Bay of Plenty surf break

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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Sunday 01 Mar 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 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 1AM is: 0.9m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 1.1m 5s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm March 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Mar)3ft (0.9m)15s
Afternoon (02 Mar)3ft (0.9m)15s
Evening (02 Mar)2.5ft (0.8m)15s

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


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Sunday
01
Monday
02
Tuesday
03
Wednesday
04
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
1
2
3
3
1
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
2
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
SSW
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
1.6
S
1.5
S
1.3
S
0.6
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.9
E
0.4
SSW
1.2
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.8
NE
1.6
NE
1.4
NE
1.3
NE
0.9
ENE
Period(s) (?)1288151515151515157111414148145666666
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)106113121339331326348352302242233498684158113104717011521417214610861
Wind
(km/h)
20
S
25
S
25
SSW
25
SSW
30
SW
35
SW
30
SW
30
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
15
SW
10
W
5
NW
10
NNE
20
ENE
30
ENE
25
NE
25
NE
25
NNE
15
NNE
10
N
5
NNE
15
ENE
25
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
offglasscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:03PM
1.84
3:24AM
1.95
3:35PM
1.96
3:54AM
2.06
4:05PM
2.03
4:23AM
2.12
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:12PM
0.34
9:31AM
0.32
9:43PM
0.22
10:02AM
0.23
10:12PM
0.15
10:30AM
0.19
Sunday
01
Monday
02
Tuesday
03
Wednesday
04
Sunrise-----5:47-------5:47-------5:48--
Sunset6:29-------6:28-------6:27-------
part cloud
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
-133231-----------------
Temp. °C262423222019192121212020192023232323222120222426
Feels °C (?)272423211715151617181819191921202021212121242425
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