Bay of Plenty surf break

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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Wednesday 04 Mar 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
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 3PM is: 0.4m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am March 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Mar)4ft (1.2m)6s
Afternoon (04 Mar)3ft (0.9m)6s
Evening (04 Mar)4.5ft (1.3m)6s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
04
Thursday
05
Friday
06
Sat
07
5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
2
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
NE
1.3
NE
1.1
NE
0.4
SSW
1.1
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.9
NE
1.9
NE
1.4
ENE
1.8
ENE
2.3
ENE
2.3
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.1
ENE
1.1
ENE
1
E
1
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
Period(s) (?)6651256676677788777777777
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1079767476210615116626129618629853159133119913613297100124126127127
Wind
(km/h)
10
N
5
NNE
10
ENE
20
ENE
25
NE
25
NE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
25
NE
35
ENE
35
NE
25
WSW
10
SSW
20
SW
5
WSW
10
N
20
NNE
15
E
10
SSW
5
WSW
5
W
5
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crossoncrosscross-
off
glassglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:23AM
2.12
4:33PM
2.06
4:50AM
2.13
4:59PM
2.03
5:16AM
2.09
5:24PM
1.97
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:30AM
0.19
10:40PM
0.13
10:57AM
0.20
11:05PM
0.16
11:23AM
0.25
11:30PM
0.23
Wednesday
04
Thursday
05
Friday
06
Sat
07
Sunrise-5:48-------5:48-------5:48------
Sunset----6:25-------6:24-------6:23---
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
-----1-------1221--12---
Temp. °C202224262625252323252929282524232324262625242424
Feels °C (?)202425262625262424262827272527242526262728282827
  • 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

Latest Updates

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