Bay of Plenty surf break

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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am 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
25.5° 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 6AM is: 0.8m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.0m 7s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am March 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Mar)2.5ft (0.8m)12s
Afternoon (22 Mar)2.5ft (0.8m)11s
Evening (22 Mar)2.5ft (0.7m)10s

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


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Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
1
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
0
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
SSE
1.1
SSE
0.7
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
E
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.8
SSW
0.9
E
2
S
2.3
S
2
S
1.8
S
1.5
S
1.4
S
0.7
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
Period(s) (?)77131211119101010101187887761615141414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1361191651951731611041041047168170104349601451333199148253296301280280
Wind
(km/h)
10
SW
10
W
5
WSW
5
WNW
10
E
20
E
15
NE
5
NNE
10
W
5
WNW
10
NNW
25
SSW
30
SSW
40
SSW
35
SSW
30
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSE
15
SSE
10
SSE
10
ESE
10
E
5
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
offcross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:32AM
2.08
5:46PM
1.95
6:05AM
1.94
6:20PM
1.80
6:41AM
1.76
7:00PM
1.61
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:20PM
0.14
11:41AM
0.24
11:53PM
0.27
12:15PM
0.38
12:28AM
0.44
12:53PM
0.56
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Sunrise---6:00-------6:00-------6:01----
Sunset------6:05-------6:04-------6:01-
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
Rain (mm)
-------1-------146432122
Temp. °C222121222525252424232324262524242222232323232423
Feels °C (?)232223242625262727262524242221222222242425252726
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