Bay of Plenty Surf

Detailed Bay of Plenty surf forecast maps and the latest eyeball surf report from local surfers in the region. Near-shore swell is shown on the map together with the surf forecast rating for spots in Bay of Plenty. Find the best places to surf in offshore conditions by selecting the wind option on the forecast map. Windsurfers and kite surfers can also use this option to find more favorable cross-shore conditions in Bay of Plenty. Our local Wavefinder indicates where some of the best conditions are likely to be found in Bay of Plenty over the next 7 days. Surf photos from Bay of Plenty and reviews of the best spots and surfing conditions have been provided by local surfers. Read More

Bay of Plenty Surf Forecast

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Bay of Plenty Surf Forecast map for predicting the best wave and wind conditions across the region. For surfers, the map shows the most powerful swell tracking across near-shore open water and not the peak waves experienced by boats out at sea. Move your mouse over the ocean swell symbols or the surf breaks on the coastline to see a more detailed surf forecast including wave period and wind conditions. The forecast updates every 6 hours and most live weather reports update every hour. You can animate the Bay of Plenty Surf map or show live wind and wave conditions as reported from wavebuoys and local weather stations. Surf breaks shown along the Bay of Plenty coastline are also listed below. Read More

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Bay of Plenty Wavefinder

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	Tue	Wednesday 11			Thursday 12			Friday 13			Saturday 14			Sunday 15			Monday 16			Tuesday 17
	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night
Best forecast wave conditions in Bay of Plenty	Arataki Bay of Plenty	Mount Maunganui Bay of Plenty	Mount Maunganui Bay of Plenty	Mount Maunganui Bay of Plenty	Motiti Island Right Bay of Plenty	Mount Maunganui Bay of Plenty	Mount Maunganui Bay of Plenty	Whangamata Bar Coromandel	Whangamata Bar Coromandel	Whangamata Bar Coromandel	Mount Maunganui Bay of Plenty	Whangamata Bar Coromandel	Mount Maunganui Bay of Plenty	Mount Maunganui Bay of Plenty	Mount Maunganui Bay of Plenty	Ohope Beach Bay of Plenty	Ohope Beach Bay of Plenty	Mount Maunganui Bay of Plenty	Mount Maunganui Bay of Plenty	Mount Maunganui Bay of Plenty	Mount Maunganui Bay of Plenty	Mount Maunganui Bay of Plenty
Rating	2	1	1	1	1	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
Wave Height (ft) & direction (?)	1.1 NE	0.9 NE	0.7 NE	0.6 ENE	0.6 ENE	0.6 ENE	1.7 N	1.0 NNE	0.9 NNE	1.2 N	1.1 N	0.9 N	0.8 N	0.8 N	0.8 N	0.8 N	0.8 N	0.6 N	0.3 NE	0.3 NE	0.3 NE	0.3 NE
Period(s) (?)	10	10	10	9	11	11	6	6	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	6	13	12	12	12
Energy(?)	217	139	94	58	93	76	197	85	75	130	113	76	69	58	56	57	56	28	26	24	23	23
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	glass	glass	glass	glass	cross- off	cross	on	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	off	cross- off	glass	glass	off	off	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross
High Tide / height (ft)		5:42AM	5:38PM	6:29PM	6:26AM		7:15PM	7:12AM		7:56PM	7:58AM	NaN	7:46PM	8:42AM		9:14PM	9:24AM			3:32AM	3:57PM	NaN
Low Tide / height (ft)	11:33PM			12:20AM		12:44PM NaN	1:05AM		1:24PM	1:49AM		2:04PM	1:59AM		2:45PM		3:14AM	3:26PM	11:03PM	8:18AM		11:32PM
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	rain shwrs	some clouds	cloudy	clear	some clouds	cloudy	rain shwrs	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	risk thund- der	some clouds	cloudy	light rain	rain shwrs	clear	some clouds	light rain	rain shwrs	mod. rain	mod. rain
Rain (in)	0.0	-	-	-	-	-	0.7	-	-	-	-	0.0	-	-	0.2	0.1	-	-	0.2	0.2	0.3	0.4
High °F	48	54	55	54	54	55	63	64	63	59	59	61	55	55	57	55	59	59	57	57	59	55
Low °F	48	50	54	48	52	55	59	61	59	55	55	57	54	55	55	52	54	55	54	55	57	55
Chill °F (?)	46	54	55	54	52	54	61	64	61	57	59	59	54	55	57	55	59	59	55	54	57	52
Sunrise	-	7:24	-	-	7:24	-	-	7:26	-	-	7:26	-	-	7:26	-	-	7:24	-	-	7:28	-	-
Sunset	-	-	5:02	-	-	5:02	-	-	5:05	-	-	5:05	-	-	5:01	-	-	5:01	-	-	5:01	-
Swell1 (ft) & direction	1.1 NE	0.9 NE	0.7 NE	0.6 ENE	0.6 ENE	0.6 ENE	0.5 ENE	1.0 NNE	0.9 NNE	0.9 N	1.1 N	0.9 N	0.8 N	0.8 N	0.8 N	0.8 N	0.8 N	0.6 N	0.5 N	0.5 N	0.4 N	0.3 N
Period (s)	10	10	10	9	11	11	11	6	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	6	6	6	6	6
Swell2 (ft) & direction	0.1 N	0.4 NNW	0.6 N	0.4 NNW	0.4 NNW	0.3 N	-	0.4 ENE	0.4 ENE	0.3 ENE	0.2 ENE	0.2 E	0.1 NE	0.2 NNE	0.1 NE	0.2 NNE	0.2 NNE	0.3 NE	0.3 NE	0.3 NE	0.3 NE	0.3 NE
Period (s)	12	7	7	7	6	6	-	11	11	10	10	10	10	15	15	14	13	13	13	12	12	12
Wind waves (ft) & direction	-	-	-	-	0.2 ESE	0.2 ESE	1.7 N	-	-	1.2 N	0.3 WNW	0.4 W	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.2 SSE
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	3	3	6	-	-	7	3	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2

