Kosi Bay surfForecast / KZN North / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Friday 10 Apr 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
27.1° 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 10AM is: 0.6m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am April 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)12s
Afternoon (10 Apr)2ft (0.6m)12s
Evening (10 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)11s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.7
ENE
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.9
ENE
0.4
SSE
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.7
E
Period(s) (?)121212121212111177799988151514141414148
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1931841381361009761594849521031019684107771131071031011019457
Wind
(km/h)
15
N
10
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
NNE
20
NNE
15
NE
15
NE
10
N
5
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NNE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
10
N
10
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
NNE
20
NNE
20
NE
20
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:41AM
1.34
9:08PM
1.24
11:06AM
1.25
12:30AM
1.36
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:26AM
0.86
2:18PM
0.93
4:01AM
1.02
5:50PM
0.92
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Sunrise---6:01-------6:01-------6:01----
Sunset------5:37-------5:36-------5:35-
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C232221212425242323232222252624242323222326262424
Feels °C (?)232222222524242324252424272624252425242527262324
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