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Kosi Bay surfForecast / KZN North / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Friday 09 Jan 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
26.9° C
 (Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Kosi Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Kosi Bay at 4PM is: 0.8m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.7m 5s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm January 09). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Jan)2.5ft (0.8m)12s
Afternoon (09 Jan)2.5ft (0.8m)11s
Evening (09 Jan)2.5ft (0.8m)11s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM
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
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
1.1
S
1.1
S
1.3
SSE
0.5
S
1.4
SSE
1.4
SSE
0.8
S
0.7
S
1.3
SE
1.1
SE
1.2
ESE
1.2
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.9
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.3
NE
1.1
NE
1.3
NE
Period(s) (?)11111111101010101455121266777777777
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)155152149146138247237325999811319013911896131151151204336279151116140
Wind
(km/h)
15
E
20
ESE
20
SE
20
SSE
20
S
25
SSW
25
S
20
S
25
S
30
SSE
30
SSE
25
SSE
20
SE
10
SSE
15
S
10
S
20
S
20
SE
20
SE
10
E
10
ENE
5
E
10
SSE
15
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		cross-
on		oncross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		ononcross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		ononcross-
on		crossglassonon
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:31PM
1.70
8:03AM
1.71
8:12PM
1.54
8:50AM
1.56
9:08PM
1.40
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:32PM
0.54
1:43AM
0.49
2:14PM
0.68
2:26AM
0.65
3:08PM
0.80
3:26AM
0.80
Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Sunrise-------5:03-------5:03-------5:05
Sunset--6:46-------6:46-------6:46-----
clear
clear
clear
clear
light rain
cloud
cloud
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
Rain (mm)
----1--121-244122--22312
Temp. °C272727252423232425262524242424242627262524242425
Feels °C (?)292828262422222424242424252626262727272827282727
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