Bay of Plenty surf break

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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Tuesday 08 Jul 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
21.9° 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 9AM is: 1.9m 15s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Jul)6ft (1.9m)15s
Afternoon (08 Jul)5.5ft (1.7m)15s
Evening (08 Jul)5ft (1.6m)15s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
08
Wednesday
09
Thursday
10
Friday
11
Saturday
12
Sunday
13
Monday
14
Tuesday
15
5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2
S
1.9
S
1.8
S
1.8
S
1.6
S
1.6
S
1.5
S
1.5
S
1.5
S
1.4
S
1.3
S
1.2
S
1.1
S
1.1
S
1
S
0.9
S
0.8
S
0.7
S
0.9
ENE
0.6
S
0.9
ENE
0.4
SSW
0.6
SSW
1.6
NE
1.3
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.1
ENE
1
ENE
1
E
1.6
S
0.9
SSW
2
S
1.9
S
1.9
S
1.7
S
1.6
S
1.4
S
1.2
S
1
S
0.9
S
1.7
ENE
2
ENE
2.5
NE
2.2
NE
1.6
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.1
ENE
1.1
E
1.1
E
1
E
1.1
E
1
E
1
E
1
E
1
E
1
E
Period(s) (?)161515151515151414141413131313121212812817178888899999616813151515141212116778888121212121212111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)20011716146814901150115910321015984841684725681918738477364305240191195246515750409375337285310296245301334489759141313921670144611919075414244124285101160963377329284478518471496448462419476421
Wind
(km/h)
10
WNW
10
NW
15
NE
25
NE
25
NE
20
NNE
20
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NNE
15
NE
5
N
5
NW
10
W
10
W
10
W
10
WNW
5
ENE
10
E
10
NE
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
5
NNE
10
ENE
5
NNE
10
NNW
35
SSW
35
SSW
30
SSW
35
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
25
SW
20
SW
10
SW
5
WNW
5
NNW
15
NNE
35
NNE
40
NE
40
NE
35
NNE
20
N
15
NNE
15
NNW
25
SSW
30
SSW
25
S
15
S
10
SSE
5
E
5
NNE
0
N
5
NNE
5
ENE
10
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffcrosscross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffglasscross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offglasscross-
on
crosscross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glassglassglassglasson
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:05AM
1.57
2:38PM
1.53
2:48AM
1.65
3:18PM
1.64
3:26AM
1.72
3:54PM
1.74
4:02AM
1.77
4:28PM
1.82
4:36AM
1.81
5:03PM
1.88
5:10AM
1.82
5:37PM
1.90
5:45AM
1.80
6:13PM
1.90
6:22AM
1.76
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:28AM
0.57
8:39PM
0.61
9:06AM
0.47
9:20PM
0.52
9:41AM
0.38
9:58PM
0.45
10:14AM
0.31
10:34PM
0.40
10:47AM
0.26
11:09PM
0.37
11:21AM
0.24
11:45PM
0.37
11:55AM
0.25
12:22AM
0.39
12:31PM
0.30
Tuesday
08
Wednesday
09
Thursday
10
Friday
11
Saturday
12
Sunday
13
Monday
14
Tuesday
15
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Sunset----5:09-------5:09-------5:10-------5:10-------5:12-------5:12-------5:13-------
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Rain (mm)
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