Bay of Plenty surf break

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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Sunday 14 Sep 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
21.4° 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 2PM is: 1.0m 16s primary swell from a South direction and 1.1m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Sep)2ft (0.6m)18s
Afternoon (14 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)16s
Evening (14 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)14s

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

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Sunday
14
Monday
15
Tuesday
16
Wed
17
5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
2
2
2
1
2
3
2
3
2
0
0
0
3
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
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Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
S
0.6
S
0.8
SSW
1
S
1.1
SSW
1.1
SSW
1
SSW
0.9
SSW
1
S
1
S
1
S
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
1.8
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.2
ENE
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
1.5
S
2
S
3
S
3.5
S
Period(s) (?)718171615151414151514141377881413137121414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)152238404535605543437351441435411313299297222176163189178173236105838274369
Wind
(km/h)
20
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
15
S
15
SSE
10
S
0
NW
10
N
10
N
15
NNE
25
NE
20
ENE
20
NE
5
NE
10
NW
20
SW
15
SSW
30
SSW
20
S
20
SSE
25
S
30
S
30
SSW
30
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
crossglasscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
crossglassoffcross-
off
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:29AM
1.46
7:57PM
1.43
8:57AM
1.27
10:15PM
1.26
12:27PM
1.30
12:58AM
1.35
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:36PM
0.75
2:29AM
0.83
3:22PM
0.95
5:32AM
0.90
6:49PM
0.89
Sunday
14
Monday
15
Tuesday
16
Wed
17
Sunrise-5:56-------5:54-------5:52------
Sunset----5:46-------5:47-------5:47---
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
light rain
light rain
cloud
Rain (mm)
1----1---------------11-
Temp. °C191919202019191818192324232223222021222222181818
Feels °C (?)171819191919211818172123222422181918201918131412
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for Durban/KZN South

  1. weather stationWind Update Continuing clean conditions at Bay of Plenty (light winds from the SSW at Mount Edgecombe 15 km from Bay of Plenty). 1.3m 7s swell from the S with a 0.9m 17s long period groundswell from the SSW and a 0.7m 9s swell from the E. 3 swells combining to make bigger set waves.

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6 km/h
SSW
Clean
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