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Bay of Plenty Surf Forecast
/ Durban/KZN South (31 surf breaks) /
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Bay of Plenty surfForecast / Durban/KZN South / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Sunday 05 Apr 2026 SASTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
26.0° 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 6AM is: 1.6m 12s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am April 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Apr) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (05 Apr) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 13s |
| Evening (05 Apr) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Bay of Plenty. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 14 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 614 | 625 | 614 | 741 | 847 | 953 | 968 | 1060 | 903 | 1009 | 825 | 812 | 722 | 817 | 849 | 683 | 663 | 569 | 560 | 2943 | 944 | 869 | 1064 | 691 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross | glass | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 5:08AM 1.96 | 5:19PM 1.84 | 5:32AM 1.86 | 5:44PM 1.74 | 5:57AM 1.73 | 6:10PM 1.61 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 10:59PM 0.27 | 11:17AM 0.32 | 11:23PM 0.36 | 11:41AM 0.43 | 11:48PM 0.48 | 12:06PM 0.55 | ||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 05 | Monday 06 | Tuesday 07 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | 6:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:09 | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:47 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:46 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:45 | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Temp. °C | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 |
| Feels °C (?) | 26 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 23 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 22 |
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