Kosi Bay surfForecast / KZN North / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Monday 06 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
27.4° C
(Which is 1.2°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 6AM is: 1.9m 12s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00am April 06). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Apr)6ft (1.8m)12s
Afternoon (06 Apr)6ft (1.8m)13s
Evening (06 Apr)5.5ft (1.7m)13s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
06
Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
3
2
2
3
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2
ESE
1.8
ESE
1.9
ESE
1.8
ESE
1.8
ESE
1.8
ESE
1.8
ESE
1.7
ESE
1.7
ESE
1.6
ESE
1.5
ESE
1.5
ESE
1.4
ESE
1.2
ESE
1.8
SE
1
ESE
0.9
S
0.6
S
0.8
SSW
0.7
SSW
1.1
S
1.1
S
1.2
S
1.2
S
Period(s) (?)12121212121313131313131212127121318181717171616
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1216980106496598010601110987972862711668554384308289272225408315724716710692
Wind
(km/h)
20
N
20
N
20
NNW
25
N
20
N
15
NE
15
S
35
S
35
S
35
S
30
S
30
S
30
SSE
30
SSE
25
SSE
15
SE
15
SSE
15
SE
10
SE
10
SE
10
ESE
15
E
15
ENE
15
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onononononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:32AM
2.02
5:44PM
1.91
5:56AM
1.87
6:09PM
1.76
6:22AM
1.70
6:38PM
1.59
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:25PM
0.18
11:40AM
0.25
11:50PM
0.32
12:05PM
0.39
12:15AM
0.48
12:32PM
0.56
Monday
06
Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
Sunrise---6:00-------6:00-------6:01----
Sunset------5:40-------5:39-------5:38-
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
rain showers
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
-------11111-1----------
Temp. °C242322232527252424232222242424242424232324242424
Feels °C (?)232321212428262221201919212121232324232424232323
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