Bay of Plenty surf break

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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Saturday 07 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
25.6° 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 5PM is: 4.0m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm March 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Mar)3.5ft (1.0m)8s
Afternoon (07 Mar)11ft (3.5m)8s
Evening (07 Mar)11ft (3.5m)11s

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


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Saturday
07
Sunday
08
Monday
09
Tuesday
10
11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
!
!
2
4
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
1
1
1
2
3
3
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.6
SSW
3
S
4
S
4
S
3.5
S
3
S
2.5
S
2.4
S
2.3
S
2.1
S
1.8
S
1.7
S
1.8
S
1.9
S
1.8
S
1.4
S
1.4
S
1.4
S
1.1
S
1.2
S
1.2
S
1.1
S
1.2
E
1.3
E
Period(s) (?)5891011121212121212121314141212121111111199
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)144104825453081253922601888166515721290911805101214471285547556547282361354292215258
Wind
(km/h)
50
SSW
55
SSW
50
SSW
40
SSW
30
SSW
25
S
20
SSW
15
SW
15
SSW
10
SSW
5
SSW
5
SW
5
WSW
5
W
5
W
5
W
10
ESE
15
E
15
E
10
ENE
10
N
10
WNW
10
W
10
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
crosscrosscrossglasscross-
off
cross-
off
offglassonononcross-
on
cross-
off
offoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:48PM
1.88
6:05AM
1.90
6:11PM
1.76
6:28AM
1.76
6:33PM
1.62
6:52AM
1.61
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:47AM
0.34
11:53PM
0.33
12:11PM
0.46
12:16AM
0.46
12:35PM
0.59
12:39AM
0.60
Saturday
07
Sunday
08
Monday
09
Tuesday
10
Sunrise-------5:50-------5:50-------5:52
Sunset--6:22-------6:21-------6:20-----
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
----211111--------------
Temp. °C262423222121191920202020202020202223222222212020
Feels °C (?)201615161618171819192021202020212121202222212019
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