Bay of Plenty surf break

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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Sunday 22 Mar 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
26.5° 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 12AM is: 0.7m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.8m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm March 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Mar)--
Afternoon (23 Mar)2.5ft (0.8m)11s
Evening (23 Mar)2.5ft (0.8m)10s

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


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Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
E
0.8
S
0.8
E
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.5
S
0.9
S
1.6
S
1.9
SSW
1.7
S
1.5
S
1.3
S
1.2
S
0.6
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
1.6
ESE
1.9
E
Period(s) (?)91098810956766616151414151515151688
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1041351041251154912613829325017612498193296301276284284284292320300399
Wind
(km/h)
0
E
10
N
10
N
10
N
5
NW
15
SW
35
S
40
SSW
35
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
5
SSE
5
ESE
0
E
5
NNW
5
NNW
10
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
25
NE
35
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
glassglassglassglasscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:46PM
1.95
6:05AM
1.94
6:20PM
1.80
6:41AM
1.76
7:00PM
1.61
7:24AM
1.54
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:53PM
0.27
12:15PM
0.38
12:28AM
0.44
12:53PM
0.56
1:09AM
0.65
1:42PM
0.76
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Sunrise-----6:00-------6:01-------6:01--
Sunset6:05-------6:04-------6:01-------
light rain
light rain
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
23-------211122331------
Temp. °C242323232424262625232323232223232323232322232627
Feels °C (?)282625252725242322222324242426272727262523242525
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