Bay of Plenty surf break

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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Saturday 07 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
25.6° C
(Which is 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 1AM is: 3.0m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm March 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Mar)8ft (2.5m)12s
Afternoon (08 Mar)7ft (2.1m)12s
Evening (08 Mar)5.5ft (1.7m)12s

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


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Saturday
07
Sunday
08
Monday
09
Tuesday
10
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
!
!
!
4
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
3
1
0
1
2
3
3
2
3
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3.5
S
4
S
3.5
S
3
S
3.5
S
2.5
S
2.4
S
2.2
S
2
S
1.7
S
1.8
S
1.9
S
1.8
S
1.7
S
1.4
S
1.4
S
1.3
S
1.2
S
1.1
S
1
S
1.2
E
1.3
E
1.4
E
1.5
E
Period(s) (?)9101112121212121212131412121212121111119999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)24153081290624263181180617121415117080510121427980846547538438363300230225263318380
Wind
(km/h)
50
SSW
40
S
30
S
25
S
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSE
10
SSE
5
SE
0
WSW
5
WSW
5
W
5
W
10
ESE
15
E
15
E
10
ENE
5
NW
5
WNW
5
W
0
WNW
10
E
15
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
glassglassglassoffglassononcross-
on
cross-
on
glassoffcross-
off
glassoncross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:48PM
1.88
6:05AM
1.90
6:11PM
1.76
6:28AM
1.76
6:33PM
1.62
6:52AM
1.61
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:53PM
0.33
12:11PM
0.46
12:16AM
0.46
12:35PM
0.59
12:39AM
0.60
12:59PM
0.74
Saturday
07
Sunday
08
Monday
09
Tuesday
10
Sunrise-----5:50-------5:50-------5:52--
Sunset6:22-------6:21-------6:20-------
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
-12-1111----------------
Temp. °C242221212020202121212120202022232322222121222324
Feels °C (?)161616171818192020212221212121212222232121232322
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