Kosi Bay Surf Break

Kosi Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 26.87° S 32.89° E

Issued: 1 pm 03 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Kosi Bay sea temperature is
23.9° C

1.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year

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 (03 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 12s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Jul, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 13s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 14s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Kosi Bay at 9PM is: 2.1m 14s primary swell from a South direction and 0.8m 12s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Jul)7ft (2.1m)12s
Afternoon (03 Jul)6.5ft (2.0m)13s
Evening (03 Jul)7ft (2.1m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Sat afternoon, min 17°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
3
Saturday
4
Sunday
5
Mon
6
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
4
4
4
4
3
2
3
2
4
4
2
2
2
1
2
2
3
2
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
S
13
2
S
13
2
S
14
2.2
S
15
2.1
S
14
1.6
S
11
2.1
S
14
2.4
S
14
2.5
S
13
2.4
S
13
2.2
S
13
2
S
12
1.9
SSE
12
1.8
SSE
12
1.7
SSE
11
1.4
SSE
11
1.7
SSE
11
1.7
SSE
12
1.6
SSE
12
1.5
SSE
12
1.4
SSE
11
1.3
SSE
11
1.2
SSE
11
1.1
SSE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1268
1349
1454
2027
1603
641
1822
2261
2199
1939
1535
1194
1047
913
750
469
704
770
689
602
469
394
334
281
Wind (km/h)
10
S
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
ESE
5
E
0
NW
5
WNW
10
NW
20
N
25
NNE
25
NE
15
NE
15
NNE
10
NNW
10
SW
10
SW
10
S
10
ESE
10
ENE
15
NE
15
NNE
15
N
10
NNW
15
NNW
Wind State
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
5:53PM1.96m
6:02AM1.93m
6:27PM1.94m
6:36AM1.87m
7:03PM1.90m
7:13AM1.79m
Low Tide
11:40AM0.23m
11:57PM0.35m
12:12PM0.26m
00:32AM0.39m
12:46PM0.32m
1:11AM0.46m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:37
6:37
6:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:07
5:07
5:07
5:07
 mm
Temp °C
21
22
21
21
21
20
19
18
21
23
21
21
21
21
18
17
20
21
21
21
21
21
20
18
Feels °C
20
19
18
18
20
20
18
16
18
19
18
19
20
21
18
17
20
21
21
21
21
21
20
17
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
S
13
2
S
13
2
S
14
2.2
S
15
2.1
S
14
1.6
S
11
2.1
S
14
2.4
S
14
2.5
S
13
2.4
S
13
2.2
S
13
2
S
12
1.9
SSE
12
1.8
SSE
12
1.7
SSE
11
1.4
SSE
11
1.7
SSE
11
1.7
SSE
12
1.6
SSE
12
1.5
SSE
12
1.4
SSE
11
1.3
SSE
11
1.2
SSE
11
1.1
SSE
11
Energy kJ
1268
1349
1454
2027
1603
641
1822
2261
2199
1939
1535
1194
1047
913
750
469
704
770
689
602
469
394
334
281
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
ESE
12
0.8
ESE
12
0.8
ESE
12
0.8
ESE
12
0.8
ESE
12
1.1
S
14
0.8
E
11
0.7
E
11
0.7
E
11
0.8
E
11
0.7
E
11
0.7
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
11
1
SSE
12
0.7
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
10
Energy kJ
198
186
183
183
179
482
157
121
121
157
121
119
88
88
86
297
112
82
82
81
58
58
57
55
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NE
7
0.4
NE
7
0.4
NE
7
0.3
NE
7
0.2
ENE
6
0.8
ESE
11
0.7
SSW
12
0.1
S
20
0.6
NNE
4
0.6
E
11
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
16
0.3
SSW
10
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
12
Energy kJ
12
12
11
7
4
170
129
8
11
86
7
6
6
6
5
19
8
11
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
NNE
4
0.7
NNE
4
0.6
NNE
4
0.6
NNE
4
0.5
NE
3
0.4
NNE
3
0.5
N
4
0.6
N
4
Energy kJ
16
13
10
11
5
5
6
10
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
Distance (km)
177
705
378
177
0
0
0
0
229
229
297
173
0
0
173
144
144
380
380
25
0
0
0
0
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Rating
(10 max)
4
5
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
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Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
7
5
5
5
8
7
5
6
5
5
4
5
5
9
9
9
8
7
5
5
5
5
7
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