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Kosi Bay surfForecast / KZN North / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Monday 01 Jun 2026 SASTForecast 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
25.0° C
(Which is 1.4°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Kosi Bay today (01 Jun):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Kosi Bay at 11PM is: 0.6m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm June 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Jun) | - | - |
| Afternoon (01 Jun) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 8s |
| Evening (01 Jun) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Kosi Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Tue afternoon, min 19°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Mon night, fresh winds from the N by Thu morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 1 | Tuesday 2 | Wednesday 3 | Thu 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 11 AM | 2 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SSE 8 | SSE 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSE 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | |
73 | 57 | 56 | 55 | 38 | 37 | 36 | 35 | 37 | 35 | 37 | 23 | 37 | 20 | 30 | 41 | 58 | 75 | 56 | 55 | 52 | 47 | 48 | 53 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 4:20PM1.91m | 4:33AM1.94m | 4:52PM1.89m | 5:04AM1.91m | 5:26PM1.86m | 5:37AM1.85m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:24PM0.30m | 10:43AM0.27m | 10:57PM0.33m | 11:15AM0.30m | 11:30PM0.40m | 11:49AM0.36m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — |
 | 5:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:01 |
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Temp °C | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 22 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 23 | 24 |
22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 18 | 15 | 18 | 20 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
 kJ | 73 | 52 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 26 | 25 | 37 | 35 | 37 | 23 | 37 | 20 | 30 | 41 | 58 | 75 | 56 | 55 | 52 | 47 | 48 | 53 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | E 8 | E 8 | S 13 | S 14 | S 11 | S 13 | S 12 | S 11 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 57 | 57 | 56 | 55 | 38 | 36 | 36 | 35 | 20 | 20 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 21 | 19 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | SSW 16 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | S 13 | ESE 9 | SE 7 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 14 | — | S 13 | S 15 | S 11 | SSW 11 |
| kJ | 14 | 14 | 13 | 26 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 16 | 7 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 4 | — | 4 | 5 | 9 | 11 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 20 | 35 | 80 | 122 | 193 | 241 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 349 | 229 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 380 | 380 | 229 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 228 | 228 | 229 | 25 | 337 | 297 | 258 | 229 | 228 |
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