Kosi Bay surfForecast / KZN North / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Wednesday 01 Apr 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 1.3°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 8AM is: 1.0m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.5m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00am April 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)9s
Afternoon (01 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)8s
Evening (01 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)8s

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


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Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
Friday
03
11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
E
1
E
1
E
1
E
1
E
1
E
1
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.1
ESE
1.1
ESE
1.1
ESE
1.2
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.4
ESE
1.6
ESE
1.7
ESE
1.8
ESE
1.9
ESE
1.8
ESE
1.8
ESE
1.8
ESE
1.7
ESE
1.8
ESE
Period(s) (?)899998888887777778888889
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)147162162162158147137161161163143136143177208251297388452418439450414471
Wind
(km/h)
10
ESE
5
SSE
5
S
5
S
5
SE
15
E
20
E
20
E
15
ESE
10
SE
15
SE
15
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
ESE
10
SE
10
SE
5
E
15
E
15
ENE
15
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onononononononononononcross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:28AM
2.21
3:40PM
2.13
3:54AM
2.27
4:06PM
2.18
4:20AM
2.28
4:31PM
2.18
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:15PM
0.11
9:36AM
0.10
9:43PM
0.03
10:02AM
0.04
10:09PM
0.00
10:27AM
0.02
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
Friday
03
Sunrise---5:56-------5:58-------5:58----
Sunset------5:46-------5:45-------5:44-
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
-------------------1----
Temp. °C242424242626252525242425252624242525232425252524
Feels °C (?)252626262826252425252424242322232424232425242423
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