Bay of Plenty surf break

Bay of Plenty surfForecast / Durban/KZN South / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Friday 20 Mar 2026 SAST
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Bay of Plenty surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Bay of Plenty sea temperature is
25.5° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Bay of Plenty today?

The current surf forecast for Bay of Plenty at 1AM is: 2.1m 7s primary swell from a South direction and 1.2m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm March 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Mar)7ft (2.1m)7s
Afternoon (21 Mar)5ft (1.6m)7s
Evening (21 Mar)4.5ft (1.3m)7s

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


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Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
0
0
0
1
2
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
0
0
2
2
2
2
1
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.6
ENE
1.1
SSW
1.9
SSW
2.2
S
2
S
2.1
S
1.5
S
1.6
SSE
1.4
SSE
1.3
SSE
1.2
SSE
1.1
SSE
0.7
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.8
S
0.7
S
1
E
1.1
E
0.9
ENE
1
E
1.3
S
Period(s) (?)91467887777771312111110101086775
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)46150725751045349123924518817216011916519521721310613810614097738884
Wind
(km/h)
10
E
45
SSW
35
SW
30
SSW
30
SW
25
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
20
S
20
S
15
SSW
5
WSW
5
WNW
10
N
15
E
15
E
5
E
10
NNW
5
WNW
10
N
5
NNW
5
WNW
35
S
40
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
crosscross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
on
onglasscross-
off
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
glasscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:42PM
2.10
5:00AM
2.16
5:13PM
2.05
5:32AM
2.08
5:46PM
1.95
6:05AM
1.94
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:49PM
0.08
11:09AM
0.16
11:20PM
0.14
11:41AM
0.24
11:53PM
0.27
12:15PM
0.38
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Sunrise-----5:58-------6:00-------6:00--
Sunset6:07-------6:06-------6:05-------
clear
part cloud
rain showers
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
rain showers
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
--2-112111------11------
Temp. °C282523232323222223232322212225252423232323242626
Feels °C (?)322120202022222223232424232325252726262526272322
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