Kosi Bay surfForecast / KZN North / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Thursday 07 May 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
26.2° C
(Which is 1.3°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 12PM is: 1.3m 11s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.7m 7s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 07). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 May)4.5ft (1.3m)11s
Afternoon (07 May)4.5ft (1.4m)11s
Evening (07 May)4ft (1.2m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Warm (max 28°C on Thu afternoon, min 18°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
7
Friday
8
Saturday
9
Sun
10
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
2 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
2
1
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
2
1
3
4
4
4
4
3
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
S
12
1.2
S
11
1.3
SSE
11
1.4
SSE
11
1.3
SSE
10
1.2
SSE
10
1.2
SSE
10
1.2
SSE
10
1
SSE
10
0.9
S
12
2.2
SSE
11
0.9
SSE
18
1.9
S
12
1.8
S
12
1.3
SSE
16
1.4
SSE
15
1.3
SSE
14
1.9
S
14
1.8
S
13
1.7
S
13
1.6
S
13
1.5
S
12
1.4
S
12
1.3
S
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
177
358
415
415
365
304
292
286
204
213
1111
459
963
851
783
805
734
1403
1127
903
813
670
556
456
Wind (km/h)
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
15
NW
20
N
15
WNW
20
W
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
SE
25
ESE
20
SE
15
SE
15
ESE
10
ENE
5
NW
5
WNW
10
NW
15
NNW
20
N
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
N
20
N
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
6:38PM1.62m
6:53AM1.57m
7:30PM1.49m
7:52AM1.44m
8:56PM1.42m
Low Tide
12:27PM0.53m
00:45AM0.66m
1:12PM0.67m
1:41AM0.80m
2:20PM0.78m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
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6:15
6:16
6:16
6:16
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5:13
5:13
5:12
5:10
1
1
Temp °C
19
20
24
28
25
22
21
19
18
21
23
22
22
22
22
20
20
20
23
26
25
23
23
22
13
14
18
24
21
19
16
14
14
19
19
19
20
20
22
21
21
20
21
23
22
21
22
20
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
ENE
7
1.2
S
11
1.3
SSE
11
1.4
SSE
11
1.3
SSE
10
1.2
SSE
10
1.2
SSE
10
1.2
SSE
10
1
SSE
10
0.9
S
12
0.6
SSE
19
1.3
S
12
1.9
S
12
1.8
S
12
1.5
S
11
1.4
S
11
1.3
SSE
14
1.9
S
14
1.8
S
13
1.7
S
13
1.6
S
13
1.5
S
12
1.4
S
12
1.3
S
12
Energy kJ
101
358
415
415
365
304
292
286
204
213
292
449
963
851
553
485
734
1403
1127
903
813
670
556
456
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
S
12
0.9
ENE
8
0.8
NE
7
0.6
NE
7
0.3
E
7
0.7
NE
7
0.6
NE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.6
S
13
0.9
SE
10
0.3
E
7
0.9
SSE
18
1.1
SSE
17
1.2
SSE
16
1.3
SSE
16
1.4
SSE
15
1.3
S
12
0.8
ESE
9
0.7
ESE
9
0.7
E
8
0.5
ESE
8
0.5
ESE
8
0.5
ESE
8
0.5
ESE
8
Energy kJ
177
98
64
39
10
43
25
14
119
139
9
459
689
705
783
805
488
88
77
69
40
39
39
38
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSE
7
0.3
E
7
0.4
E
8
0.4
E
8
0.2
ESE
10
0.4
E
7
0.3
E
7
0.3
E
7
0.4
E
8
0.4
SE
20
0.2
ENE
6
0.8
SE
10
0.8
SE
9
0.8
SE
9
1
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
9
0.7
SE
9
0.7
ESE
9
0.7
ESE
9
0.4
S
13
0.5
ESE
8
0.5
ESE
8
0.5
ESE
8
0.5
ESE
8
Energy kJ
9
10
18
18
10
17
9
10
18
99
3
113
106
101
158
119
81
79
77
55
40
39
39
38
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
WNW
4
0.8
WNW
4
0.6
NW
4
0.4
NW
4
0.9
NNE
7
0.7
NNW
4
0.6
WNW
4
0.6
W
3
0.5
SW
3
0.5
SSW
4
2.2
SSE
11
1.6
SSE
6
0.3
ENE
6
0.4
NNE
3
0.7
NE
4
0.8
NNE
4
0.9
NNE
4
1.1
NNE
5
Energy kJ
19
18
12
4
75
13
10
8
5
8
1111
197
6
3
12
17
31
56
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
2
2
Distance (km)
0
173
144
0
290
0
144
228
230
229
177
173
144
229
173
0
0
0
0
144
380
258
229
258
Best forecast wave conditions in KwaZulu-Natal North Coast
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
2
3
4
3
5
7
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
4
5
5
6
7
7
7
8
7
8
5
9
9
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
8
5
5
6
7
7
7
8
6
5
5
9
9
5
5
5
5
5
8
5
4
4
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