Bay of Plenty Surf Forecast

/ Durban/KZN South (31 surf breaks) /

South Africa (276 surf breaks) / Lat Long: (29.84° S 31.04° E)

Surf Forecasts:

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

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Tuesday 18 Nov 2025 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 21.9° C
(Which is 1.3°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Bay of Plenty today?

The current surf forecast for Bay of Plenty at 8AM is: 0.8m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am November 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (18 Nov)	2.5ft (0.8m)	9s
Afternoon (18 Nov)	2.5ft (0.7m)	9s
Evening (18 Nov)	2.5ft (0.7m)	9s

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

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		Tuesday 18								Wednesday 19								Thursday 20
	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	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM
Rating (10 max)	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	SSE	SSE	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	E	E	S	SSE	SSE	S	S	S
Period(s) (?)	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	8	8	8	8	8	7	7	8	9	9	9	9	9
Wave Graph (?)
kJ (?)	188	203	106	106	79	79	78	78	57	56	55	52	50	51	51	51	36	35	32	26	26	24	25	36
Wind (km/h)	NNE	NNE	N	NE	NE	ENE	NE	N	NNW	WSW	SW	SSW	ESE	ESE	E	ENE	NNE	N	N	NNE	ENE	E	ESE	SW
Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy	cross	cross	cross- off	cross	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross	on	on	on	cross- on	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross	cross- on	on	on	glass
High Tide / height (m)			2:29AM 1.68				2:40PM 1.88				2:58AM 1.74				3:08PM 1.92				3:26AM 1.77				3:36PM 1.92
Low Tide / height (m)	8:27PM 0.43				8:27AM 0.43				8:55PM 0.37				8:56AM 0.39				9:23PM 0.33				9:25AM 0.38

		Tuesday 18								Wednesday 19								Thursday 20
Sunrise	-	-	4:50	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4:50	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4:50	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:30	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:31	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:31	-

Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	19	18	17	19	20	21	20	18	19	18	18	20	21	21	21	21	20	19	18	20	22	22	22	21
Feels °C (?)	17	16	15	16	17	18	20	17	20	18	17	20	20	19	20	21	21	19	18	19	21	21	22	22

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