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Kosi Bay surfForecast / KZN North / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Sunday 15 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
27.3° C
 (Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Kosi Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Kosi Bay at 10AM is: 1.4m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.5m 12s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00am March 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Mar)4.5ft (1.4m)9s
Afternoon (15 Mar)4.5ft (1.3m)8s
Evening (15 Mar)4ft (1.2m)8s

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

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16 DaysHourly
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Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
2
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.5
E
1.5
E
1.5
E
1.5
E
1.4
E
1.3
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1
E
1
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
Period(s) (?)888988888888888888888888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)304304311326278234190185153146142173177177173169138138124131161169165165
Wind
(km/h)
15
NE
5
N
0
SSE
5
ENE
5
ENE
5
E
10
ESE
10
E
5
ENE
5
SW
5
SW
5
SW
5
ESE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
NE
10
NNE
5
N
5
NW
0
NW
10
ENE
15
E
15
E
15
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
off		glasscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		oncross-
on		glassglasscross-
off		crossglasscross-
on		crosscrosscross-
off		glassglassglasscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:14AM
1.58
2:23PM
1.68
2:40AM
1.82
2:50PM
1.88
3:06AM
2.04
3:17PM
2.05
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:03PM
0.70
8:18AM
0.63
8:29PM
0.49
8:45AM
0.41
8:55PM
0.28
9:12AM
0.22
Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Sunrise---5:48-------5:48-------5:50----
Sunset------6:05-------6:04-------6:02-
thunderstorm
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thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
121121------------------
Temp. °C252323252525252525242323262626252424232527272625
Feels °C (?)272627282828272728272626292727272728273029282727
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