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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Friday 13 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 6AM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.6m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00am February 13). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Feb)2.5ft (0.8m)8s
Afternoon (13 Feb)3ft (0.9m)10s
Evening (13 Feb)3.5ft (1.0m)10s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
2
0
0
0
2
2
3
0
1
1
0
0
1
1
2
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1
0
1
1
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Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.7
S
0.8
S
0.9
S
1
S
0.9
S
0.9
S
1.8
SSW
2.5
S
2.5
S
2.5
S
2.3
S
2.2
S
2.3
S
2.2
S
3
S
3
SSW
2.1
S
1.9
S
1.8
S
1.7
S
Period(s) (?)88881010101091468888888141413131312
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)11611311311194125156196139333217804856103171658264261237283609144611541087898
Wind
(km/h)
10
SW
0
N
0
NNW
10
SW
20
S
10
S
15
ENE
5
N
10
N
5
SSW
40
SW
40
SW
40
SW
45
SSW
35
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
25
S
20
S
20
SSE
15
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		glassglasscross-
off		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
off		cross-
off		glasscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		crosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:01AM
1.34
2:08PM
1.48
2:37AM
1.52
2:43PM
1.63
3:06AM
1.70
3:13PM
1.77
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:58AM
0.88
8:27PM
0.73
8:38AM
0.71
8:56PM
0.56
9:09AM
0.56
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Sunrise---5:33-------5:35-------5:35----
Sunset------6:45-------6:44-------6:43-
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Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C242424242625262424242321212120202020191922222322
Feels °C (?)272828262728282827281916151415171717161618192020
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