Bay of Plenty surf break

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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Monday 04 May 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
25.2° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Bay of Plenty today?

The current surf forecast for Bay of Plenty at 3PM is: 0.6m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.9m 7s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 May)2.5ft (0.7m)11s
Afternoon (04 May)2ft (0.6m)11s
Evening (04 May)3ft (0.9m)7s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Warm (max 27°C on Mon afternoon, min 16°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Mon night, calm by Wed afternoon).

Monday
4
Tuesday
5
Wednesday
6
Thu
7
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
0
1
2
0
2
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
2
2
4
4
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
NE
6
0.8
S
11
0.7
S
11
0.6
S
11
1.1
NE
6
0.9
ENE
7
1.1
ENE
7
1.1
ENE
8
1
ENE
8
0.6
S
13
0.6
S
12
0.6
S
12
0.6
S
12
0.5
S
12
0.5
S
12
0.5
S
12
0.5
S
12
0.8
SSE
6
0.9
SSE
7
1
SSE
8
1.9
SSE
11
2.5
SSE
11
2.5
SSE
11
2.5
SSE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
167
149
114
84
101
76
125
131
116
121
112
108
106
75
73
72
67
44
77
143
837
1447
1633
1462
Wind (km/h)
10
NNW
5
WNW
10
ENE
15
ENE
10
NE
5
NW
40
SSW
10
WSW
5
W
15
W
10
W
10
SE
15
NE
20
NNE
25
NNE
5
NNW
10
NNE
10
NW
10
NNW
5
SE
15
S
15
SW
10
W
15
WNW
cross-off
off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
4:44AM1.86m
5:02PM1.76m
5:11AM1.77m
5:31PM1.69m
5:40AM1.67m
6:04PM1.60m
Low Tide
10:55AM0.35m
11:04PM0.43m
11:23AM0.42m
11:34PM0.53m
11:53AM0.52m
00:09AM0.64m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:26
6:26
6:26
6:26
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5:17
5:17
5:16
5:15
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
19
20
26
27
26
25
24
22
22
21
23
24
22
21
21
20
21
20
23
26
23
20
18
17
18
18
24
25
26
25
18
22
21
20
24
25
22
20
19
21
22
19
20
25
21
18
17
15
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
ENE
6
1
ENE
6
0.9
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
1.1
ENE
7
1.1
ENE
8
1
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
8
0.5
S
12
0.5
S
12
0.7
ENE
4
0.6
ENE
5
0.8
SSE
6
0.9
SSE
7
1
SSE
8
1.9
SSE
11
2.5
SSE
11
2.5
SSE
11
2.5
SSE
11
Energy kJ
73
80
82
84
70
76
125
131
116
95
69
69
48
75
73
16
23
44
77
143
837
1447
1633
1462
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
S
11
0.8
S
11
0.7
S
11
0.6
S
11
0.6
S
11
0.6
S
10
0.4
SSW
14
0.9
S
5
0.8
S
5
0.7
S
5
0.6
S
12
0.6
S
12
0.6
S
5
0.5
S
5
0.5
S
5
0.5
S
6
0.6
SSE
6
0.6
ENE
6
0.6
ENE
6
0.4
SSE
11
0.5
ENE
7
0.5
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
6
0.5
NE
7
Energy kJ
154
149
114
82
79
73
61
34
33
25
112
108
18
14
14
15
25
26
26
39
30
30
27
23
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
16
0.2
S
16
0.3
S
15
0.4
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
14
0.3
SSE
12
0.5
S
13
0.5
S
13
0.6
S
13
0.6
S
5
0.2
SSE
11
0.6
S
12
0.2
SSE
11
0.4
ENE
7
0.5
S
12
0.5
S
12
0.4
SSW
11
0.4
SSW
11
0.3
SSW
11
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
16
Energy kJ
5
20
41
73
71
64
28
90
89
121
16
12
106
11
21
72
67
41
40
24
2
2
10
10
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
NE
6
1.1
NE
6
0.5
S
10
1.2
SSW
5
0.6
S
5
0.6
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
4
0.9
NE
4
0.5
ENE
6
1.1
N
6
Energy kJ
167
101
49
78
16
47
13
31
21
94
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
2
2
1
2
2
2
1
2
1
3
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
4
4
4
Distance (km)
0
0
5
5
1
0
58
0
0
0
0
130
5
457
111
0
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Durban/KwaZulu-Natal South Coast
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
3
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
2
1
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
3
4
5
7
6
5
6
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
5
5
4
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
9
6
5
8
5
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