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 Saturday 15 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 22.0° C
(Which is 1.1°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 6AM is: 2.3m 8s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 1.4m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 1.2m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am November 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (15 Nov)	3.5ft (1.1m)	10s
Afternoon (15 Nov)	10ft (3.0m)	9s
Evening (15 Nov)	5.5ft (1.7m)	8s

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

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12 Days Hourly

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		Saturday 15								Sunday 16								Monday 17
	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)	0	1	4	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	1	1	2	2	2	1	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	SSE	SSE	NE	SSE	SE	S	S	S	SE	SE	S	S	SSE	SSE	S	S	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	S	S	SSE	S
Period(s) (?)	10	10	8	10	12	9	9	8	10	10	7	7	8	8	9	9	8	8	9	9	10	10	9	9
Wave Graph (?)
kJ (?)	358	386	606	231	540	1399	876	396	260	222	238	218	359	326	355	388	246	185	202	206	235	226	189	136
Wind (km/h)	NNE	NNE	WSW	S	S	SSW	SSW	S	S	S	S	S	SSW	SSW	SSW	S	S	S	SW	SW	W	E	ENE	NE
Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy	cross	cross	cross- off	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross- on	cross	cross- on	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	glass	glass	glass	on	cross- on	cross- on
High Tide / height (m)		12:42AM 1.41				1:05PM 1.63				1:25AM 1.51				1:40PM 1.73				1:58AM 1.61					2:11PM 1.82
Low Tide / height (m)				6:42AM 0.67				7:25PM 0.62				7:23AM 0.58				7:58PM 0.51				7:56AM 0.50

		Saturday 15								Sunday 16								Monday 17
Sunrise	-	-	4:52	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4:50	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4:50	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:28	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:29	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:30	-

Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	5	5	8	6	2	1	4	2	1	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	19	18	19	22	24	22	20	19	19	19	19	19	18	18	18	19	19	18	18	18	18	19	20	19
Feels °C (?)	14	15	19	20	19	16	17	17	18	17	16	16	16	16	16	17	18	17	18	18	19	18	18	17

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