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 pm Tuesday 26 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 25.1° 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 5PM is: 0.6m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 26). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (26 May)	2ft (0.6m)	10s
Afternoon (26 May)	2ft (0.6m)	10s
Evening (26 May)	1.5ft (0.5m)	10s

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 Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Tue 26					Wednesday 27								Thursday 28								Fri 29
	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	5 AM	8 AM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SE 12	SE 12	SE 11	SSE 11	SE 11	SE 11	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	ESE 7	ESE 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7
Wave Graph
kJ	75	75	74	74	54	53	144	67	61	79	57	55	51	49	35	34	24	23	17	17	23	15	32	21
Wind (km/h)	N	NNE	NE	NE	NNE	N	NNW	NNW	N	NNE	NE	NE	NNE	N	NNW	N	N	NNE	NE	NE	NNE	N	N	N
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide		12:43PM1.56m				1:09AM1.75m				1:31PM1.66m				1:50AM1.83m					2:10PM1.75m				2:26AM1.89m
Low Tide				6:46PM0.59m				7:25AM0.55m				7:33PM0.50m					8:03AM0.45m				8:12PM0.42m


	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:26	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:26	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:26	—
	—	—	5:04	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:04	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:02	—	—	—	—	5:02
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	23	24	22	23	23	22	21	19	23	24	23	23	23	22	20	20	23	24	23	23	23	22	22	21
Feels °C	22	22	20	21	22	21	21	19	22	22	22	22	23	22	19	19	21	22	22	23	24	23	24	22
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SE 12	SE 12	SE 11	SSE 11	SE 11	SE 11	SE 10	E 5	E 6	E 6	ESE 6	E 6	ESE 7	ESE 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	NNE 4
kJ	75	75	74	74	52	51	144	67	61	79	57	55	51	15	19	19	13	12	17	17	23	15	32	12
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 7	E 7	SE 13	SE 13	SE 12	E 6	E 6	E 5	E 5	E 8	E 7	E 7	E 7	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 9	SE 9	SSE 9	ENE 5	SE 9	E 7
kJ	15	15	61	56	54	19	12	7	9	19	15	14	14	49	35	34	24	23	14	13	8	7	3	21
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 14	SE 14	E 7	E 7	E 6	SE 12	SSW 15	SSE 9	SSE 9	S 13	S 12	S 12	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 9	SE 12	SSE 9	S 9	SE 9
kJ	29	46	15	8	7	53	42	15	16	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	8	2	2	2	6	8	2	3
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	NNE 3	NNE 3	NE 4	NE 4	NNE 4	NNE 4	N 4	NNE 4	NNE 4	NNE 4	NE 4	NE 4	NNE 4	NNE 4	NNE 4	NNE 5	NNE 5	NNE 4	NE 4	NE 4	NNE 4	NNE 4	—
kJ	—	3	7	8	11	8	8	8	5	8	10	12	20	19	28	36	45	40	32	27	18	10	10	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Siyayi KZN North	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Salt Rock KZN North	Kosi Bay KZN North	Kosi Bay KZN North	Kosi Bay KZN North	Kosi Bay KZN North	Kosi Bay KZN North	Guinjata Bay Inhambane	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Salt Rock KZN North	Sodwana KZN North	Sodwana KZN North	Mtunzini KZN North	Mtunzini KZN North	Mtunzini KZN North	Guinjata Bay Inhambane	Blythedale KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North	St Lucia KZN North	Cape Vidal KZN North	Cape Vidal KZN North	Cape Vidal KZN North
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2
Distance (km)	271	380	380	337	0	0	0	0	0	407	380	337	25	25	258	258	258	407	319	228	173	144	144	144
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Rating (10 max)	2			2	2	1	1	1	1			1	1	1	1	1	1		1	1	1	1	1	2
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Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	6	6	6	5	5	5	6	6	6	6	6	5	4	5
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Rating (10 max)	9	9	9	5	6	7	7	7	9	9	6	7	6	6	9	9	7	9	8	7	6	6	5	5

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