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Bay of Plenty surfForecast / Durban/KZN South / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Tuesday 14 Oct 2025 SAST
How big are the waves at Bay of Plenty today?
The current surf forecast for Bay of Plenty at 1PM is: 1.6m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 1.2m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Oct) | 6ft (1.9m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (14 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 8s |
| Evening (14 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Bay of Plenty. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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| 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 | |
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Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 9 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 280 | 278 | 226 | 283 | 264 | 226 | 171 | 298 | 397 | 294 | 217 | 210 | 172 | 180 | 166 | 166 | 158 | 151 | 593 | 1552 | 2371 | 3920 | 5929 | 2641 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | cross | glass | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 9:20AM 1.28 | 10:29PM 1.23 | 12:11PM 1.37 | 12:39AM 1.34 | 1:12PM 1.54 | 1:29AM 1.49 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 2:23AM 0.84 | 4:03PM 0.98 | 5:18AM 0.87 | 6:39PM 0.85 | 6:47AM 0.74 | 7:29PM 0.68 | ||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 14 | Wednesday 15 | Thursday 16 | Fri 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | 5:18 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:18 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:16 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | 6:04 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:05 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:05 | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 20 | 23 | 27 | 26 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 |
| Feels °C (?) | 20 | 23 | 27 | 27 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 19 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 14 |
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Recent Eyeball Surf Reports for Durban/KZN South
Still cross-shore at Bay of Plenty (strong winds from the NNE at ASCATC31E30S 72 km from Bay of Plenty). 1.5m 6s windswell from the ENE with a 1.4m 9s swell from the SSE. 2 swells combining so expect closeout sets.
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