Bay of Plenty surf break

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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Tuesday 25 Nov 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
22.7° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)


How big are the waves at Bay of Plenty today?

The current surf forecast for Bay of Plenty at 8AM is: 1.0m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am November 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Nov)3ft (0.9m)10s
Afternoon (25 Nov)3ft (0.9m)9s
Evening (25 Nov)1.5ft (0.5m)15s

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

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Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
SSE
1.1
S
1
S
1
S
0.9
S
0.9
S
0.9
S
0.5
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
1.2
S
1.4
S
1.4
S
1.2
SSW
1
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.6
S
0.8
ENE
1.1
S
0.6
S
Period(s) (?)10101010109916151514171616151414131312127511
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)3002341901901481391331371811721658491017954657431308225165155103565988
Wind
(km/h)
10
SSW
15
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
10
S
10
ESE
15
ENE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
N
15
N
20
NNE
25
ENE
25
NE
20
NE
10
NNE
0
ENE
0
WSW
5
W
20
SSW
30
S
25
S
25
SSW
20
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
oncross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crossglassglassglasscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:07AM
1.62
6:10PM
1.57
6:53AM
1.56
6:56PM
1.47
7:53AM
1.50
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:51PM
0.49
12:09PM
0.67
12:29AM
0.57
12:58PM
0.76
1:18AM
0.65
2:07PM
0.84
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Sunrise--4:48-------4:48-------4:48-----
Sunset------6:37-------6:37-------6:37-
light rain
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
Rain (mm)
1-1--------------------2
Temp. °C202019192021212120191922242424222222222425252424
Feels °C (?)201919192021212120181821222325242626252423252325
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