Bay of Plenty surf break

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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Friday 27 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
26.4° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Bay of Plenty today?

The current surf forecast for Bay of Plenty at 9PM is: 1.3m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.6m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 1.6m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm March 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Mar)3.5ft (1.1m)8s
Afternoon (27 Mar)3.5ft (1.0m)8s
Evening (27 Mar)4.5ft (1.3m)8s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Monday
30
11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
0
0
2
0
0
0
2
1
0
1
0
1
1
2
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
E
1.1
E
0.6
SSW
1.6
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.9
ENE
1.8
ENE
1.8
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.3
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.1
E
1
E
1
E
1
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
S
0.8
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.9
E
Period(s) (?)88136666777888888899131212129
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)153142135164223268279282293261196163160138113116119123126263187144141122
Wind
(km/h)
15
ENE
20
ENE
25
NE
15
NE
20
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
NNE
20
NE
20
ENE
15
W
30
SW
30
SW
25
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
SE
10
SE
10
E
10
E
5
NE
5
NE
10
NE
10
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
offcross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
crosscross-
on
onononcross-
on
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:01PM
1.31
12:59AM
1.43
1:25PM
1.48
1:51AM
1.62
2:09PM
1.65
2:27AM
1.79
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:31PM
0.85
7:18AM
0.79
7:36PM
0.67
8:04AM
0.60
8:15PM
0.50
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Monday
30
Sunrise-------6:03-------6:03-------6:03
Sunset--5:59-------5:58-------5:55-----
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
thunderstorm
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
----------4---------1---
Temp. °C262626252424232428282525242323232424232323232323
Feels °C (?)282727272627252629292725232224252726242526262525
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