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Bay of Plenty surfForecast / Durban/KZN South / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Tuesday 05 May 2026 SASTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
25.4° C
(Which is 1.1°C warmer than 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 5PM is: 0.6m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (05 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 12s |
| Evening (05 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Bay of Plenty. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Tue night. Warm (max 27°C on Wed afternoon, min 16°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Wed afternoon, calm by Thu morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 5 | Wednesday 6 | Thursday 7 | Fri 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | NE 6 | SE 8 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | |
112 | 108 | 106 | 75 | 76 | 254 | 127 | 84 | 64 | 82 | 135 | 1012 | 1695 | 1520 | 1358 | 1144 | 988 | 890 | 677 | 1461 | 386 | 1224 | 1739 | 2251 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | glassy | on | on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 5:31PM1.69m | 5:40AM1.67m | 6:04PM1.60m | 6:13AM1.55m | 6:44PM1.51m | 6:53AM1.42m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:23AM0.42m | 11:34PM0.53m | 11:53AM0.52m | 00:09AM0.64m | 12:26PM0.61m | 00:52AM0.75m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — |
 | — | — | 5:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | 5:15 |
— | — | 4 | 3 | 6 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 24 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 25 | 27 | 24 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 23 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 18 |
25 | 25 | 25 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 18 | 19 | 22 | 16 | 19 | 16 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 16 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SSE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 |
 kJ | 67 | 28 | 20 | 20 | 16 | 137 | 127 | 84 | 64 | 72 | 135 | 1012 | 1695 | 1520 | 1358 | 1144 | 988 | 890 | 677 | 418 | 386 | 440 | 563 | 1130 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | S 12 | S 12 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | E 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SSW 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 12 | S 12 | ESE 10 |
| kJ | 112 | 45 | 44 | 75 | 73 | 16 | 18 | 30 | 31 | 49 | 19 | 35 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 254 | 377 | 281 | 425 | 389 | 127 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | S 12 | S 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 12 | E 11 | — | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | ENE 8 | S 12 | S 12 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SSE 19 |
| kJ | 23 | 108 | 106 | 11 | 11 | 72 | 67 | 41 | 40 | 41 | 67 | 2 | — | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 26 | 299 | 347 | 182 | 185 | 238 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | — | — | ENE 7 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | — | NNW 3 | N 4 | NE 6 | N 3 | S 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 10 | — | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 |
| kJ | 28 | — | — | 62 | 76 | 254 | — | 5 | 14 | 82 | 5 | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1461 | — | 1224 | 1739 | 2251 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 155 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 153 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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