Kosi Bay Surf Forecast

/ KZN North (23 surf breaks) /

South Africa (276 surf breaks) / Lat Long: (26.87° S 32.89° E)

Surf Forecasts:

Kosi Bay surfForecast / KZN North / South Africa

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Tuesday 02 Jun 2026 SAST

Forecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent

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 25.0° C
(Which is 1.4°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Kosi Bay today (02 Jun):

Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Jun, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with SSE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with E swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Kosi Bay at 5AM is: 0.5m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.6m 7s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am June 02). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (02 Jun)	2ft (0.6m)	7s
Afternoon (02 Jun)	1.5ft (0.5m)	8s
Evening (02 Jun)	1.5ft (0.5m)	8s

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

Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent

	Short Range Forecast Moderate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Thu night. Warm (max 24°C on Tue afternoon, min 18°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Tue morning, fresh winds from the N by Thu morning).
	Tuesday 2								Wednesday 3								Thursday 4
	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	5 AM	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	3
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 9	E 9	SSE 7	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 9	ESE 8	E 8	ESE 8	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	SSW 14	NE 6	NE 6	NE 7
Wave Graph
kJ	55	38	37	36	35	37	35	38	23	37	20	30	50	58	58	56	55	54	48	48	38	188	295	659
Wind (km/h)	NW	NW	NW	N	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	N	NE	NE	NE	NNE	NNE	N	N	N	NNE	NE	NE	NNW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	off
High Tide		4:33AM1.94m				4:52PM1.89m					5:04AM1.91m				5:26PM1.86m				5:37AM1.85m				6:01PM1.80m
Low Tide				10:43AM0.27m				10:57PM0.33m					11:15AM0.30m				11:30PM0.40m				11:49AM0.36m


	—	6:28	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:30	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	5:01	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:01	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:01	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6	11
Temp °C	20	19	19	22	24	22	22	21	21	20	19	23	23	22	23	23	23	21	21	23	24	24	23	22
Feels °C	21	19	20	21	22	21	21	21	22	21	19	23	21	21	22	22	22	18	16	19	20	21	22	21
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 8	SSE 7	SSE 7	SE 7	SE 7	E 8	E 8	E 9	ESE 8	E 8	ESE 8	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 10	S 12	S 12
kJ	37	37	37	26	25	37	35	38	23	37	20	30	50	58	58	56	55	54	48	48	38	75	144	187
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 9	E 9	E 8	E 8	E 8	SSE 7	SSE 7	SSE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	E 8	E 8	S 13	S 14	S 11	SSW 13	S 11	S 11	SSW 14	SSW 14	S 11	ESE 10	ESE 10
kJ	55	38	36	36	35	20	20	20	13	12	13	12	12	13	4	3	17	10	9	21	37	66	83	55
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 16	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	S 13	ESE 9	SE 7	S 12	S 11	S 11	S 14	—	S 13	S 15	S 11	SSW 11	SSW 13	—	—
kJ	26	12	12	12	12	10	10	10	10	3	16	8	12	10	2	4	—	4	5	2	12	101	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	NNE 3	NNE 3	NNE 3	NNE 4	NNE 4	N 4	N 4	NNE 4	NNE 4	NE 4	NE 4	NE 4	NE 4	NNE 5	NNE 6	NNE 6	NNE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 7
kJ	—	—	—	—	3	6	7	7	5	6	7	6	6	7	8	15	34	95	136	206	230	188	295	659
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Kosi Bay KZN North	Kosi Bay KZN North	Kosi Bay KZN North	Kosi Bay KZN North	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Battery Beach Durban/KZN South	Richards Bay (Inside) KZN North	Kosi Bay KZN North	Ponta do Ouro Inhambane	Kosi Bay KZN North	Ponta do Ouro Inhambane	Kosi Bay KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North	Richards Bay (Inside) KZN North	Sodwana KZN North	Salt Rock KZN North	Quissico Inhambane	Mtunzini KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North	Salt Rock KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North	Cape Vidal KZN North	Kosi Bay KZN North
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	3	3	3	3
Distance (km)	0	0	0	0	380	376	229	0	3	0	3	0	228	228	229	25	337	290	258	228	337	228	144	0
Best forecast wave conditions in KwaZulu-Natal North Coast	St Lucia	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)			Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)	Alkantstrand	Alkantstrand	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)	Umhlanga	Umhlanga	Umhlanga	Siyayi	Umhlanga	Umhlanga	Alkantstrand	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)
Rating (10 max)	2	1	1	1			1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	3	3	3	3	3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Dungeons Cape Town	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Vleesbaai Overberg	Heaven West Coast	Barbel Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Koeel Bay Overberg	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Barbel Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Reunion Durban/KZN South	The Point (Elands Bay) West Coast	Caravan Park/Lamberts Bay West Coast	Barbel Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Yellow sands Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Yellow sands Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Mbomvu Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Cape St Martin West Coast	Tubes Eastern Cape (S)	Yellow sands Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Yellow sands Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	1	3	1	3	4	3	4	4	4	2	1	3	3	4	6	4	4	3	7	5	5
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Rating (10 max)	5	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	5	5	5	5	5	6	4	5	5	7	5	5

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