Kosi Bay Surf Break

Kosi Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 26.87° S 32.89° E

Issued: 1 am 07 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Kosi Bay sea temperature is
23.7° 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.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Kosi Bay today (07 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Kosi Bay at 5AM is: 0.7m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 07). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)10s
Afternoon (07 Jul)2ft (0.6m)10s
Evening (07 Jul)2ft (0.6m)10s

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 Wed afternoon, min 16°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
7
Wednesday
8
Thursday
9
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
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
2
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSE
10
0.7
SE
10
0.7
SE
10
0.7
SE
10
0.7
SE
10
0.6
SE
10
0.6
SE
10
0.6
SE
10
0.6
SE
10
0.9
NE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
1
E
8
1
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
E
8
0.8
E
8
0.8
E
8
0.8
E
8
0.8
E
8
0.8
E
8
0.6
S
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
133
104
102
104
102
79
79
77
76
84
112
90
90
112
140
140
105
93
74
76
78
80
81
157
Wind (km/h)
15
N
15
NNW
15
NNW
20
N
25
NNE
20
NNE
20
NE
15
N
15
NNW
15
NW
15
NW
20
N
25
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
15
N
15
NNW
10
WNW
10
WSW
10
S
15
SE
10
SE
10
ESE
5
WSW
Wind State
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-off
High Tide
7:57AM1.68m
8:33PM1.76m
8:53AM1.57m
9:39PM1.67m
10:10AM1.49m
Low Tide
1:55AM0.54m
2:09PM0.49m
2:51AM0.63m
3:07PM0.58m
4:03AM0.70m
4:25PM0.65m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:37
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—
—
—
—
—
6:37
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—
—
—
—
—
—
6:37
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—
—
—
—
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—
—
—
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5:07
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—
—
—
—
—
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5:08
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—
—
—
—
—
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5:08
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 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
Temp °C
21
20
18
21
22
20
21
21
20
19
18
21
23
21
21
20
19
17
16
20
21
21
20
20
Feels °C
20
19
17
19
19
18
18
19
19
19
17
18
19
18
18
19
18
16
15
20
20
21
20
20
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSE
10
0.7
SE
10
0.7
SE
10
0.7
SE
10
0.7
SE
10
0.6
SE
10
0.6
SE
10
0.6
SE
10
0.6
SE
10
0.9
NE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
1
E
8
1
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
E
8
0.8
E
8
0.8
E
8
0.8
E
8
0.8
E
8
0.8
E
8
0.8
E
8
Energy kJ
133
104
102
104
102
79
79
77
76
84
112
90
90
112
140
140
105
93
74
76
78
80
78
78
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ESE
10
0.4
ESE
10
0.4
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.4
ENE
7
0.6
SE
10
0.6
SE
9
0.5
SE
9
0.6
SE
9
0.5
SE
9
0.5
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.6
N
4
0.5
N
4
0.4
NNE
4
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SSW
16
0.6
S
15
Energy kJ
33
33
33
19
19
19
17
16
21
74
55
42
54
42
42
31
31
12
9
6
31
22
81
157
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
9
0.2
S
9
0.2
S
9
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
9
0.2
S
11
0.3
ENE
6
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.1
S
15
0.2
ESE
12
0.2
ESE
12
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.3
NNE
4
0.3
SSW
16
0.3
SE
9
0.5
S
4
Energy kJ
6
6
7
2
2
2
9
8
16
16
16
17
17
16
4
14
13
31
31
31
3
50
13
10
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
NE
4
0.9
NNE
5
0.9
NE
5
0.7
NE
5
0.8
NNE
4
0.9
NE
4
0.8
NE
4
0.7
NE
4
0.8
NE
4
0.2
NNW
3
0.5
N
3
0.5
N
3
0.6
NNE
4
0.8
NNE
4
0.6
N
4
0.5
N
4
0.5
N
4
—
—
0.2
SSW
2
0.4
S
3
0.6
S
4
0.6
S
4
—
Energy kJ
34
37
32
22
24
26
20
16
23
1
6
5
10
17
10
6
6
—
—
1
3
12
14
—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Sodwana
KZN North
Kosi Bay
KZN North
Kosi Bay
KZN North
Siyayi
KZN North
Reunion
Durban/KZN South
Battery Beach
Durban/KZN South
Salt Rock
KZN North
Kosi Bay
KZN North
Kosi Bay
KZN North
Kosi Bay
KZN North
Kosi Bay
KZN North
Richards Bay (Inside)
KZN North
Reunion
Durban/KZN South
Amanzimtoti
Durban/KZN South
Siyayi
KZN North
Sodwana
KZN North
Kosi Bay
KZN North
Kosi Bay
KZN North
Kosi Bay
KZN North
Alkantstrand
KZN North
Alkantstrand
KZN North
Alkantstrand
KZN North
Alkantstrand
KZN North
Kosi Bay
KZN North
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
3
2
Distance (km)
25
0
0
271
380
376
337
0
0
0
0
229
380
404
271
25
0
0
0
228
228
228
228
0
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Umhlanga
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Mapelane
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Alkantstrand
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Umhlanga
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Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
1
2
2
3
3
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Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
5
6
5
4
4
6
5
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(10 max)
8
7
6
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