Bay of Plenty Surf Break

Lat Long: 2.06° N 97.33° E

Bay of Plenty 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 31 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Bay of Plenty sea temperature is
30.2°C
1.0° 

Bay of Plenty surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Bay of Plenty today (31 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 18s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 18s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 18s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Bay of Plenty at 6AM is: 1.3m 18s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (WIB) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)18s
Afternoon (31 Aug)5ft (1.6m)18s
Evening (31 Aug)6ft (1.9m)18s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 29°C on Mon afternoon, min 27°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
31
Tuesday
1
Wednesday
2
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
2
2
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SSW
19
1.2
SSW
18
1.3
SSW
18
1.4
SSW
18
1.5
SSW
18
1.6
SSW
18
1.7
SSW
18
1.9
SSW
18
1.9
SSW
18
2
SSW
18
2
SSW
17
2
SSW
17
2
SSW
17
2
SSW
17
1.9
SSW
16
1.9
SSW
16
1.9
SSW
16
1.8
SW
16
1.8
SW
16
1.7
SSW
16
1.7
SSW
16
1.6
SW
16
1.5
SSW
16
1.5
SW
16
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Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
866
883
1080
1186
1415
1579
1859
2162
2162
2336
2309
2256
2323
2127
1900
1877
1855
1672
1652
1408
1390
1239
1155
1101
Wind (km/h)
0
S
5
ESE
5
ESE
10
ESE
5
SE
10
S
10
S
5
S
5
S
5
E
5
E
5
E
5
E
5
SSW
5
S
5
SSW
0
W
5
N
5
NNE
5
NNE
5
NNW
10
W
10
W
10
W
Wind State
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
7:51AM0.71m
8:20PM0.71m
8:20AM0.65m
8:54PM0.71m
8:51AM0.58m
9:33PM0.68m
Low Tide
1:41AM0.07m
1:58PM0.01m
2:17AM0.09m
2:23PM0.01m
2:56AM0.12m
2:49PM0.03m
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6:26
6:26
6:26
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6:35
6:35
6:35
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1
1
3
Temp °C
28
28
28
28
28
28
29
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
27
28
28
28
28
Feels °C
34
33
32
32
32
32
33
32
33
33
32
32
33
33
33
33
33
33
33
31
33
31
31
31
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