Bay of Plenty surf break

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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Wednesday 01 Apr 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
26.4° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Bay of Plenty today?

The current surf forecast for Bay of Plenty at 10AM is: 0.7m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.7m 5s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am April 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)9s
Afternoon (01 Apr)2ft (0.6m)9s
Evening (01 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)6s

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


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Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
Friday
03
Sat
04
5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
1.1
E
1.2
E
1.1
E
1
E
0.9
E
1
E
1.4
E
1.4
E
1.4
E
1.5
E
1.5
E
1.5
E
1.6
E
1.7
E
2
E
2.1
E
2.3
ENE
2.3
ENE
2.1
E
Period(s) (?)999995666666667778877888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)7676765756719480645160121148153202206236291346427470576620559
Wind
(km/h)
15
NNE
15
NNE
25
NE
25
ENE
25
NE
25
NE
20
NNE
20
NE
15
NNE
20
NE
30
ENE
30
ENE
25
NE
20
NE
15
N
15
N
15
N
20
NNE
35
NE
40
NE
35
NE
40
NNE
30
NNE
20
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:26AM
2.02
3:39PM
1.96
3:53AM
2.07
4:05PM
1.99
4:18AM
2.07
4:30PM
1.97
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:35AM
0.24
9:43PM
0.20
10:02AM
0.20
10:09PM
0.18
10:27AM
0.20
10:34PM
0.21
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
Friday
03
Sat
04
Sunrise-6:05-------6:05-------6:07------
Sunset----5:52-------5:52-------5:50---
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C232325262525242323242525242322212022262524232120
Feels °C (?)242424252424242323242222212121212020212020191818
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