:39-------5:39-------5:40---
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
---------------1--------
Temp. °C181924262322212121232424222221212021242523222323
Feels °C (?)191922232222252122242524222523232224232321202120
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for KZN North

  1. weather stationWind Update Continuing clean conditions at Kosi Bay (light winds from the N at Maputo/Lourenço Marques Airport 111 km from Kosi Bay). 0.8m 7s swell from the S with a 0.7m 8s swell from the ESE and a 0.5m 12s groundswell from the S. 3 swells combining to make bigger set waves.

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