Bay of Plenty surf break

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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Saturday 21 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
25.5° 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 5PM is: 1.4m 7s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.8m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm March 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Mar)7ft (2.2m)8s
Afternoon (21 Mar)5.5ft (1.7m)7s
Evening (21 Mar)5ft (1.5m)7s

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


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Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
0
0
2
2
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.7
S
1.8
S
1.4
SSE
1.3
SSE
1.2
SSE
1.2
SSE
0.7
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.6
S
1
E
1
S
1.7
S
2.1
S
2
S
1.7
S
1.4
S
1.3
S
0.6
SSW
Period(s) (?)777777131211119998108967777616
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)3153401881671321321651951731619512211911268129164193457434295167128193
Wind
(km/h)
25
SSW
25
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
SW
5
W
5
WSW
5
NW
10
E
15
E
5
ESE
10
NNW
5
NW
5
NNE
5
NNW
5
WSW
35
S
40
S
40
SSW
25
S
20
S
25
S
25
SSE
15
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
offcross-
off
glasscross-
on
onglasscross-
off
glassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:13PM
2.05
5:32AM
2.08
5:46PM
1.95
6:05AM
1.94
6:20PM
1.80
6:41AM
1.76
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:09AM
0.16
11:20PM
0.14
11:41AM
0.24
11:53PM
0.27
12:15PM
0.38
12:28AM
0.44
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Sunrise-------6:00-------6:00-------6:01
Sunset--6:06-------6:05-------6:04-----
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
Rain (mm)
111-------12-------2331-
Temp. °C222323232221212225252423232323242725252423232323
Feels °C (?)202223242322222425252825262626262521212324222223
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