Kosi Bay Surf Forecast

/ KZN North (23 surf breaks) /

South Africa (276 surf breaks) / Lat Long: (26.87° S 32.89° E)

Surf Forecasts:

Kosi Bay surfForecast / KZN North / South Africa

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Tuesday 26 May 2026 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 25.2° 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 7AM is: 0.7m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (26 May)	2ft (0.6m)	10s
Afternoon (26 May)	2ft (0.6m)	10s
Evening (26 May)	1.5ft (0.5m)	10s

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

Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Wed afternoon, min 19°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Tuesday 26								Wednesday 27								Thursday 28
	2 AM	5 AM	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM	2 AM	5 AM	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM	2 AM	5 AM	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SE 12	SE 12	SE 11	SSE 11	SE 11	SE 11	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7
Wave Graph
kJ	104	102	102	75	75	74	74	54	53	144	66	61	79	57	55	51	49	35	34	24	23	15	15	15
Wind (km/h)	NNW	NNW	NNW	N	NNE	NE	NE	NNE	N	NNW	NNW	N	NNE	NNE	NE	NNE	N	N	N	N	NNE	NNE	NE	NNE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-off
High Tide	00:18AM1.66m				12:43PM1.56m				1:09AM1.75m				1:31PM1.66m				1:50AM1.83m					2:10PM1.75m
Low Tide			6:37AM0.66m				6:46PM0.59m				7:25AM0.55m				7:33PM0.50m					8:03AM0.45m				8:12PM0.42m


	—	6:26	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:26	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:26	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	5:04	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:04	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:02	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	21	20	20	22	23	22	23	22	22	21	19	23	24	22	23	22	22	20	20	23	24	23	23	23
Feels °C	22	21	20	21	21	21	22	21	22	21	19	22	22	21	22	21	22	19	19	21	22	22	24	24
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SE 12	SE 12	SE 11	SSE 11	SE 11	SE 11	E 4	E 6	E 6	E 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 7	ESE 7	NE 4
kJ	104	102	102	75	75	74	74	52	51	144	66	61	79	57	55	9	20	19	19	13	14	15	15	14
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	SE 13	SE 13	SE 12	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 8	E 7	E 7	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 9	SE 9	ESE 7
kJ	8	14	15	15	15	61	56	54	12	12	11	10	18	15	14	51	49	35	34	24	23	14	13	15
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 9	E 9	E 9	SE 14	SE 14	E 7	E 7	E 6	SE 12	SSW 15	SSE 9	SSE 9	S 13	S 12	S 12	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 9	SSE 9
kJ	14	14	6	29	46	15	8	13	53	42	15	16	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	8
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	NNE 3	NNE 3	NE 3	NE 3	NNE 4	NNE 4	NNE 4	NNE 4	NNE 3	NNE 4	NE 4	NNE 4	NNE 4	NNE 4	N 4	NNE 5	NNE 5	NNE 5	NE 4	NNE 4
kJ	—	—	—	—	3	4	5	5	5	4	4	4	6	9	10	12	18	31	41	47	42	33	21	15
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Kosi Bay KZN North	Kosi Bay KZN North	Kosi Bay KZN North	Siyayi KZN North	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Salt Rock KZN North	Kosi Bay KZN North	Kosi Bay KZN North	Kosi Bay KZN North	Kosi Bay KZN North	Kosi Bay KZN North	Guinjata Bay Inhambane	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Salt Rock KZN North	Sodwana KZN North	Mtunzini KZN North	Mtunzini KZN North	Mtunzini KZN North	Mtunzini KZN North	Guinjata Bay Inhambane	Alkantstrand KZN North	Cape Vidal KZN North	Cape Vidal KZN North
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	0	0	0	271	380	380	337	0	0	0	0	0	407	380	337	25	258	258	258	258	407	228	144	144
Best forecast wave conditions in KwaZulu-Natal North Coast	Umhlanga	Umhlanga	Umhlanga	Siyayi			Umhlanga	Siyayi	Richards Bay (Outside)	Umhlanga	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)			Umhlanga	Umhlanga	Umhlanga	Umhlanga	Umhlanga	Mtunzini		Richards Bay (Outside)	Mtunzini	Siyayi
Rating (10 max)	1	1	2	2			2	2	1	1	1	1			1	1	1	1	1	1		1	1	1
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Dungeons Cape Town	Dungeons Cape Town	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Dungeons Cape Town	Dungeons Cape Town	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Dungeons Cape Town	Dungeons Cape Town	Dungeons Cape Town	Dungeons Cape Town	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Dungeons Cape Town	Fish Boma Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	6	6	6	5	5	5	6	6	7	7	7
Header Global	Albatross South Africa	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	White Rock - The Spit New Zealand	White Rock - The Spit New Zealand	Fare Left French Polynesia	Fare Left French Polynesia	Dunedin - Bobs Beach New Zealand	Otago Peninsula - Pipikaretu New Zealand	Fish Boma South Africa	Fish Boma South Africa	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Boneyards South Africa	Papatowai New Zealand
Rating (10 max)	4	5	6	9	9	9	9	6	7	6	6	8	6	6	6	9	9	9	8	9	9	9	7	9

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