Kosi Bay surfForecast / KZN North / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Wednesday 25 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
28.0° C
(Which is 1.0°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 6AM is: 1.0m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am February 25). An open ocean swell of 1.4m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Feb)3ft (0.9m)8s
Afternoon (25 Feb)4.5ft (1.4m)5s
Evening (25 Feb)5ft (1.5m)6s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
2
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
E
1.2
E
1
E
1
E
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
1.6
S
1.6
SSE
1.4
SSE
0.8
SSW
1.5
S
1
S
1
S
0.9
S
0.9
S
1
E
0.7
S
0.7
ESE
0.7
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.5
E
0.4
E
Period(s) (?)67888866611111111101089888881313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)13915011811810110417518213916152523822717715413774727010983798754
Wind
(km/h)
25
NNE
25
NNE
25
N
10
WSW
25
S
35
S
35
SSE
30
SSE
20
S
20
S
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSE
15
ESE
20
E
15
NE
10
NE
5
NNE
0
W
5
SSW
15
SSE
20
SE
20
SE
10
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
crosscrossglassglassglassonononon
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:35AM
1.48
9:19PM
1.33
11:22AM
1.33
12:52AM
1.37
1:37PM
1.50
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:12AM
0.67
3:02PM
0.84
4:06AM
0.88
6:10PM
0.90
7:11AM
0.79
7:50PM
0.67
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Sunrise---5:37-------5:39-------5:39----
Sunset------6:22-------6:22-------6:22-
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C262625262828262625242324272726252424232426272625
Feels °C (?)252625282826242525242425282726262628272828282627
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