Kosi Bay Surf Break

Kosi Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 26.87° S 32.89° E

Issued: 1 pm 26 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Kosi Bay sea temperature is
24.2° C

1.4°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 (26 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Jun, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Jun, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Jun, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Kosi Bay at 9PM is: 0.6m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm June 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Jun)2ft (0.6m)8s
Afternoon (26 Jun)2ft (0.6m)8s
Evening (26 Jun)2ft (0.6m)7s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 26°C on Sun afternoon, min 20°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
26
Saturday
27
Sunday
28
Mon
29
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)
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
0
1
1
2
2
1
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.6
E
7
0.6
E
7
0.6
E
7
0.3
SSW
18
0.4
SSW
19
0.4
SSW
19
0.5
S
18
0.5
SSW
18
0.5
S
17
0.5
S
16
1.2
ENE
7
1.1
E
7
1.2
ENE
8
1.2
ENE
8
1.2
E
9
1.3
ENE
8
1.2
E
8
1.2
E
8
1.2
E
8
1.3
E
8
1.1
E
8
1.1
E
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
41
41
40
40
39
64
120
122
173
178
149
134
160
131
173
207
215
246
191
182
177
206
141
144
Wind (km/h)
5
E
10
E
10
E
10
E
5
E
5
WNW
5
W
5
WNW
10
NNE
15
NNE
15
NE
20
NE
20
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNW
15
NW
20
N
25
NNE
25
NNE
25
NE
20
NNE
15
N
20
N
20
N
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
1:44PM1.56m
2:04AM1.68m
2:29PM1.65m
2:45AM1.76m
3:07PM1.74m
3:22AM1.84m
Low Tide
7:48PM0.61m
8:18AM0.54m
8:32PM0.52m
8:57AM0.44m
9:10PM0.44m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
clear
thunderstorm
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>
5:04
5:05
5:05
5:05
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
22
23
22
22
21
20
20
20
22
23
23
22
22
22
21
20
23
26
23
22
22
22
21
20
Feels °C
23
23
23
23
23
22
22
22
23
22
23
21
21
22
21
20
21
22
21
20
21
22
21
19
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.6
E
7
0.6
E
7
0.6
E
7
0.6
E
7
0.7
E
7
0.9
E
7
0.9
E
7
1
E
7
1
E
7
1.1
E
7
0.4
SSW
16
1.1
E
7
1.2
ENE
8
1.2
ENE
8
1.2
E
9
1.3
ENE
8
1.2
E
8
1.2
E
8
1.2
E
8
1.3
E
8
1.1
E
8
1.1
E
8
Energy kJ
41
41
40
40
39
39
51
79
79
96
102
127
85
131
173
207
215
246
191
182
177
206
141
144
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
S
10
0.3
S
10
0.3
S
10
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
10
0.3
SSW
18
0.4
SSW
19
0.4
SSW
19
0.5
S
18
0.5
SSW
18
0.5
S
17
0.5
S
16
0.4
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
15
0.3
SSW
15
0.3
SSW
14
0.3
SSW
14
0.3
SSW
14
0.3
SSW
14
0.2
SSW
14
0.2
SSW
12
0.2
SSW
12
0.2
S
12
Energy kJ
19
18
18
8
8
64
120
122
173
178
149
134
81
74
42
40
38
37
40
19
15
15
11
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
11
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
9
0.2
S
9
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
23
0.1
S
16
Energy kJ
5
5
5
5
5
8
7
7
6
2
2
7
6
6
11
5
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
ENE
7
0.6
NNE
4
0.4
NW
3
0.8
NNE
4
0.6
NNE
4
0.7
NNE
4
0.6
N
4
0.6
N
4
0.8
NNE
4
0.8
N
4
Energy kJ
160
11
4
17
11
13
10
12
24
22
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
3
1
3
1
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
3
1
Distance (km)
173
380
380
595
0
0
0
0
0
778
683
476
363
337
0
0
258
380
337
258
258
25
258
229
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Rating
(10 max)
1
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
2
1
3
3
3
3
3
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Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
8
7
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
6
7
7
5
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
4
9
8
7
6
5
5
6
6
6
8
7
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