Kosi Bay surfForecast / KZN North / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Tuesday 05 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 1.2°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 2AM is: 1.3m 6s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 1.1m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 May)3.5ft (1.1m)6s
Afternoon (06 May)3.5ft (1.1m)7s
Evening (06 May)3.5ft (1.0m)7s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Warm (max 28°C on Thu afternoon, min 19°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
5
Wednesday
6
Thursday
7
Fri
8
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
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
2
1
1
0
0
1
1
0
0
2
3
3
3
1
2
1
1
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSW
13
0.3
SSW
13
0.5
S
12
1.3
NE
6
1.1
ENE
6
1.1
ENE
6
1.2
ENE
7
1.1
NE
7
1.1
NE
7
1
NE
7
0.9
NE
6
0.4
S
12
1
S
12
1.3
SSE
11
1.5
SSE
11
1.5
SSE
11
1.4
SSE
11
1.3
SSE
10
1.3
SSE
10
1.3
SSE
10
1.1
S
12
1.2
S
12
1.3
S
12
1.7
S
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
59
33
80
115
91
100
120
106
109
88
70
47
266
430
494
485
436
365
352
345
350
400
472
776
Wind (km/h)
20
NE
15
ENE
5
NNE
15
WNW
10
SW
10
WSW
5
NE
15
NE
15
NNE
15
N
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
25
NW
25
WNW
15
NW
20
NNW
20
NW
20
W
10
SSW
25
SE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
on
on
on
on
High Tide
5:29PM1.86m
5:41AM1.83m
6:00PM1.74m
6:13AM1.71m
6:38PM1.62m
6:53AM1.57m
Low Tide
11:34PM0.38m
11:52AM0.40m
00:06AM0.51m
12:27PM0.53m
00:45AM0.66m
1:12PM0.67m
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
thunderstorm
part cloud
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
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6:15
6:15
6:16
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5:15
5:14
5:13
5:13
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
27
25
24
23
22
22
24
24
25
23
21
19
19
21
25
28
27
23
20
20
23
23
22
22
27
27
28
25
24
24
25
24
26
24
17
14
14
15
19
24
23
19
16
18
19
20
20
19
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSW
13
0.3
SSW
13
0.5
S
12
1.1
NE
6
1.1
ENE
6
1.1
ENE
6
1.2
ENE
7
0.5
S
6
0.4
S
6
0.3
E
8
0.9
NE
6
0.6
NE
7
1
S
12
1.3
SSE
11
1.5
SSE
11
1.5
SSE
11
1.4
SSE
11
1.3
SSE
10
1.3
SSE
10
1.3
SSE
10
1.1
S
12
1.2
S
12
1.3
S
12
1.7
S
12
Energy kJ
59
33
80
80
91
100
120
19
12
10
70
36
266
430
494
485
436
365
352
345
350
400
472
776
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
S
10
0.3
S
10
0.2
SSE
11
0.4
SSW
12
0.4
SSW
12
0.4
SSW
12
0.5
S
7
0.3
SSW
12
0.3
SSW
12
0.3
S
6
0.4
E
7
0.4
E
7
0.7
NE
7
0.8
NE
8
0.9
NE
8
0.8
NE
7
0.3
E
7
0.8
NNE
7
0.5
NE
6
0.4
E
7
0.9
SE
10
0.3
SSE
20
0.9
SE
10
0.8
SE
10
Energy kJ
18
18
12
50
50
49
23
28
27
7
17
16
56
69
82
64
10
57
20
17
173
77
163
136
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
9
0.2
S
7
0.3
S
7
0.4
S
7
0.4
SSW
12
0.2
SSE
9
0.2
SSE
9
0.3
SSW
11
0.3
SSW
11
0.4
S
12
0.4
E
8
0.4
E
8
0.4
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.2
ESE
10
0.3
E
7
0.3
E
7
0.4
NE
6
0.4
E
7
0.3
NE
6
0.5
SSE
19
0.9
SSE
18
Energy kJ
6
6
6
4
8
15
49
8
8
25
24
47
18
19
19
10
10
9
9
14
17
5
212
459
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
NNE
6
1.1
NE
6
1.1
NE
5
1.3
NE
6
0.4
SSW
7
0.2
SSW
2
1.1
NE
7
1.1
NE
7
1
NE
7
0.5
NW
3
0.7
WNW
4
0.8
WNW
4
0.6
NW
4
0.6
NW
4
0.4
NW
3
0.8
NNE
7
0.5
WNW
3
0.5
WSW
3
0.4
WSW
3
0.4
SW
3
1.3
SE
10
1.2
SE
5
0.7
E
5
Energy kJ
112
77
71
115
15
1
106
109
88
4
13
16
10
8
3
62
5
7
4
2
318
74
27
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
4
4
4
4
4
Distance (km)
228
258
0
0
0
0
3
173
0
0
144
25
0
0
0
0
290
0
25
173
177
230
177
177
Best forecast wave conditions in KwaZulu-Natal North Coast
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
4
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
4
5
5
4
5
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
2
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
6
6
6
5
5
5
4
5
7
5
6
6
6
7
5
6
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
5
5
6
5
5
5
6
6
6
5
6
5
6
5
7
5
6
6
6
7
5
6
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