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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Sunday 01 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
26.5° 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 12AM is: 0.7m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm February 01). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Feb)2.5ft (0.8m)8s
Afternoon (02 Feb)3ft (0.9m)8s
Evening (02 Feb)3.5ft (1.1m)7s

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

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Sunday
01
Monday
02
Tuesday
03
Wednesday
04
5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
E
0.6
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.9
E
1
E
1.1
E
1.4
ENE
1.1
E
1.1
E
0.7
ESE
0.7
ESE
0.8
SSW
0.7
ESE
0.7
ESE
0.7
ESE
0.7
ESE
0.7
ESE
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
Period(s) (?)8888888887688881288889121313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)564260618282728911112713914514967701757373737379778285
Wind
(km/h)
5
ENE
10
NNE
10
NNW
10
WNW
5
NW
0
WNW
15
E
15
E
20
ENE
15
NNE
10
NNE
5
NNE
10
N
10
NE
15
ENE
20
ENE
25
NE
15
NNE
20
NE
15
NE
10
NNE
15
NE
25
NE
25
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		cross-
off		cross-
off		offoffglassoncross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscrosscross-
off		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:49PM
1.96
4:13AM
2.02
4:24PM
2.03
4:47AM
2.08
4:56PM
2.04
5:19AM
2.09
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:01PM
0.22
10:20AM
0.28
10:34PM
0.15
10:53AM
0.25
11:06PM
0.14
11:25AM
0.26
Sunday
01
Monday
02
Tuesday
03
Wednesday
04
Sunrise-----5:24-------5:24-------5:26--
Sunset6:53-------6:52-------6:52-------
thunderstorm
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
1-----------------------
Temp. °C262524232224262626252524242526272625242423242627
Feels °C (?)292827252327272727282828272828282627252625252526
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