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Bay of Plenty surf break

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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Sunday 18 Jan 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
24.5° C
 (Which is 1.1°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Bay of Plenty today?

The current surf forecast for Bay of Plenty at 9PM is: 2.5m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 1.0m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm January 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jan)4.5ft (1.3m)10s
Afternoon (18 Jan)8ft (2.5m)8s
Evening (18 Jan)8ft (2.5m)8s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
2
2
3
3
2
1
0
0
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
1
0
0
2
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
E
2.5
S
2.5
S
2.5
S
2.2
S
1.5
S
1.3
SSW
1.2
S
1.1
S
1
S
0.9
E
0.8
E
0.9
E
1
E
1
E
0.6
E
1
E
1
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.5
E
1
E
1
E
1
E
Period(s) (?)108888991011111010101010141313131314121313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)347796943914659363283296275229167128168204196144331321166163102301321326
Wind
(km/h)
40
SSW
45
SSW
40
S
35
SSW
25
SSW
20
SW
15
SW
15
SW
10
SSW
10
S
15
SSE
10
S
10
WSW
10
WSW
15
SW
15
SW
25
S
25
S
25
S
20
SSW
20
S
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
off		crosscrosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:55PM
1.85
4:19AM
1.88
4:25PM
1.90
4:49AM
1.95
4:55PM
1.93
5:19AM
1.99
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:51AM
0.48
10:08PM
0.33
10:23AM
0.41
10:37PM
0.27
10:54AM
0.37
11:05PM
0.23
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Sunrise-------5:11-------5:13-------5:13
Sunset--7:00-------6:59-------6:59-----
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
Rain (mm)
---111-11------1----231-
Temp. °C222423222120202020222221212020222424242321212122
Feels °C (?)161817171818191920222120212019212121212219192021
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