Bay of Plenty surf break

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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Wednesday 08 Apr 2026 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
25.3° 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 2PM is: 1.4m 14s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 11s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am April 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Apr)5ft (1.5m)15s
Afternoon (08 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)14s
Evening (08 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)14s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Sat
11
5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
1
0
0
1
1
3
3
2
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
2
0
0
0
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.4
S
1.5
S
1.5
S
1.4
S
1.4
S
1.3
S
1.2
S
1.2
S
1.1
S
1
S
1
S
0.9
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
1.6
NE
0.7
S
1.2
NE
0.6
S
1
NE
0.5
S
0.9
ENE
1.4
NE
1.4
NE
1.3
NE
Period(s) (?)14151514141413131313131212126126116116666
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)8021037106581379166552150641133531923918718419614410689615949118131112
Wind
(km/h)
10
N
10
N
20
NE
25
NE
25
NE
25
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
10
N
10
NNE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
15
NNE
5
NNE
10
N
5
N
5
NNW
15
NE
20
ENE
20
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNW
5
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
glasscross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:22AM
1.58
6:40PM
1.48
6:53AM
1.42
7:25PM
1.34
7:47AM
1.26
9:44PM
1.24
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:33PM
0.68
12:45AM
0.77
1:08PM
0.82
1:36AM
0.93
2:26PM
0.95
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Sat
11
Sunrise-6:09-------6:09-------6:11------
Sunset----5:45-------5:44-------5:42---
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C202023232322212019202325242322222122252525242322
Feels °C (?)202022212121202019202224242524242324262426262524
  • Map Icons:
  • Break
  • Live Wave Height (m)
  • Live Wind Speed (km/h)
  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
Map placeholder

FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website

The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Bay of Plenty surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.


Nearest locationNearest
Nearest locationNearest
Nearest locationNearest