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 7 am Sunday 24 May 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 25.2° C
(Which is 1.1°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 1PM is: 0.6m 12s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.7m 10s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (24 May)	2.5ft (0.7m)	10s
Afternoon (24 May)	2ft (0.6m)	12s
Evening (24 May)	2ft (0.6m)	12s

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

Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Tue afternoon, min 19°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Sunday 24							Monday 25								Tuesday 26								Wed 27
	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	2 AM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 10	E 10	SSE 13	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SE 13	SSE 10	SSE 10
Wave Graph
kJ	92	92	129	119	115	113	109	102	97	93	121	90	112	108	106	104	102	77	75	75	74	59	54	53
Wind (km/h)	SSW	SSW	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSW	SW	SSW	ESE	E	ENE	NE	NNE	N	NNW	NNW	N	NNE	NE	NE	NNE	N
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	on	cross	cross	cross-on	glassy	cross-on	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide			10:07AM1.44m					11:07PM1.59m				11:37AM1.47m				00:18AM1.66m				12:43PM1.56m				1:09AM1.75m
Low Tide					4:23PM0.70m					5:30AM0.76m				5:45PM0.67m				6:37AM0.66m				6:46PM0.59m


	6:24	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:24	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:26	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:26
	—	—	—	—	5:05	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:04	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:04	—	—	5:04
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	19	19	23	23	22	22	22	21	20	20	22	23	22	22	22	21	21	20	23	24	22	22	22	22
Feels °C	19	18	23	23	22	23	24	23	21	22	24	23	22	22	23	22	21	20	22	22	21	21	21	22
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 8	E 8	E 8	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10
kJ	92	92	90	89	89	50	68	41	97	93	121	90	112	108	106	104	102	77	75	75	74	54	54	51
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 10	S 10	SSE 13	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 11	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 6	E 6	E 9	E 9	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	SE 13	SE 13	SE 12	SE 12
kJ	50	49	129	119	115	113	109	102	25	23	14	13	12	24	38	16	15	15	15	15	61	56	54	53
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 13	SSE 13	S 15	S 15	S 14	S 14	S 4	S 4	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	—	SW 12	E 9	E 9	E 9	SE 14	SE 14	E 7	SSW 17	SSW 16	SSW 15
kJ	59	56	4	4	4	4	5	3	25	14	14	14	25	—	6	14	14	6	29	46	8	59	51	44
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 3	SSW 4	S 4	S 4	S 4	SSE 4	—	—	S 4	S 4	—	—	—	E 6	ENE 3	NE 3	NE 3	NNE 3	N 3	NNE 4	NNE 4	NE 4	NE 4	NE 4
kJ	6	17	13	8	7	5	—	—	3	3	—	—	—	10	1	2	2	3	5	16	21	20	21	28
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Alkantstrand KZN North	Mapelane KZN North	Mapelane KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North	Umhlanga KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North	Cape Vidal KZN North	Cape Vidal KZN North	Cape Vidal KZN North	Sodwana KZN North	Kosi Bay KZN North	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Kosi Bay KZN North	Kosi Bay KZN North	Kosi Bay KZN North	Kosi Bay KZN North	Siyayi KZN North	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Salt Rock KZN North	Sodwana KZN North	Sodwana KZN North
Rating (10 max)	2	2	1	2	1	1	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	1	1
Distance (km)	228	177	177	228	363	228	144	144	144	25	0	380	380	380	0	0	0	0	271	380	380	337	25	25
Best forecast wave conditions in KwaZulu-Natal North Coast	Alkantstrand	Umhlanga	Alkantstrand	Alkantstrand	Umhlanga	Richards Bay (Outside)	Cape Vidal	Mapelane	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)				Umhlanga	Umhlanga	Umhlanga	Umhlanga	Siyayi			Umhlanga	Siyayi	Richards Bay (Outside)
Rating (10 max)	2	2	1	2	1	1	2	2	1	1	1				1	2	2	2	2			2	2	1
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Paranoia Overberg	Paranoia Overberg	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Dungeons Cape Town	Dungeons Cape Town	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	The Hoek Cape Town	Cape St Martin West Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Paranoia Overberg	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	4
Header Global	Papatowai New Zealand	Chameau Mauritius	Chameau Mauritius	Chameau Mauritius	Chameau Mauritius	Chameau Mauritius	Chameau Mauritius	Chameau Mauritius	Aileen's Ireland	Arrawarra Australia	Purakaunui Bay New Zealand	Ahijedero Mexico	Ahijedero Mexico	Arrawarra Australia	Angourie Point Australia	Albatross South Africa	Angourie Point Australia	Papatowai New Zealand	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	White Rock - The Spit New Zealand	White Rock - The Spit New Zealand
Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	6	9	9	9	9	8	8

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