Bay of Plenty surf break

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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Wednesday 18 Feb 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
26.0° 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 8PM is: 2.5m 13s primary swell from a East direction and 0.5m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm February 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Feb)6ft (1.8m)10s
Afternoon (18 Feb)6ft (1.9m)10s
Evening (18 Feb)8ft (2.5m)12s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
2
3
4
4
3
3
1
0
3
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.8
E
1.9
E
2.4
E
2.5
E
2.3
ESE
2
ESE
1.8
ESE
1.7
ESE
1.6
ESE
1.5
ESE
1.5
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.2
ESE
1.2
ESE
1.1
ESE
1
ESE
0.8
SE
0.8
SE
0.7
SE
0.7
SE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
NE
Period(s) (?)10101313121211111111101010109999888666
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)693755205320881437103675965556148744230229624122620316895867169575552
Wind
(km/h)
15
ENE
20
ENE
15
NE
15
NNE
5
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
0
W
10
E
15
ESE
5
ESE
0
SSW
5
NW
5
WNW
5
NW
0
NW
15
E
20
E
15
NE
20
NE
10
ENE
10
ENE
5
N
5
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassononglassglassoffglassoffglassoncross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
glass
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:37PM
2.04
4:57AM
2.13
5:05PM
2.05
5:26AM
2.13
5:34PM
2.02
5:57AM
2.07
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:35AM
0.24
10:45PM
0.12
11:03AM
0.21
11:13PM
0.11
11:33AM
0.23
11:43PM
0.16
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunrise-------5:39-------5:39-------5:39
Sunset--6:39-------6:38-------6:38-----
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
thunderstorm
part cloud
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
-------------------1-1--
Temp. °C252525242322222427272725252424252727272625252425
Feels °C (?)252526262624232729293130292827292928302829292729
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