Bay of Plenty surf break

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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Wednesday 06 May 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 1.8°C warmer than 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 11AM is: 0.4m 11s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.7m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 May)1.5ft (0.4m)11s
Afternoon (06 May)4.5ft (1.3m)5s
Evening (06 May)6.5ft (2.0m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Wed afternoon, min 16°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Wed afternoon, calm by Fri night).

Wednesday
6
Thursday
7
Friday
8
Sat
9
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
0
1
0
2
4
4
4
4
4
1
4
4
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2
4
5
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Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
12
0.4
SSW
11
0.4
SSW
11
1.3
NE
5
0.5
S
12
1.9
SSE
11
2.4
SSE
11
2.4
SSE
11
2.3
SSE
11
2.2
SSE
11
2.1
SE
11
1.9
SE
11
1.8
SSE
11
2.5
SSW
9
3.5
SSW
10
3.5
SSW
10
3
SSW
11
3.5
SSW
11
4
SSW
11
2.5
S
12
2.5
S
13
2.3
SSE
14
3
S
14
3
S
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
67
41
40
100
70
858
1433
1386
1236
1198
1027
878
757
1223
2386
2530
2205
2574
4294
2001
2309
2012
3493
3017
Wind (km/h)
20
N
15
NNW
20
N
25
NNW
30
NW
25
W
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
W
10
WNW
5
WSW
10
ESE
10
NNW
10
WSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
10
SW
15
WSW
15
SSW
10
SSE
10
SE
0
SSW
0
WNW
5
NNE
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
glassy
on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
High Tide
5:40AM1.67m
6:04PM1.60m
6:13AM1.55m
6:44PM1.51m
6:53AM1.42m
7:40PM1.42m
Low Tide
11:53AM0.52m
00:09AM0.64m
12:26PM0.61m
00:52AM0.75m
1:10PM0.72m
1:56AM0.85m
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
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6:26
6:26
6:28
6:28
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5:16
5:15
5:15
5:15
Temp °C
21
21
23
27
25
21
19
17
16
18
24
25
23
22
22
21
20
19
21
22
22
21
20
19
20
18
19
21
18
15
16
13
12
15
22
22
22
20
19
17
17
16
18
19
20
21
20
18
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
ENE
5
0.6
ENE
6
0.5
SSE
6
0.9
ENE
5
0.8
ENE
6
1.9
SSE
11
2.4
SSE
11
2.4
SSE
11
2.3
SSE
11
2.2
SSE
11
2.1
SE
11
1.9
SE
11
1.8
SSE
11
1.7
S
9
1.7
S
10
2.2
S
12
2.2
S
11
2.3
S
11
2.5
S
11
2.5
S
12
2.5
S
13
2.3
SSE
14
3
S
14
3
S
13
Energy kJ
25
24
18
44
41
858
1433
1386
1236
1198
1027
878
757
505
561
1280
1193
1334
1746
2001
2309
2012
3493
3017
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SSE
6
0.5
SSE
6
0.4
SSW
11
0.6
SE
7
0.7
SE
8
0.8
NE
6
0.6
ENE
6
0.6
ENE
7
0.5
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
8
1.6
SE
11
1.2
S
12
0.9
SE
10
0.7
SE
10
0.7
SE
10
0.9
SSE
18
1.2
SSE
16
1.4
SSE
16
2
S
12
0.5
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
Energy kJ
18
18
40
44
55
45
26
30
29
21
20
20
25
582
425
151
104
104
486
751
914
1103
47
27
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
12
0.4
SSW
11
0.2
SSE
8
0.4
SSW
11
0.5
S
12
0.1
E
11
0.8
SSW
4
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
16
0.4
NE
7
0.6
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
8
1.1
SE
10
0.4
NE
8
0.4
SE
20
0.6
SSE
19
0.7
ESE
10
0.6
ESE
10
0.5
ESE
9
0.5
ESE
9
0.5
E
9
Energy kJ
67
41
6
41
70
2
23
10
10
10
10
11
41
24
240
15
97
238
88
64
50
49
42
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
NE
5
0.3
NW
3
0.7
NE
6
1.3
NE
5
0.4
NNW
3
0.7
NW
4
1
NE
7
1.6
SSW
9
2.5
SSW
9
3.5
SSW
10
3.5
SSW
10
3
SSW
11
3.5
SSW
11
4
SSW
11
Energy kJ
60
2
33
100
3
21
88
358
1223
2386
2530
2205
2574
4294
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
7
5
5
5
Distance (km)
11
0
78
1
11
153
0
0
0
0
0
54
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
54
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Durban/KwaZulu-Natal South Coast
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
7
5
5
5
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
5
9
5
5
5
5
4
5
4
4
4
6
6
6
5
6
5
4
7
7
6
6
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
5
9
9
5
6
7
5
4
5
7
5
5
6
6
6
5
6
5
5
6
7
6
6
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