Bay of Plenty surf break

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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Tuesday 05 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
25.4° C
(Which is 1.1°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 5PM is: 0.6m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 May)2ft (0.6m)13s
Afternoon (05 May)2ft (0.6m)12s
Evening (05 May)1.5ft (0.5m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Tue night. 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 Thu morning).

Tue
5
Wednesday
6
Thursday
7
Fri
8
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
5 AM
8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
2
2
0
0
1
0
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
2
4
4
4
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Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
S
12
0.6
S
12
0.6
S
12
0.5
S
12
1.3
ENE
5
1.8
ENE
6
1.2
ENE
6
1
E
6
0.9
E
6
1.1
NE
6
1.1
SE
8
2
SSE
11
2.5
SSE
11
2.5
SSE
11
2.4
SSE
11
2.2
SSE
11
2.1
SSE
11
2
SSE
11
1.7
SE
11
2.5
SSW
10
1.4
SSW
10
2.5
SSW
10
3
SSW
10
3.5
SSW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
112
108
106
75
76
254
127
84
64
82
135
1012
1695
1520
1358
1144
988
890
677
1461
386
1224
1739
2251
Wind (km/h)
15
SSW
10
SE
5
NE
20
NE
15
NNE
15
NW
10
WNW
15
NNW
25
NNW
20
NNW
35
NW
5
SW
10
NW
15
W
15
W
10
NW
0
NNE
10
ESE
5
ESE
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
15
WSW
10
WSW
cross
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
off
glassy
on
on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
5:31PM1.69m
5:40AM1.67m
6:04PM1.60m
6:13AM1.55m
6:44PM1.51m
6:53AM1.42m
Low Tide
11:23AM0.42m
11:34PM0.53m
11:53AM0.52m
00:09AM0.64m
12:26PM0.61m
00:52AM0.75m
cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
mod rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
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6:26
6:26
6:28
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5:17
5:16
5:15
5:15
4
3
6
3
Temp °C
24
24
22
21
21
21
21
21
25
27
24
20
19
16
16
18
23
25
24
22
21
20
18
18
25
25
25
21
21
22
22
18
19
22
16
19
16
12
13
15
22
23
23
19
19
17
15
16
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
ENE
8
0.7
S
5
0.6
S
5
0.6
S
5
0.5
SSE
5
1.4
ENE
6
1.2
ENE
6
1
E
6
0.9
E
6
0.8
SSE
8
1.1
SE
8
2
SSE
11
2.5
SSE
11
2.5
SSE
11
2.4
SSE
11
2.2
SSE
11
2.1
SSE
11
2
SSE
11
1.7
SE
11
1.4
SSW
10
1.4
SSW
10
1.5
S
10
1.7
S
10
2.2
S
11
Energy kJ
67
28
20
20
16
137
127
84
64
72
135
1012
1695
1520
1358
1144
988
890
677
418
386
440
563
1130
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
S
12
0.6
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
8
0.5
S
12
0.5
S
12
0.5
SSE
5
0.5
SSE
6
0.7
SSE
6
0.7
SSE
6
0.8
E
6
0.6
NE
6
0.7
NE
6
0.4
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
7
1.2
SSW
9
1.3
SE
10
1.1
SE
10
1.2
SSE
12
1.2
S
12
0.8
ESE
10
Energy kJ
112
45
44
75
73
16
18
30
31
49
19
35
18
19
20
21
21
20
254
377
281
425
389
127
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSE
11
0.6
S
12
0.6
S
12
0.2
SSE
11
0.2
SSE
11
0.5
S
12
0.5
S
12
0.4
SSW
11
0.4
SSW
11
0.4
SSW
11
0.5
S
12
0.1
E
11
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
15
0.4
ENE
8
1
S
12
1.1
S
12
0.9
ESE
10
0.9
ESE
10
0.6
SSE
19
Energy kJ
23
108
106
11
11
72
67
41
40
41
67
2
10
10
10
10
8
26
299
347
182
185
238
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
S
5
0.8
ENE
7
1.3
ENE
5
1.8
ENE
6
0.5
NNW
3
0.7
N
4
1.1
NE
6
0.5
N
3
0.6
S
4
2.5
SSW
10
2.5
SSW
10
3
SSW
10
3.5
SSW
10
Energy kJ
28
62
76
254
5
14
82
5
15
1461
1224
1739
2251
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
2
1
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
5
Distance (km)
0
155
5
5
1
0
0
1
10
1
153
0
0
0
0
0
0
5
10
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Durban/KwaZulu-Natal South Coast
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
5
4
4
4
5
5
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
5
9
7
7
6
5
5
5
4
5
5
6
5
6
5
6
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
4
5
5
6
5
5
9
7
7
6
5
6
6
5
5
5
6
5
6
5
6
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