Kosi Bay surfForecast / KZN North / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Tuesday 31 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
27.8° 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 7AM is: 1.1m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.2m 14s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00am March 31). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Mar)3.5ft (1.1m)9s
Afternoon (31 Mar)3.5ft (1.0m)8s
Evening (31 Mar)3.5ft (1.1m)8s

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


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Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
E
0.8
E
1
ESE
1.1
ESE
1.1
ESE
1
E
1
E
1.1
ESE
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1
E
1
E
1
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.1
ESE
1.1
ESE
1
ESE
1
ESE
1.1
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.6
ESE
Period(s) (?)889988888999988888887788
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)12474166197184144140171177194194162158140165161157163163120117121207303
Wind
(km/h)
10
E
5
ESE
10
SE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
ESE
5
SSE
5
SSW
5
S
10
ESE
15
E
15
E
15
E
15
ESE
10
SE
10
SSE
15
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
glassoncross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononononononon
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:01AM
2.09
3:13PM
2.04
3:28AM
2.21
3:40PM
2.13
3:54AM
2.27
4:06PM
2.18
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:46PM
0.25
9:08AM
0.20
9:15PM
0.11
9:36AM
0.10
9:43PM
0.03
10:02AM
0.04
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
Sunrise---5:56-------5:56-------5:58----
Sunset------5:47-------5:46-------5:45-
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
--1---------------------
Temp. °C252525252626252524232324262625252524252426252525
Feels °C (?)282827262727262626252526272625252625262425232324
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