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Bay of Plenty surfForecast / Durban/KZN South / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Thursday 16 Apr 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
24.5° 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 4PM is: 0.7m 6s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm April 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Apr) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (16 Apr) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 6s |
| Evening (16 Apr) | 2ft (0.6m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Bay of Plenty. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
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 kJ (?) | 51 | 36 | 37 | 36 | 27 | 25 | 18 | 40 | 58 | 133 | 251 | 557 | 283 | 226 | 231 | 191 | 135 | 90 | 128 | 150 | 241 | 254 | 147 | 112 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | glass | on | cross- on | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- on | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | off | off | off | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | glass | glass | cross- off | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 3:12PM 1.97 | 3:30AM 2.12 | 3:46PM 2.04 | 4:03AM 2.14 | 4:21PM 2.05 | 4:38AM 2.10 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 9:08AM 0.21 | 9:17PM 0.15 | 9:41AM 0.13 | 9:52PM 0.10 | 10:14AM 0.11 | 10:27PM 0.12 | ||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:16 |
| Sunset | - | - | 5:36 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:35 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:34 | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 23 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 27 | 30 | 30 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 |
| Feels °C (?) | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 26 | 29 | 29 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 21 |
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