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Bay of Plenty surfForecast / Durban/KZN South / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Thursday 09 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
25.0° 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 11PM is: 1.5m 6s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 1.0m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.7m 12s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm April 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Apr) | - | - |
| Afternoon (09 Apr) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
| Evening (09 Apr) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 12s |
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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| 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 | 11 AM | 2 PM | |
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Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 12 | 12 | 6 | 12 | 6 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 13 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 187 | 184 | 156 | 134 | 93 | 88 | 61 | 59 | 59 | 69 | 80 | 61 | 69 | 86 | 81 | 77 | 112 | 107 | 100 | 94 | 93 | 108 | 86 | 85 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | glass | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | glass | glass | glass | cross | cross- on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 7:25PM 1.34 | 7:47AM 1.26 | 9:44PM 1.24 | 11:20AM 1.20 | 12:26AM 1.36 | 12:52PM 1.35 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 1:36AM 0.93 | 2:26PM 0.95 | 4:57AM 1.01 | 5:46PM 0.93 | 6:51AM 0.86 | |||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 09 | Friday 10 | Saturday 11 | Sunday 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | 6:11 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:11 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:11 | - | - |
| Sunset | 5:44 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:42 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:40 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 25 | 27 |
| Feels °C (?) | 23 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 26 |
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