Kosi Bay surfForecast / KZN North / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Tuesday 14 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
27.1° C
(Which is 1.3°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: 0.3m 11s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00am April 14). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)11s
Afternoon (14 Apr)1ft (0.3m)11s
Evening (14 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)7s

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


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Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Fri
17
5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
SSE
0.5
S
0.5
E
0.3
SSE
0.3
SSE
0.4
S
0.3
S
0.3
S
0.3
S
0.2
S
0.2
SSE
0.2
SSE
0.2
S
0.2
E
0.9
NE
0.4
ENE
0.3
E
0.7
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.7
E
0.8
ENE
Period(s) (?)11117111177771010101085584567777
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)415923222216111010899753771113282439395169
Wind
(km/h)
5
WSW
5
NNW
15
NNE
20
NNE
25
NE
25
NNE
20
NNE
20
N
25
N
25
N
25
N
25
NNE
25
NE
20
NE
5
SSW
15
SSW
15
SW
15
WSW
10
SSW
10
ESE
10
ENE
15
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
crossoncross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
Low Tide
/ height (m)
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Fri
17
Sunrise-6:03-------6:03-------6:03------
Sunset----5:32-------5:31-------5:30---
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
--------------2521------
Temp. °C232326272625252524242728262524222222252524242424
Feels °C (?)262628272625262624232627262627232423272826262525
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