Kosi Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 26.87° S 32.89° E

Kosi Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 29 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Kosi Bay sea temperature is
23.3° C
1.0° 

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 (29 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 8s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 10s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 10s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Kosi Bay at 5PM is: 1.9m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.8m 9s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.3m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Jul)7ft (2.2m)8s
Afternoon (29 Jul)6ft (1.9m)10s
Evening (29 Jul)6ft (1.9m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 22°C on Wed afternoon, min 15°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Wed night, strong winds from the SSW by Fri afternoon).

Wed
29
Thursday
30
Friday
31
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)
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
S
8
1.9
S
10
1.9
S
10
1.9
S
10
1.8
S
10
1.8
S
10
2
S
9
1.9
S
9
1.9
S
9
2
S
9
3
S
8
3
S
9
3
S
9
3.5
S
10
3.5
S
10
3.5
S
10
3.5
S
10
3.5
S
9
3.5
S
9
3.5
S
9
3
S
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
587
751
724
701
605
587
695
567
567
627
1116
1528
1664
1929
2053
2135
2047
2138
2150
1794
1469
Wind (km/h)
25
SSW
25
S
25
SSE
20
SSE
25
SSW
20
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
35
S
35
SSW
30
SSW
35
SW
35
SSW
35
SSW
40
SSW
40
SSW
35
S
35
SSW
30
SSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
4:06PM1.97m
4:16AM2.02m
4:35PM2.07m
4:44AM2.08m
5:03PM2.13m
Low Tide
9:56AM0.25m
10:09PM0.27m
10:24AM0.16m
10:38PM0.20m
10:51AM0.10m
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:30
6:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:19
5:19
5:20
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
21
22
21
21
18
17
16
16
18
20
20
19
18
17
16
17
20
21
20
19
18
Feels °C
17
18
18
19
15
15
13
12
13
15
13
13
12
10
9
10
13
13
13
13
13
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