Kosi Bay surfForecast / KZN North / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm 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 1AM is: 1.0m 6s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm April 19). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Apr)5ft (1.5m)6s
Afternoon (20 Apr)4ft (1.2m)6s
Evening (20 Apr)5.5ft (1.7m)6s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
S
0.6
S
1.6
NE
1
ENE
1.6
NE
1.5
NE
0.3
ESE
1.4
NE
1.1
NE
1.7
S
1.8
S
1.7
S
1.6
SSE
1.5
SSE
1.3
SSE
0.7
S
0.6
S
0.9
SE
0.8
SE
0.6
SE
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.6
E
2.5
S
Period(s) (?)1212666686666777712127778887
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1349915488184175141398518324725524721517214899655437363650584
Wind
(km/h)
25
NNE
30
NE
25
NNE
25
N
25
N
25
N
20
N
15
NNE
35
SSE
35
S
30
S
20
S
20
S
15
SSW
20
SW
5
WSW
10
N
10
NW
20
NNW
15
NW
25
NNW
15
SW
35
SSW
35
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
offcross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:52PM
2.21
5:11AM
2.24
5:28PM
2.10
5:47AM
2.06
6:07PM
1.94
6:27AM
1.84
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:59PM
-0.03
11:21AM
0.07
11:36PM
0.12
11:58AM
0.22
12:17AM
0.32
12:40PM
0.42
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Sunrise-----6:05-------6:07-------6:07--
Sunset5:28-------5:27-------5:25-------
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
--------2412111---1-----
Temp. °C272727272627313124232423232323242424232323232323
Feels °C (?)272728282627323320202222232424272626232423241919
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