Bay of Plenty surf break

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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Tuesday 07 Apr 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
25.4° 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 11AM is: 1.4m 14s primary swell from a South direction and 1.1m 12s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am April 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Apr)5ft (1.5m)14s
Afternoon (07 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)14s
Evening (07 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)14s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Fri
10
5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
2
2
3
3
4
4
4
4
0
0
0
1
1
2
3
2
0
0
0
0
3
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.7
S
1.6
S
1.4
S
1.3
S
1.4
S
1.3
S
1.3
S
1.4
S
1.4
S
1.5
S
1.5
S
1.4
S
1.4
S
1.3
S
1.2
S
1.1
S
1.1
S
1
S
0.9
S
0.9
S
0.8
S
0.7
S
1.7
NE
1.1
ENE
Period(s) (?)1615141416141414141515141414131313131312121277
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)13801087768635101469169481380210371065813791665521427411335259239187141248101
Wind
(km/h)
20
SW
15
SSW
10
S
15
SSE
5
ENE
5
NNE
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
N
20
NE
25
ENE
25
NE
25
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
20
NE
20
NE
25
NE
20
NNE
5
NNE
5
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
glass
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:57AM
1.73
6:10PM
1.61
6:22AM
1.58
6:40PM
1.48
6:53AM
1.42
7:25PM
1.34
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:06PM
0.55
12:14AM
0.62
12:33PM
0.68
12:45AM
0.77
1:08PM
0.82
1:36AM
0.93
Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Fri
10
Sunrise-6:09-------6:09-------6:09------
Sunset----5:45-------5:45-------5:44---
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C212122222221202019192224232220201920242525232322
Feels °C (?)192022222322212119192022212019191919232425232624
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