Kosi Bay surfForecast / KZN North / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Monday 23 Mar 2026 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
27.7° C
(Which is 1.0°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 4PM is: 0.7m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm March 23). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Mar)2ft (0.6m)11s
Afternoon (23 Mar)2.5ft (0.7m)8s
Evening (23 Mar)2.5ft (0.7m)8s

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


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Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
S
0.6
S
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
S
0.7
E
1.2
S
1.7
S
1.8
S
1.8
S
1.8
S
1.3
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
1
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.8
S
0.8
ESE
0.9
ESE
1.2
ESE
1.2
ESE
1.2
ESE
1.2
ESE
Period(s) (?)111088985777771515916168877777
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)110786463856168255306295289150159157172179188847990144139147151
Wind
(km/h)
20
N
20
NNE
15
NE
20
S
20
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SSW
20
S
25
SSW
25
S
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SW
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSE
10
ESE
15
ENE
15
NE
10
NNE
15
N
10
N
10
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:15PM
1.99
6:36AM
1.92
6:51PM
1.77
7:15AM
1.66
7:39PM
1.52
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:11PM
0.19
12:24AM
0.24
12:46PM
0.40
1:04AM
0.48
1:30PM
0.64
2:00AM
0.75
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Sunrise-------5:52-------5:54-------5:54
Sunset--5:55-------5:54-------5:53-----
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
---354533---1-----------
Temp. °C282927262423222323242424232222232626262625252425
Feels °C (?)293029282625222524242426242323252928282828282728
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