Kosi Bay Surf Break

Kosi Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 26.87° S 32.89° E

Issued: 7 am 07 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Kosi Bay sea temperature is
23.7° C

1.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year

Kosi Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Kosi Bay today (07 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Kosi Bay at 11AM is: 0.7m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 07). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)10s
Afternoon (07 Jul)2ft (0.6m)10s
Evening (07 Jul)2ft (0.6m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Wed afternoon, min 16°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
7
Wednesday
8
Thursday
9
Fri
10
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)
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SE
10
0.7
SE
10
0.7
SE
10
0.7
SE
10
0.6
SE
10
0.6
SE
10
0.6
SE
10
0.6
SE
10
0.9
NE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.8
E
8
0.8
E
8
0.8
E
8
0.8
E
8
0.8
E
8
0.8
E
8
0.5
S
15
0.7
S
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
104
102
104
102
79
79
77
76
84
100
87
90
87
112
107
105
74
74
76
80
80
80
110
198
Wind (km/h)
15
NNW
15
NNW
20
N
25
NNE
20
NNE
20
NE
15
N
15
NNW
15
NW
15
NNW
15
N
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
15
N
15
NNW
10
WNW
10
W
15
S
15
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
5
SSW
5
SW
Wind State
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
glassy
glassy
High Tide
7:57AM1.68m
8:33PM1.76m
8:53AM1.57m
9:39PM1.67m
10:10AM1.49m
11:04PM1.63m
Low Tide
2:09PM0.49m
2:51AM0.63m
3:07PM0.58m
4:03AM0.70m
4:25PM0.65m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:37
6:37
6:37
6:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:07
5:08
5:08
5:09
 mm
Temp °C
20
18
21
22
20
21
21
20
19
18
21
23
21
21
20
19
17
16
20
22
21
20
20
19
Feels °C
19
16
19
19
18
19
19
19
19
17
19
19
18
18
18
18
16
14
19
21
19
18
21
20
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SE
10
0.7
NE
5
0.7
SE
10
0.7
SE
10
0.6
SE
10
0.6
SE
10
0.6
SE
10
0.6
SE
10
0.9
NE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.8
E
8
0.8
E
8
0.8
E
8
0.8
E
8
0.8
E
8
0.8
E
8
0.8
E
8
0.7
E
8
Energy kJ
104
22
104
102
79
79
77
76
84
100
87
90
87
112
107
105
74
74
76
80
80
80
78
58
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ESE
10
0.7
SE
10
0.3
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.4
ENE
7
0.6
SE
10
0.6
SE
9
0.5
SE
9
0.6
SE
9
0.6
SE
9
0.5
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.5
N
4
0.4
NNE
4
0.4
NNE
4
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SSW
16
0.5
S
15
0.7
S
14
Energy kJ
33
102
19
19
19
17
16
21
74
55
42
54
54
42
31
31
31
9
6
7
22
80
110
198
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
9
0.4
ESE
10
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
9
0.2
S
11
0.3
ENE
6
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.1
S
15
0.2
ESE
12
0.2
ESE
12
0.1
SE
12
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.3
NNE
4
0.3
SE
9
0.5
S
5
0.4
S
5
Energy kJ
6
33
2
2
2
9
8
16
16
16
17
17
16
4
14
13
6
31
31
31
3
13
10
7
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
NE
5
0.3
NW
3
0.7
NE
5
0.8
NNE
4
0.9
NE
4
0.7
NE
4
0.7
NE
4
0.7
NE
4
0.4
NNW
3
0.5
N
3
0.4
NNW
3
0.6
N
4
0.8
NNE
4
0.6
NNE
4
0.6
N
4
0.5
N
4
0.6
N
4
0.7
N
4
0.6
S
4
0.6
S
4
Energy kJ
31
1
22
22
26
16
16
18
4
5
3
9
16
10
10
6
12
17
11
14
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
2
Distance (km)
0
0
271
380
380
337
0
0
0
0
229
380
363
271
258
25
0
0
228
407
177
228
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in KwaZulu-Natal North Coast
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
2
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
5
5
4
5
4
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
5
5
5
5
7
9
9
9
8
7
6
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
6
6
6
6
6
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