Bay of Plenty surf break

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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Friday 10 Apr 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
24.9° 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 11PM is: 0.9m 5s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm April 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Apr)--
Afternoon (10 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)11s
Evening (10 Apr)3ft (0.9m)5s

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


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Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
0
2
2
1
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
S
0.9
NE
0.9
NE
0.4
S
0.3
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
1.1
ENE
0.6
S
0.9
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.5
S
0.5
S
Period(s) (?)1155101616161515141414141313131313612661212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)5941423153868177112107989493908685858510110468557170
Wind
(km/h)
10
NNE
10
N
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
15
ENE
20
ENE
20
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
10
SW
5
NW
10
NNW
20
NE
25
ENE
5
ENE
10
ENE
10
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
15
SW
20
S
20
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
glasscross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:44PM
1.24
11:20AM
1.20
12:26AM
1.36
12:52PM
1.35
1:16AM
1.54
1:33PM
1.52
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:26PM
0.95
4:57AM
1.01
5:46PM
0.93
6:51AM
0.86
6:56PM
0.76
7:32AM
0.67
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Sunrise-----6:11-------6:11-------6:13--
Sunset5:42-------5:40-------5:39-------
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C252424232224292825232322212226262625242323242626
Feels °C (?)272625242224272726252524242426252928262525252626
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