Kosi Bay surfForecast / KZN North / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Tuesday 02 Dec 2025 SAST
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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
26.0° C
(Which is 1.2°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 6PM is: 0.4m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.0m 4s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm December 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Dec)1.5ft (0.5m)12s
Afternoon (02 Dec)3ft (0.9m)8s
Evening (02 Dec)1.5ft (0.5m)15s

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

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Tuesday
02
Wednesday
03
Thursday
04
Friday
05
11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
S
0.9
ENE
0.4
SSW
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
1.4
SSE
1.5
SSE
1.4
SSE
1.5
SSE
1.4
SSE
1.1
S
1
S
1.1
SSE
1
S
1.2
SSE
1.3
S
1.4
S
1.3
S
1.3
S
Period(s) (?)12816151514141313125666661011111114141413
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)7098841211151079689847710715114215913692179256224308672775644560
Wind
(km/h)
25
NNE
30
ENE
30
E
20
SE
15
SSW
10
S
15
SSW
20
S
25
SSE
25
SSE
30
SSE
25
SE
25
SE
20
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
ESE
10
E
15
ENE
20
NE
15
NNE
20
NNE
20
N
20
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononononononononcross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:38PM
2.00
2:02AM
1.89
2:24PM
2.12
2:46AM
2.02
3:07PM
2.18
3:28AM
2.10
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:55PM
0.30
8:06AM
0.22
8:38PM
0.17
8:51AM
0.11
9:19PM
0.09
Tuesday
02
Wednesday
03
Thursday
04
Friday
05
Sunrise------4:46-------4:46-------4:46-
Sunset--6:28-------6:29-------6:30-----
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
---22322-121--------------
Temp. °C262625211920202223242322222222222222222222222223
Feels °C (?)242423211920202121222020202021212222212121212122
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