Bay of Plenty surf break

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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Sunday 22 Feb 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
26.8° 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 7AM is: 0.7m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am February 22). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Feb)2.5ft (0.7m)8s
Afternoon (22 Feb)2.5ft (0.7m)8s
Evening (22 Feb)2ft (0.6m)8s

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

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Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
0
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.7
S
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.7
SSE
0.7
SE
0.9
SSE
0.8
SSE
1.3
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.9
NE
1.3
ENE
1.8
ENE
2.3
ENE
Period(s) (?)99981010887877666777777777
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)606061636464434244578670111184200255265237210210314154299584
Wind
(km/h)
5
NNE
5
N
5
N
5
NE
20
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
NE
25
NE
25
NNE
20
NNE
25
NNE
35
ENE
35
ENE
15
NE
30
ENE
25
NE
25
NNE
20
NNE
25
NNE
15
NNE
5
NNE
25
NE
15
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassglassglassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrossglasscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:28AM
1.96
6:37PM
1.81
7:03AM
1.81
7:14PM
1.64
7:46AM
1.62
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:13AM
0.25
12:36PM
0.42
12:47AM
0.40
1:13PM
0.58
1:25AM
0.59
2:01PM
0.76
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Sunrise---5:41-------5:41-------5:41----
Sunset------6:37-------6:36-------6:34-
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
21-11--------214524-------
Temp. °C242424242526252525242324272623232423222324252625
Feels °C (?)272728272625242424232222242425222323222326292627
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