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Bay of Plenty surfForecast / Durban/KZN South / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Wednesday 03 Sep 2025 SAST
How big are the waves at Bay of Plenty today?
The current surf forecast for Bay of Plenty at 3PM is: 2.0m 7s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 11s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.3m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (03 Sep) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 7s |
| Evening (03 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Bay of Plenty. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Wednesday 03 | Thursday 04 | Friday 05 | Saturday 06 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | |
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Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Energy (?) | 238 | 555 | 488 | 345 | 555 | 190 | 172 | 267 | 304 | 287 | 302 | 457 | 376 | 324 | 341 | 346 | 301 | 415 | 439 | 725 | 603 | 760 | 792 | 801 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | on | on | cross- on | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | glass | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 1:42PM 1.39 | 1:50AM 1.45 | 2:16PM 1.60 | 2:25AM 1.62 | 2:46PM 1.79 | 2:56AM 1.78 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 7:49PM 0.79 | 8:00AM 0.64 | 8:24PM 0.60 | 8:32AM 0.45 | 8:55PM 0.42 | |||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 03 | Thursday 04 | Friday 05 | Saturday 06 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:05 |
| Sunset | - | - | 5:40 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:42 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:42 | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 |
| Feels °C (?) | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 20 |
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Recent Eyeball Surf Reports for Durban/KZN South
Continuing clean conditions at Bay of Plenty (light winds from the SSW at Mount Edgecombe 15 km from Bay of Plenty). 2.6m 7s swell from the S with a 0.6m 13s groundswell from the SSW. 2 swells combining so expect closeout sets.
1 h 48 min ago
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