Kosi Bay Surf Break

Kosi Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 26.87° S 32.89° E

Issued: 1 pm 06 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Kosi Bay sea temperature is
23.7° C

1.2°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 (06 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 11s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 11s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Kosi Bay at 5PM is: 1.0m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 06). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Jul)4ft (1.2m)11s
Afternoon (06 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)11s
Evening (06 Jul)3ft (0.9m)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.

Mon
6
Tuesday
7
Wednesday
8
Thu
9
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)
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SSE
11
1.1
SSE
11
1
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
11
0.8
SSE
10
0.8
SSE
10
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
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
1
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.8
E
8
0.8
E
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
275
275
229
196
138
133
104
104
104
102
79
79
77
76
101
92
128
115
112
112
107
105
74
74
Wind (km/h)
20
N
25
NNE
20
NNE
25
NE
20
NNE
15
N
15
NNW
15
NNW
20
N
25
NNE
20
NNE
20
NE
15
NNE
10
NNW
15
NW
15
NW
15
N
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
15
N
15
NNW
10
NW
10
W
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
High Tide
7:44PM1.84m
7:57AM1.68m
8:33PM1.76m
8:53AM1.57m
9:39PM1.67m
Low Tide
1:24PM0.39m
1:55AM0.54m
2:09PM0.49m
2:51AM0.63m
3:07PM0.58m
4:03AM0.70m
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
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:07
5:07
5:08
5:08
 mm
Temp °C
21
22
21
22
22
21
20
19
21
22
20
21
21
20
19
18
21
23
21
20
20
19
17
16
Feels °C
19
18
18
20
21
20
19
18
19
19
18
19
20
19
19
17
19
20
18
18
19
18
16
15
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SSE
11
1.1
SSE
11
1
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
11
0.8
SSE
10
0.8
SSE
10
0.7
SE
10
0.9
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
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
1
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.8
E
8
0.8
E
8
Energy kJ
275
275
229
196
138
133
104
42
104
102
79
79
77
76
101
92
128
115
112
112
107
105
74
74
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
10
0.4
ESE
10
0.4
ESE
10
0.4
ESE
10
0.4
ESE
10
0.4
ESE
10
0.5
E
5
0.7
SE
10
0.3
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
9
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
Energy kJ
53
34
34
34
33
33
13
104
19
19
19
17
16
16
74
55
42
54
54
42
31
31
31
9
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.2
S
11
0.2
S
9
0.2
S
9
0.2
S
9
0.4
ESE
10
0.4
ESE
10
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
9
0.2
S
11
0.2
ENE
7
0.1
S
15
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
Energy kJ
11
3
10
6
6
6
33
33
2
2
2
9
4
4
16
16
17
17
16
4
14
13
6
31
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
N
3
0.6
NNE
4
0.8
NNE
4
0.9
NE
4
1
NE
4
1.1
NE
5
0.9
NNE
5
0.8
NE
5
0.8
NE
5
0.8
NE
4
0.8
NE
4
0.8
NE
4
0.9
NE
5
0.4
NNW
3
0.2
NNW
2
0.4
NNW
3
0.5
NNE
3
0.6
NNE
4
0.6
NNE
4
0.6
N
4
0.5
N
3
0.6
N
4
0.7
N
4
Energy kJ
3
10
16
26
40
49
36
28
25
24
22
21
31
3
1
3
7
11
10
9
6
11
16
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
271
380
376
337
337
25
0
0
271
380
376
337
0
0
0
0
25
380
363
271
25
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in KwaZulu-Natal North Coast
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
4
4
4
4
4
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
8
9
8
8
8
7
6
5
5
5
7
9
9
7
8
7
7
9
9
9
9
9
5
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