Kosi Bay surfForecast / KZN North / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Tuesday 08 Jul 2025 SAST
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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
23.5° C
(Which is 1.1°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 6PM is: 1.5m 15s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Jul)6ft (1.8m)16s
Afternoon (08 Jul)5ft (1.6m)16s
Evening (08 Jul)4.5ft (1.4m)15s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
08
Wednesday
09
Thursday
10
Friday
11
Saturday
12
Sunday
13
Monday
14
Tuesday
15
11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.7
S
1.6
S
1.5
S
1.4
S
1.4
S
1.4
S
1.3
S
1.3
S
1.3
S
1.2
S
1.1
S
1
S
0.9
S
0.9
S
0.8
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.9
ENE
1
E
1.4
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.4
E
1.4
E
1.3
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
2.1
S
2.5
S
2.5
S
2.4
SSE
2.5
SSE
2.5
SE
1.6
E
2
ESE
1.8
ESE
1.7
ESE
1.5
E
1.6
E
1.6
E
1.4
E
1.3
E
1.2
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1
E
Period(s) (?)16161615151515151514141413131313138889999999999996887889888889101010111112121111111111111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)1497128910969479229307817717486145033914043793202722952542603893603264064013653092823243072572642636071027906837113412438911171762598418521502443378350315334332345353341348349357428455416
Wind
(km/h)
10
SSE
10
ESE
15
E
15
ENE
15
NE
10
N
15
NNW
15
NNW
20
N
25
NNE
25
NNE
30
NNE
25
N
25
N
25
N
25
N
25
N
25
NNE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NNE
15
N
15
NNW
20
NNW
25
N
30
N
25
NNE
25
NNE
25
N
25
N
20
NNW
25
SSW
35
SSW
35
S
40
S
35
S
30
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
ESE
15
E
10
NE
20
NNE
20
N
20
N
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
N
20
N
20
NNE
10
NE
5
NNW
5
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
20
N
25
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
oncross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crossglassoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:35PM
1.64
2:52AM
1.78
3:14PM
1.76
3:29AM
1.88
3:51PM
1.87
4:04AM
1.97
4:25PM
1.97
4:38AM
2.03
4:59PM
2.04
5:11AM
2.05
5:34PM
2.08
5:45AM
2.04
6:09PM
2.09
6:20AM
1.99
6:47PM
2.05
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:26AM
0.55
8:38PM
0.52
9:05AM
0.43
9:18PM
0.41
9:40AM
0.32
9:54PM
0.32
10:14AM
0.23
10:29PM
0.26
10:47AM
0.17
11:04PM
0.23
11:20AM
0.14
11:39PM
0.23
11:54AM
0.14
12:16AM
0.26
12:30PM
0.18
Tuesday
08
Wednesday
09
Thursday
10
Friday
11
Saturday
12
Sunday
13
Monday
14
Tuesday
15
Sunrise-------6:37-------6:37-------6:37-------6:37-------6:37-------6:35-------6:35----
Sunset--5:08-------5:08-------5:09-------5:09-------5:09-------5:10-------5:10-------5:12-
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Rain (mm)
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