Kosi Bay surfForecast / KZN North / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Wednesday 18 Feb 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
28.6° C
(Which is 1.6°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 3PM is: 2.5m 13s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am February 18). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Feb)6.5ft (2.0m)10s
Afternoon (18 Feb)8ft (2.5m)13s
Evening (18 Feb)7ft (2.2m)12s

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

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Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Sat
21
5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
2
3
3
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.1
ESE
2.1
ESE
2
ESE
2.5
ESE
2.5
ESE
2.2
ESE
2.1
ESE
2
ESE
1.9
ESE
1.5
SE
1.4
SE
1.2
SE
1.2
SE
1.1
SE
1
SE
0.9
SE
0.8
SE
0.7
SE
0.7
SE
0.7
SSE
0.7
SSE
0.6
E
0.6
SSE
0.6
E
Period(s) (?)101010131212121111101010101010999999999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)91993779219901751131311219048534773962792732311731389784817070545254
Wind
(km/h)
10
NNW
15
NNW
20
N
25
NNE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NNE
15
N
15
N
15
N
20
NNE
25
NNE
20
NE
20
ENE
15
NE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
15
NE
25
NE
25
NE
20
NE
5
NE
10
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:38PM
2.23
4:56AM
2.34
5:06PM
2.25
5:24AM
2.35
5:35PM
2.22
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:34AM
0.04
10:44PM
-0.06
11:02AM
-0.00
11:12PM
-0.09
11:32AM
0.01
11:41PM
-0.05
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Sat
21
Sunrise-5:33-------5:33-------5:35------
Sunset----6:30-------6:29-------6:28---
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C212326282625252424252830282626252526282827262525
Feels °C (?)222425262625252526262829292729282929302827282928
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