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Bay of Plenty surf break

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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Saturday 27 Dec 2025 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
23.6° C
 (Which is 1.2°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Bay of Plenty today?

The current surf forecast for Bay of Plenty at 3AM is: 1.1m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.6m 7s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm December 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Dec)2.5ft (0.8m)9s
Afternoon (28 Dec)2.5ft (0.7m)9s
Evening (28 Dec)4.5ft (1.3m)6s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Saturday
27
Sunday
28
Monday
29
Tuesday
30
5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
E
1.1
E
0.8
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
0.8
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
1.1
E
1.2
E
1.4
E
1.4
E
1.2
E
0.7
E
1
E
0.8
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.8
E
0.7
E
1.6
ENE
Period(s) (?)999999996666699999999996
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1981949918918899767477991561561127415399767476787810680167
Wind
(km/h)
15
E
15
E
15
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
20
NNE
30
NE
25
ENE
20
ENE
25
ENE
20
ENE
15
NE
5
NNE
10
NE
20
ENE
25
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
15
NNE
15
NNE
20
NNE
30
NE
35
NE
35
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:33PM
1.48
9:30AM
1.60
9:50PM
1.42
10:50AM
1.59
11:23PM
1.42
12:10PM
1.64
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:38PM
0.74
2:51AM
0.62
3:53PM
0.78
4:07AM
0.68
5:21PM
0.75
5:34AM
0.68
Saturday
27
Sunday
28
Monday
29
Tuesday
30
Sunrise----4:54-------4:56-------4:56---
Sunset6:58-------6:58-------6:59-------
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
211111--12342111--1-----
Temp. °C212121202121232322222221222323232323222222232424
Feels °C (?)212121202220212121212222252522212222222221202120
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