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Kosi Bay surfForecast / KZN North / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Friday 23 Jan 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
27.2° C
 (Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Kosi Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Kosi Bay at 7AM is: 0.8m 12s primary swell from a East direction and 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00am January 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Jan)2.5ft (0.8m)12s
Afternoon (23 Jan)6ft (1.8m)8s
Evening (23 Jan)6ft (1.8m)8s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
0
0
0
2
4
3
2
1
2
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.7
E
1.7
S
2
S
1.8
S
0.8
SSW
0.9
SSW
1
S
1.1
S
1.2
S
1.2
S
1.3
S
1.3
S
1.5
S
1.2
S
1.2
S
1.2
S
1.1
S
1
S
0.9
S
0.7
S
Period(s) (?)121212121278818181716151515141414141313131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)102180180184136310515418422510569620644627723713919585534511417340264156
Wind
(km/h)
25
NNE
25
NNE
10
W
20
S
25
S
25
SSE
30
SSE
25
S
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSE
20
SSE
5
SE
5
NE
5
NNE
10
NE
15
NE
20
NNE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		ononglassglasscrosscrosscross-
off		crosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:19AM
2.14
6:28PM
2.01
6:52AM
2.06
7:02PM
1.88
7:30AM
1.93
7:42PM
1.73
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:05AM
0.09
12:26PM
0.23
12:37AM
0.17
1:02PM
0.33
1:12AM
0.29
1:42PM
0.47
Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Sunrise---5:13-------5:15-------5:16----
Sunset------6:45-------6:45-------6:44-
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------111---
Temp. °C252423252526252424232324262726252525252526272625
Feels °C (?)242326252425232323222324272927293030282727282726
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