Bay of Plenty surf break

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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Wednesday 11 Feb 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
26.1° 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 3PM is: 1.9m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.5m 14s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00am February 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Feb)5ft (1.6m)6s
Afternoon (11 Feb)6ft (1.9m)7s
Evening (11 Feb)8ft (2.5m)8s

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

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Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Friday
13
Sat
14
5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
1
0
0
0
1
4
4
1
1
0
0
0
1
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.5
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.8
ENE
2.1
ENE
2.5
ENE
2.5
ENE
2.2
ENE
1.5
E
1.3
ENE
1.1
SSW
1
E
1
E
1
E
1
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
1
E
1.1
E
1.2
ENE
0.8
S
Period(s) (?)77778888881288888888888814
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)217186176295481935799587279207373124127130136113111108108105130161178264
Wind
(km/h)
10
N
15
NNE
30
NE
35
NE
25
NE
20
SSE
5
ENE
10
WSW
20
SW
25
SW
30
SSW
30
SSW
25
S
15
SW
15
WSW
10
SW
15
S
10
WSW
10
SE
15
ESE
20
NE
20
NNE
15
NNE
15
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
on
oncross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:57AM
1.29
12:17AM
1.18
1:09PM
1.34
2:01AM
1.34
2:08PM
1.48
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:41AM
0.96
5:43PM
1.04
6:24AM
1.02
7:49PM
0.90
7:58AM
0.88
8:27PM
0.73
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Friday
13
Sat
14
Sunrise-5:31-------5:33-------5:33------
Sunset----6:46-------6:45-------6:45---
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
light rain
thunderstorm
part cloud
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
-------------511-1------
Temp. °C232528292826252524252626262424242425272727262524
Feels °C (?)252627272928302925242525262626272728302928272726
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