Kosi Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 26.87° S 32.89° E

Kosi Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 03 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Kosi Bay sea temperature is
22.7°C
0.6° 

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 (03 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 15s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Kosi Bay at 5PM is: 0.4m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 03). An open ocean swell of 1.7m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Sep)2ft (0.6m)16s
Afternoon (03 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)15s
Evening (03 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 29°C on Thu afternoon, min 18°C on Sat morning). Mainly strong winds.

Thu
3
Friday
4
Saturday
5
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
0
0
0
0
0
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
S
16
0.5
S
15
0.4
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
14
0.9
E
7
1.1
E
7
1.7
NE
7
1.4
NE
7
1.1
NE
7
2.4
S
6
4
S
9
4
S
10
4
S
10
3.5
S
9
3.5
S
9
3.5
SSE
10
3
SSE
10
2.5
SSE
10
2.5
SSE
10
2.1
SSE
10
1.6
SSE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
186
116
71
64
78
110
261
189
118
466
2244
3329
2836
2289
2065
2194
1812
1405
1224
804
404
Wind (km/h)
30
N
30
NNE
30
NE
30
NE
25
NNE
25
N
10
N
20
S
25
SSE
45
S
40
S
45
S
40
S
40
S
35
S
35
S
30
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
High Tide
7:10PM1.78m
7:26AM1.61m
8:02PM1.54m
8:37AM1.39m
10:08PM1.35m
Low Tide
12:56PM0.39m
1:23AM0.56m
1:42PM0.61m
2:24AM0.78m
3:12PM0.84m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:58
5:56
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:36
5:36
5:37
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
28
29
25
23
23
23
22
22
25
23
21
20
19
19
19
18
19
19
19
19
19
Feels °C
22
23
21
20
21
19
20
21
23
17
16
14
13
13
14
13
15
15
16
17
18
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