Bay of Plenty surf break

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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Thursday 03 Jul 2025 SAST
Forecast 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
22.1° 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 3AM is: 1.6m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 03). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Jul)5ft (1.6m)9s
Afternoon (03 Jul)5ft (1.6m)9s
Evening (03 Jul)7ft (2.2m)9s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
03
Friday
04
Saturday
05
Sunday
06
Monday
07
Tuesday
08
Wednesday
09
Thursday
10
11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.2
ENE
1.6
E
1.6
E
1.6
E
1.6
E
1.6
E
1.6
E
2.2
ENE
1.8
ENE
1.8
E
1.7
E
1.5
E
1.4
E
1.4
E
1.4
E
1.4
E
1.4
E
1.3
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.1
E
1
E
1
E
1
E
1
E
0.6
ESE
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
1.8
S
1.4
S
1.4
S
2.5
S
4
SSW
2.5
S
2.5
S
2.3
S
3
SSW
2.4
S
2.3
S
2.2
S
2.2
S
2.2
S
2.1
S
2
S
1.9
S
1.8
S
1.7
S
1.5
S
1.4
S
1.3
S
1.2
S
1.2
S
1.1
S
1.1
S
1.1
S
1
S
1
S
Period(s) (?)888999999999999999999999991416161615889913121213131716161616161616161515141414141313131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)925399396432472467474123856954353244955542142743440341148944642341936741942638337472865364486596642072212468186218922662150551231812822249324612436220220311872208317711063896762612569448451442362396
Wind
(km/h)
10
NNW
5
NW
10
NW
10
NW
0
NNE
10
NE
10
NNE
10
NNW
10
NNW
30
SW
20
SW
10
SW
20
SSW
10
SE
5
SE
5
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NW
5
NW
5
SSW
10
ESE
10
NE
10
N
10
NW
10
WNW
15
WNW
15
SW
10
SSW
15
SSE
10
SSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
20
SW
25
SW
30
SW
35
SSW
40
S
35
S
20
SSW
15
WSW
15
W
10
WNW
10
NW
15
NNE
30
NE
35
NE
35
NNE
25
N
15
N
10
NNW
10
WNW
0
WNW
10
E
5
NE
5
NW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offglasscross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
glassglassoffcross-
off
cross-
off
offglassoncrosscross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
crosscross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
offoffoffcrosscross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offglasscross-
on
glassoffoffoffoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:45PM
1.52
9:00AM
1.34
9:43PM
1.46
10:10AM
1.27
10:55PM
1.42
11:37AM
1.27
12:11AM
1.44
12:55PM
1.32
1:14AM
1.50
1:53PM
1.42
2:05AM
1.57
2:38PM
1.53
2:48AM
1.65
3:18PM
1.64
3:26AM
1.72
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:05AM
0.76
3:07PM
0.73
4:13AM
0.81
4:15PM
0.80
5:34AM
0.81
5:37PM
0.81
6:47AM
0.76
6:52PM
0.77
7:43AM
0.67
7:51PM
0.70
8:28AM
0.57
8:39PM
0.61
9:06AM
0.47
9:20PM
0.52
Thursday
03
Friday
04
Saturday
05
Sunday
06
Monday
07
Tuesday
08
Wednesday
09
Thursday
10
Sunrise---6:52-------6:52-------6:50-------6:50-------6:50-------6:50-------6:50-------6:50
Sunset------5:07-------5:07-------5:07-------5:08-------5:08-------5:09-------5:09-----
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Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C181717162021212020191717192120191716151518191817161414151921201918171615171817161514141416191817141413131719181818171615
Feels °C (?)1614141318181918181414161619191816151414171817151411910161818151612107899111110101012121211899101516161615141211
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  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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