Kosi Bay surfForecast / KZN North / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Saturday 18 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 2PM is: 0.3m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am April 18). An open ocean swell of 1.3m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Afternoon (18 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Evening (18 Apr)3ft (0.9m)6s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tue
21
5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
E
0.4
SE
0.4
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.4
ESE
1
NE
0.8
NE
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.7
S
0.4
SSW
0.5
ESE
0.4
ESE
1.1
NE
1.1
NE
0.3
ESE
0.4
ESE
1.2
NE
1.1
NE
1.4
S
1.6
S
1.4
S
Period(s) (?)7888865567771288569866566
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)3117201419613232475558464638236879162310982109175146
Wind
(km/h)
25
N
25
N
20
NNW
25
NNE
20
NE
15
S
20
S
15
SSW
10
S
5
W
5
NNW
20
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
20
N
25
N
25
NNW
20
NNW
25
N
25
NNE
35
S
30
S
30
S
25
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:18PM
2.25
4:36AM
2.35
4:52PM
2.21
5:11AM
2.24
5:28PM
2.10
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:12AM
-0.07
10:23PM
-0.09
10:46AM
-0.03
10:59PM
-0.03
11:21AM
0.07
11:36PM
0.12
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tue
21
Sunrise-6:05-------6:05-------6:05------
Sunset----5:29-------5:28-------5:27---
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
Rain (mm)
--------------------2442
Temp. °C242528302725242323242427262626262526293124232323
Feels °C (?)222327292827242425272828262627262527293121212122
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