	Tue	Wednesday 11								Thursday 12								Fri
	9PM	0AM	3AM	6AM	9AM	12PM	3PM	6PM	9PM	0AM	3AM	6AM	9AM	12PM	3PM	6PM	9PM	0AM
Best forecast wave conditions in Bay of Plenty	Arataki Bay of Plenty	Arataki Bay of Plenty	Motiti Island - Kaiwakawaka ree Bay of Plenty	Mount Maunganui Bay of Plenty	Mount Maunganui Bay of Plenty	Mount Maunganui Bay of Plenty	Mount Maunganui Bay of Plenty	Mount Maunganui Bay of Plenty	Mount Maunganui Bay of Plenty	Mount Maunganui Bay of Plenty	Mount Maunganui Bay of Plenty	Mount Maunganui Bay of Plenty	Motiti Island Right Bay of Plenty	Mount Maunganui Bay of Plenty	Mount Maunganui Bay of Plenty	Blowhole Bay of Plenty	Mount Maunganui Bay of Plenty	Mount Maunganui Bay of Plenty
Rating	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	1	0	0
Wave Height (ft) & direction (?)	1.1 NE	1.1 NE	1.1 NE	0.9 NE	0.9 NE	0.9 NE	0.7 NE	0.7 NE	0.6 ENE	0.6 ENE	0.6 ENE	0.6 ENE	0.6 ENE	0.6 ENE	0.6 ENE	1.1 NE	1.6 NNE	1.7 N
Period(s) (?)	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	9	9	9	12	11	11	11	11	12	5	6
Energy(?)	222	217	217	163	139	139	94	90	58	58	91	81	93	78	76	298	138	197
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	glass	cross- off	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- on	cross	on	on	on
Tide State(?)	-	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	mid-ebb	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb
High Tide / height (ft)				5:42AM 5.09					6:29PM 5.25								7:15PM 5.38
Low Tide / height (ft)		11:33PM 1.64					12:01PM 1.18				12:20AM 1.64				12:44PM 1.12
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	cloudy	light rain	clear	some clouds	clear	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	mod. rain	mod. rain
Rain (in)	-	0.0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.2	0.4
Temp. °F	48	48	50	48	50	54	55	54	54	52	50	48	52	54	55	55	59	59
Chill °F (?)	46	48	48	48	50	54	55	54	54	52	46	46	50	52	54	54	57	55
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	7:24	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:24	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:02	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:02	-	-	-
Swell1 (ft) & direction	1.1 NE	1.1 NE	1.1 NE	0.9 NE	0.9 NE	0.9 NE	0.7 NE	0.7 NE	0.6 ENE	0.6 ENE	0.6 ENE	0.6 ENE	0.6 ENE	0.6 ENE	0.6 ENE	-	0.5 ENE	0.5 ENE
Period (s)	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	9	9	9	12	11	11	11	11	-	12	11
Swell2 (ft) & direction	-	0.1 N	0.1 N	-	0.4 NNW	0.6 N	0.6 N	0.5 N	0.5 N	0.4 NNW	0.4 NNW	0.3 NNW	0.4 NNW	0.3 N	0.3 N	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	12	12	-	7	7	7	7	7	7	6	6	6	6	6	-	-	-
Wind waves (ft) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.2 ESE	0.2 ESE	0.3 ESE	0.2 ESE	1.1 NE	1.6 NNE	1.7 N
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2	3	3	3	12	5	6