Kosi Bay surfForecast / KZN North / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Saturday 28 Mar 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
27.6° 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 7PM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.9m 4s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm March 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Mar)3.5ft (1.1m)8s
Afternoon (28 Mar)3.5ft (1.0m)8s
Evening (28 Mar)3.5ft (1.0m)8s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
1
2
1
0
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
1
2
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
E
1
E
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.3
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.7
S
1.5
S
1.6
S
1.5
S
1.2
S
0.9
E
1
E
1
E
1
E
1
E
1
E
1
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
Period(s) (?)888888889776668998888899
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)16514011210917717320814917525819218815992116157153140133130127108127125
Wind
(km/h)
20
NNE
20
NNE
25
NE
20
NE
20
NNE
5
NW
10
S
15
ESE
5
SW
10
SSE
20
S
20
SSE
15
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
S
15
S
15
SE
10
SE
10
E
5
NE
0
WNW
5
WSW
5
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
glasscross-
on
onglassoncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
glassglassglassglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:26PM
1.50
1:52AM
1.70
2:10PM
1.72
2:30AM
1.92
2:44PM
1.90
3:01AM
2.09
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:32PM
0.64
8:04AM
0.55
8:13PM
0.43
8:38AM
0.36
8:46PM
0.25
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
Sunrise-------5:56-------5:56-------5:56
Sunset--5:51-------5:50-------5:49-----
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
-----975221-------------
Temp. °C282827262625242323252625252423242626262525242425
Feels °C (?)302928272830282527272726272623252827292829282829
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