Kosi Bay surfForecast / KZN North / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Sunday 19 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
27.0° C
(Which is 1.4°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 7AM is: 0.8m 7s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 7s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am April 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)7s
Afternoon (19 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)12s
Evening (19 Apr)2ft (0.6m)12s

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


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Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
NE
0.9
S
0.9
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.5
S
0.7
S
0.6
S
1.3
NE
0.4
ESE
1.5
NE
1.4
NE
1.2
NE
1
NE
1.3
S
1.7
S
1.6
S
1.6
S
1.6
SSE
1.6
SSE
0.8
SSW
1.3
SSE
1.2
SSE
1.1
SE
Period(s) (?)5567712121258666656677712777
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)3242575558701349583211641571137488212196226269284205178134112
Wind
(km/h)
20
S
20
S
15
SSW
5
S
10
N
20
NE
25
NNE
25
NNE
25
N
20
NNW
20
NNW
25
NNW
20
NNW
25
SSE
35
SSE
30
SSE
25
S
25
S
20
S
10
SSW
15
SW
0
W
10
N
15
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crossglasscross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:36AM
2.35
4:52PM
2.21
5:11AM
2.24
5:28PM
2.10
5:47AM
2.06
6:07PM
1.94
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:23PM
-0.09
10:46AM
-0.03
10:59PM
-0.03
11:21AM
0.07
11:36PM
0.12
11:58AM
0.22
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Sunrise---6:05-------6:05-------6:07----
Sunset------5:28-------5:27-------5:25-
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C252423242627262627272627312725232323222323252524
Feels °C (?)262524272928262628282626302622202122222525292726
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