Kosi Bay Surf Break

Kosi Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 26.87° S 32.89° E

Issued: 7 am 01 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Kosi Bay sea temperature is
24.0° 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 (01 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Kosi Bay at 1PM is: 1.1m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 01). 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 (01 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)8s
Afternoon (01 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)8s
Evening (01 Jul)3ft (0.9m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Thu afternoon, min 19°C on Wed morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Wednesday
1
Thursday
2
Friday
3
Sat
4
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)
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
3
3
4
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
E
8
1
E
8
0.9
E
8
1.1
ESE
8
1
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.8
ESE
8
0.8
ESE
8
0.7
E
8
0.4
SSW
16
0.5
S
16
0.5
S
15
0.6
E
9
1.6
S
6
1.6
SSE
6
2
S
12
2
S
12
2.1
S
12
2.3
S
13
2.3
S
13
2.1
S
14
1.8
S
13
1.3
S
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
140
137
108
161
128
119
99
92
92
68
84
126
121
61
163
176
1151
1151
1308
1647
1807
1603
1025
770
Wind (km/h)
5
NW
10
NW
15
N
25
NNE
25
NNE
30
NNE
25
NNE
25
N
25
N
30
NNW
30
NNW
20
N
5
NNE
35
SSE
25
S
20
S
15
S
15
SSE
15
SE
15
ESE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
NE
10
NNE
Wind State
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
4:48PM1.94m
4:59AM1.97m
5:21PM1.96m
5:30AM1.96m
5:53PM1.96m
Low Tide
10:38AM0.25m
10:52PM0.31m
11:09AM0.23m
11:24PM0.32m
11:40AM0.23m
11:57PM0.35m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
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>
5:06
5:06
5:07
5:07
 mm
Temp °C
20
19
23
24
23
22
23
21
21
21
25
29
26
21
20
19
19
19
22
22
21
21
21
20
Feels °C
22
20
22
21
21
19
21
17
17
16
20
26
27
16
17
17
17
17
19
19
18
18
19
18
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
E
8
1
E
8
0.9
E
8
1.1
ESE
8
1
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.8
ESE
8
0.8
ESE
8
0.7
E
8
0.7
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.9
NNE
6
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
2
S
12
2.1
S
12
2.3
S
13
2.3
S
13
2.1
S
14
1.8
S
13
1.4
S
12
Energy kJ
140
137
108
161
128
119
99
92
92
68
74
57
57
55
68
68
67
1151
1308
1647
1807
1603
1025
517
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSE
7
0.7
SSE
7
0.7
SSE
7
0.3
SSW
12
0.3
SSW
12
0.3
SSW
11
0.3
S
11
0.3
S
11
0.3
S
11
0.3
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
16
0.5
S
16
0.5
S
15
0.6
E
9
0.5
NE
6
0.4
SSW
12
0.3
ESE
13
0.8
E
13
0.8
ESE
12
0.8
ESE
12
0.8
ESE
12
0.8
ESE
12
0.8
ESE
12
1.3
S
15
Energy kJ
60
45
40
28
26
25
21
21
21
50
84
126
121
61
15
52
35
212
195
186
183
183
179
770
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSW
13
0.2
SSW
12
0.3
SSW
12
0.2
S
7
0.2
S
7
0.2
S
7
0.1
S
16
0.2
S
16
0.2
S
16
0.2
S
11
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
10
0.1
S
8
0.1
E
15
0.3
SSW
15
0.4
NE
6
0.3
NE
6
0.4
NE
7
0.4
NE
7
0.4
NE
7
0.3
NE
6
0.3
NE
6
0.5
S
16
0.8
E
11
Energy kJ
18
15
29
4
4
4
5
21
21
9
8
8
1
4
45
11
5
11
11
11
7
6
124
163
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
NNE
3
0.8
NNE
4
0.9
NNE
4
1.3
NNE
5
1.4
NNE
5
1.5
N
5
1.7
N
6
1.5
N
6
1.4
NNE
6
1.4
NNE
6
1.2
S
4
1.6
S
6
1.6
SSE
6
2
S
12
Energy kJ
5
17
26
74
107
129
180
171
135
131
48
163
176
1151
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
2
1
2
5
4
6
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
Distance (km)
0
0
25
779
431
337
319
258
258
258
25
290
0
290
177
177
177
173
173
380
376
229
173
0
Best forecast wave conditions in KwaZulu-Natal North Coast
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
1
2
3
3
3
2
2
1
5
6
4
6
4
4
4
4
5
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
5
6
7
9
9
5
5
4
5
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
8
5
7
7
6
5
6
7
9
9
5
5
6
6
5
5
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