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Bay of Plenty surfForecast / Durban/KZN South / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Wednesday 20 May 2026 SASTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
23.7° 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 4AM is: 0.6m 13s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.8m 8s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.8m 9s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (20 May) | 4ft (1.2m) | 9s |
| Evening (20 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Bay of Plenty. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Fri afternoon, min 18°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 20 | Thursday 21 | Friday 22 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
SSE 13 | SSE 13 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | E 10 | E 13 | E 13 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | |
133 | 125 | 160 | 184 | 188 | 225 | 177 | 173 | 205 | 202 | 159 | 123 | 116 | 264 | 260 | 628 | 598 | 178 | 472 | 456 | 149 | 180 | 222 | 176 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 5:49AM1.79m | 6:22PM1.74m | 6:37AM1.64m | 7:17PM1.63m | 7:34AM1.50m | 8:24PM1.52m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:41PM0.39m | 12:04PM0.35m | 00:31AM0.52m | 12:53PM0.48m | 1:30AM0.65m | 1:53PM0.61m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — |
2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 21 |
20 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 21 | 20 | 25 | 22 | 21 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | E 13 | E 13 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 6 | E 12 | E 12 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 |
 kJ | 71 | 86 | 145 | 184 | 188 | 225 | 177 | 173 | 205 | 202 | 159 | 123 | 97 | 264 | 260 | 628 | 598 | 88 | 472 | 456 | 113 | 97 | 138 | 176 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 13 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | E 12 | S 13 | S 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 |
| kJ | 133 | 97 | 95 | 93 | 91 | 116 | 113 | 81 | 80 | 80 | 80 | 109 | 116 | 69 | 49 | 42 | 26 | 178 | 51 | 103 | 129 | 125 | 121 | 85 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | SSE 7 | S 9 | SSW 13 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 |
| kJ | 47 | 125 | 160 | 117 | 113 | 111 | 79 | 79 | 40 | 64 | 79 | 83 | 83 | 115 | 106 | 65 | 63 | 18 | 25 | 34 | 98 | 90 | 85 | 84 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 3 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | — |
| kJ | 14 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 20 | 52 | 157 | 169 | 80 | 128 | 145 | 149 | 180 | 222 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 155 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 696 | 684 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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