Kosi Bay surfForecast / KZN North / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Monday 13 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
26.9° C
(Which is 1.0°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 10AM is: 0.4m 12s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.6m 7s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am April 13). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)12s
Afternoon (13 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)12s
Evening (13 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)12s

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


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Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.7
E
0.4
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.5
S
0.4
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.3
SSE
0.3
SSE
0.3
SSE
0.3
SSE
0.3
S
0.4
E
0.4
E
0.3
SSE
0.2
S
0.2
SSE
0.3
E
0.2
E
Period(s) (?)131381212121212111111111111111175510101088
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)8786555048724745436160592322222210891989125
Wind
(km/h)
20
NNE
15
N
15
N
15
N
15
N
15
NE
15
E
5
SE
10
S
5
N
5
WNW
10
NW
15
N
25
NNE
25
NE
25
NE
20
NNE
20
N
20
N
25
N
25
N
25
NNE
25
NE
20
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
oncross-
on
glassglassoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
Low Tide
/ height (m)
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Sunrise---6:03-------6:03-------6:03----
Sunset------5:34-------5:32-------5:31-
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
--------1---------------
Temp. °C242424242627262524242323262726252524242427282625
Feels °C (?)242525252728282827282626272626242624242326272626
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