Bay of Plenty Surf Break

Lat Long: 2.06° N 97.33° E

Bay of Plenty 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 17 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Bay of Plenty sea temperature is
30.0° C
0.7° 

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 (17 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 15s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Bay of Plenty at 4AM is: 1.2m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am July 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (WIB) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Jul)4ft (1.2m)15s
Afternoon (17 Jul)4ft (1.2m)16s
Evening (17 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 30mm), heaviest during Sat morning. Warm (max 28°C on Thu night, min 24°C on Sat afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
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)
2
2
3
3
2
1
1
2
2
2
3
2
3
3
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SW
15
1.2
SW
15
1.2
SW
15
1.2
SW
15
1.2
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1.1
SW
15
1.1
SW
15
1.1
SW
15
1.1
SW
15
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1
SW
14
1
SW
14
1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
509
649
657
693
711
612
558
543
551
543
482
476
476
469
395
390
379
424
318
313
309
304
299
299
Wind (km/h)
10
W
10
WNW
5
NNW
5
NW
10
W
10
W
10
W
10
W
10
W
5
NW
10
NNW
10
NNE
15
ENE
10
NNE
20
N
15
NNE
10
NNE
10
ENE
5
E
5
ENE
0
SW
5
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
glassy
cross-on
on
on
High Tide
8:13AM0.84m
8:41PM0.56m
8:52AM0.78m
9:25PM0.58m
9:29AM0.70m
Low Tide
1:30AM0.04m
2:52PM0.04m
2:15AM0.08m
3:23PM0.06m
3:01AM0.14m
3:52PM0.09m
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thunderstorm
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clear
thunderstorm
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:28
6:30
6:30
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:43
6:43
6:43
 mm
1
1
4
3
2
4
6
3
5
1
2
Temp °C
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
27
27
27
26
25
24
26
26
26
26
26
26
27
27
28
27
Feels °C
32
32
32
32
31
31
31
32
30
30
30
29
27
27
27
29
29
29
29
29
32
30
31
30
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