Kosi Bay surfForecast / KZN North / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Thursday 07 May 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
26.2° 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 10PM is: 1.2m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 07). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 May)--
Afternoon (07 May)4.5ft (1.4m)11s
Evening (07 May)4ft (1.2m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Warm (max 28°C on Sun afternoon, min 18°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, fresh winds from the N by Sun afternoon).

Thu
7
Friday
8
Saturday
9
Sun
10
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
3
4
4
4
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SSE
10
1.2
SSE
10
1.2
SSE
10
1.2
SSE
10
1.5
SSE
10
1
S
11
2.1
S
11
2
S
11
1.9
S
11
1.2
SSE
16
1.3
SSE
16
1.4
SSE
15
1.4
SSE
14
1.8
S
14
1.7
S
14
1.8
S
13
1.7
S
13
1.6
S
12
1.4
S
12
1.3
S
12
1.2
S
12
1.1
S
11
1
S
11
0.9
S
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
365
304
292
286
427
253
1165
1011
906
711
783
805
752
1335
1063
1077
917
775
556
456
383
311
257
205
Wind (km/h)
20
N
20
W
20
W
20
SW
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SE
15
SE
15
ESE
10
ENE
5
NW
10
WNW
15
NW
15
NNW
20
N
25
NNE
20
N
20
N
20
N
25
N
30
N
30
N
35
N
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
6:38PM1.62m
6:53AM1.57m
7:30PM1.49m
7:52AM1.44m
8:56PM1.42m
9:36AM1.37m
Low Tide
00:45AM0.66m
1:12PM0.67m
1:41AM0.80m
2:20PM0.78m
3:17AM0.89m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
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6:16
6:16
6:16
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5:13
5:13
5:12
5:10
1
1
Temp °C
26
23
20
19
21
22
23
23
23
22
22
20
18
20
24
26
24
23
23
22
21
22
26
28
23
18
15
14
17
19
20
21
21
20
21
21
18
20
22
23
21
22
22
20
17
17
21
23
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SSE
10
1.2
SSE
10
1.2
SSE
10
1.2
SSE
10
0.5
S
13
1
S
11
0.8
SE
10
2
S
11
1.9
S
11
1.7
S
11
1.6
S
12
1.5
S
11
1.5
S
12
1.8
S
14
1.7
S
14
1.8
S
13
1.7
S
13
1.6
S
12
1.4
S
12
1.3
S
12
1.2
S
12
1.1
S
11
1
S
11
0.9
S
11
Energy kJ
365
304
292
286
81
253
120
1011
906
711
687
566
649
1335
1063
1077
917
775
556
456
383
311
257
205
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
NE
7
0.7
NE
7
0.6
NE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.3
NE
6
0.4
SE
20
0.6
SSE
19
0.9
SE
10
1.1
SSE
17
1.2
SSE
16
1.3
SSE
16
1.4
SSE
15
1.4
SSE
14
0.9
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
1
SSE
13
0.5
ESE
8
0.5
ESE
8
0.5
ESE
8
0.5
ESE
8
0.5
E
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
Energy kJ
38
43
25
13
5
99
292
137
689
705
783
805
752
286
229
372
40
39
39
38
33
22
22
22
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
E
7
0.4
E
7
0.3
E
7
0.4
E
8
0.2
SSE
21
0.3
NE
6
0.1
NE
6
0.9
SSE
18
0.9
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
9
0.7
SE
9
0.8
ESE
9
0.7
ESE
9
0.7
ESE
9
0.6
ESE
8
0.5
ESE
8
0.5
ESE
8
0.5
ESE
8
0.5
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
SE
16
Energy kJ
10
17
9
18
44
5
1
459
154
133
119
84
92
80
77
55
40
39
39
37
26
1
1
10
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
N
3
0.6
NNW
3
0.6
W
3
0.6
WSW
3
1.5
SSE
10
1.8
SSE
6
2.1
S
11
0.3
ENE
6
0.2
E
5
0.4
NE
6
0.5
N
3
0.8
E
8
0.8
NNE
4
0.9
NNE
4
0.9
NNE
4
1.1
N
5
1.2
N
5
1.4
N
5
1.5
N
6
1.7
NNE
6
Energy kJ
8
7
7
8
427
222
1165
6
2
8
4
91
15
22
31
54
70
102
139
179
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
3
3
4
5
4
4
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
2
3
2
2
Distance (km)
0
0
25
0
228
228
230
177
144
144
349
229
144
0
0
0
228
144
380
258
229
258
258
258
Best forecast wave conditions in KwaZulu-Natal North Coast
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
3
3
3
5
6
6
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
5
6
7
7
6
8
7
7
5
6
7
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
5
5
6
7
7
6
8
7
6
5
7
7
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
4
5
4
4
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