Kosi Bay surfForecast / KZN North / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Friday 27 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
27.5° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Kosi Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Kosi Bay at 2PM is: 1.1m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am March 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Mar)3.5ft (1.1m)8s
Afternoon (27 Mar)3.5ft (1.1m)8s
Evening (27 Mar)3.5ft (1.1m)8s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Mon
30
5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
0
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
E
1.1
E
1.2
ESE
1.1
ESE
1.1
ESE
1.1
E
1.1
E
1
ESE
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.1
E
1
E
1
E
1.1
E
1.4
E
1.4
E
1.3
E
1.2
E
1.1
E
1
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
1
E
1
E
Period(s) (?)888888888888888888999988
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)129157163155155145145130190195165140137157239227203195180152122119143143
Wind
(km/h)
0
WNW
0
S
10
E
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NNE
10
NNW
15
N
20
NNE
25
NNE
25
NE
20
NE
10
NNE
10
W
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
25
S
25
S
20
S
20
SSE
15
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:44AM
1.30
12:54AM
1.45
1:26PM
1.50
1:52AM
1.70
2:10PM
1.72
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:41AM
0.94
6:13PM
0.87
7:14AM
0.77
7:32PM
0.64
8:04AM
0.55
8:13PM
0.43
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Mon
30
Sunrise-5:54-------5:54-------5:56------
Sunset----5:52-------5:51-------5:50---
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
21------1------131------
Temp. °C252528282726262625262829272626252424262726252524
Feels °C (?)303032302929293028292929282830292526272726262626
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