Bay of Plenty surf break

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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Thursday 02 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
26.4° C
(Which is 1.0°C warmer than 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 3AM is: 1.3m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.8m 4s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm April 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)8s
Afternoon (03 Apr)6ft (1.9m)8s
Evening (03 Apr)7.5ft (2.3m)8s

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


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Thursday
02
Friday
03
Saturday
04
Sunday
05
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
3
3
1
1
1
2
3
3
3
3
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.4
E
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.4
E
1.3
ESE
1.8
E
2.1
E
2.3
E
2.4
ENE
2.1
E
1.7
ENE
1.7
E
1.2
ESE
1.2
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.4
ESE
1.5
E
1.5
ESE
1.6
E
1.6
ESE
1.7
ESE
1.7
ESE
Period(s) (?)6667888878888898911111111121313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)8086153163187235218391470617678559310355199194243469596563675718875931
Wind
(km/h)
25
ENE
20
NE
15
N
15
N
10
N
20
NNE
30
NE
40
ENE
35
NE
35
NE
30
NNE
20
NNE
5
NW
5
SW
10
ESE
10
E
10
S
10
SW
5
WSW
5
W
10
WSW
10
WSW
15
S
15
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrossglassglassononcrosscross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:05PM
1.99
4:18AM
2.07
4:30PM
1.97
4:44AM
2.04
4:55PM
1.92
5:08AM
1.96
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:09PM
0.18
10:27AM
0.20
10:34PM
0.21
10:52AM
0.25
10:59PM
0.27
11:17AM
0.32
Thursday
02
Friday
03
Saturday
04
Sunday
05
Sunrise-----6:07-------6:07-------6:07--
Sunset5:52-------5:50-------5:49-------
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C252423212122262524232120192124252524232322242626
Feels °C (?)232323202120212020191818202225272725252523252627
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