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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Saturday 14 Feb 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
25.6° 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 6PM is: 2.5m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 0.8m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.5m 13s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm February 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Feb)8ft (2.5m)8s
Afternoon (14 Feb)10ft (3.0m)9s
Evening (14 Feb)8ft (2.5m)8s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
2
3
!
!
2
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
1
2
2
2
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.5
S
3
S
2.5
S
2.5
S
2.5
S
2.3
SSE
3
S
3
S
1.9
S
2
S
1.8
S
1.7
S
1.3
S
1.2
S
1.1
S
1
S
1
S
0.9
S
1.1
E
1.1
ESE
1.2
ESE
1.2
E
1.3
E
1.4
E
Period(s) (?)899888141413121313111110101010999998
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)10181531100580981665537283248120012531053957401335244198198151186197238235269283
Wind
(km/h)
45
SSW
45
SSW
35
SSW
30
SSW
30
SW
25
SW
20
SW
25
SSW
20
SSW
25
S
20
SSE
15
SSE
5
SSW
5
SSW
5
SW
5
WNW
10
E
15
E
20
ENE
15
NE
10
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrossglassglassononcross-
on		crosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:43PM
1.63
3:06AM
1.70
3:13PM
1.77
3:34AM
1.86
3:41PM
1.89
4:01AM
1.99
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:38AM
0.71
8:56PM
0.56
9:09AM
0.56
9:23PM
0.41
9:38AM
0.42
9:49PM
0.28
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Sunrise-------5:35-------5:35-------5:37
Sunset--6:44-------6:43-------6:42-----
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
142321112---------------
Temp. °C222121212019202021232322212120212323232221201921
Feels °C (?)161517171616181718192020212121222221212120191820
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