Kosi Bay Surf Break

Kosi Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 26.87° S 32.89° E

Issued: 1 am 26 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Kosi Bay sea temperature is
24.2° C

1.3°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 (26 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Jun, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Jun, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Jun, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Kosi Bay at 6AM is: 0.6m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00am June 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Jun)2ft (0.6m)8s
Afternoon (26 Jun)2ft (0.6m)8s
Evening (26 Jun)2ft (0.6m)7s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 25°C on Sun afternoon, min 19°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
26
Saturday
27
Sunday
28
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
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
2
1
1
0
1
1
2
1
2
1
0
0
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.6
E
7
0.6
E
7
0.6
E
7
0.3
SSW
18
0.4
SSW
19
0.4
SSW
19
0.5
S
18
0.5
SSW
18
0.5
S
17
0.5
S
16
1.2
ENE
7
1.1
E
7
1.3
ENE
7
1.2
ENE
8
1.4
ENE
8
1.1
E
8
1.2
E
8
1.2
E
8
1.4
ENE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
58
42
42
41
41
40
40
39
64
119
122
173
178
149
134
160
126
172
178
284
165
187
181
226
Wind (km/h)
0
SW
5
SW
5
SW
5
ESE
10
E
10
E
10
E
5
E
0
NW
5
W
5
WSW
5
NNE
15
NE
20
NNE
20
NE
20
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNW
20
NNW
20
N
25
N
25
NNE
25
NE
20
NNE
Wind State
glassy
glassy
cross
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
High Tide
1:15AM1.61m
1:44PM1.56m
2:04AM1.68m
2:29PM1.65m
2:45AM1.76m
3:07PM1.74m
Low Tide
7:33AM0.63m
7:48PM0.61m
8:18AM0.54m
8:32PM0.52m
8:57AM0.44m
9:10PM0.44m
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
rain showers
rain showers
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>
5:04
5:05
5:05
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
21
20
20
22
23
22
22
22
21
20
19
22
23
22
22
22
22
21
20
23
25
23
22
22
Feels °C
24
22
22
23
23
23
23
24
23
21
20
24
23
21
22
21
21
21
19
21
22
21
20
21
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.6
E
7
0.6
E
7
0.6
E
7
0.6
E
7
0.7
E
7
0.8
E
7
0.9
E
7
1
E
7
1
E
7
0.5
S
16
0.4
SSW
16
1.1
E
7
1.3
ENE
7
1.2
ENE
8
1.2
ENE
8
1.1
E
8
1.2
E
8
1.2
E
8
1.4
ENE
8
Energy kJ
58
42
42
41
41
40
40
39
39
51
64
81
99
103
134
85
126
172
178
212
165
187
181
226
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
S
11
0.3
S
11
0.3
S
11
0.3
S
10
0.3
S
10
0.3
S
10
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
10
0.3
SSW
18
0.4
SSW
19
0.4
SSW
19
0.5
S
18
0.5
SSW
18
0.5
S
17
0.4
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
15
0.3
SSW
15
0.3
SSW
14
0.3
SSW
14
0.3
SSW
14
0.2
SSW
14
0.3
SSW
14
Energy kJ
21
21
20
19
18
18
8
8
64
119
122
173
178
149
81
74
42
40
38
37
19
39
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ESE
11
0.2
ESE
11
0.2
ESE
11
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
11
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
9
0.2
S
9
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
17
Energy kJ
13
13
13
5
5
5
5
5
8
7
7
6
2
2
7
6
6
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NE
4
1.1
E
7
1.2
ENE
7
0.8
NNE
4
1.4
ENE
8
0.8
NNE
4
0.8
NNE
4
0.8
NNE
4
0.8
NNE
4
Energy kJ
1
131
160
21
284
19
19
21
19
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
3
1
2
1
1
1
1
2
3
2
2
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
2
3
Distance (km)
0
0
25
173
661
380
595
25
0
0
0
0
710
407
407
337
337
0
258
229
380
337
258
258
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Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
2
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
1
2
3
3
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Rating
(10 max)
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
6
7
7
5
5
6
6
5
5
5
7
8
8
8
7
6
5
5
6
6
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