Pilot Bay Beach

Name: Pilot Bay Beach Surf Spot
Address: Mount Maunganui, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand / Aotearoa

Mount Maunganui, New Zealand / Aotearoa

Sand

Right now

The conditions at the spot at 8:00 PM New Zealand Standard Time.

Poor

Flat (0.2 m) at 11 s going to SW, moderate onshore wind going to ENE

Swell

0.2 m

11 s

Wind

7 km/h

ENE

Onshore

Tide

1.6 m

Rising

Weather

11 °C

Clear

15 °C water

10-day forecast

Wave height and the best conditions expected each day.

Hourly forecast

Tuesday, September 15, 2026

Time	Rating	Swell	Swell direction	Wind	Wind direction	Tide	Weather
12 AM	Poor	0.2 m · 12 s	SW	8 km/h · 17 km/h gusts	NNE Onshore	0.8 m	Mostly clear · 8 °C
1 AM	Fair	0.2 m · 12 s	SW	6 km/h · 15 km/h gusts	NNE Onshore	0.4 m	Mostly clear · 7 °C
2 AM	Fair	0.2 m · 12 s	SW	4 km/h · 13 km/h gusts	NNE Onshore	0.2 m	Clear · 7 °C
3 AM	Fair	0.2 m · 12 s	SW	4 km/h · 10 km/h gusts	NE Onshore	0.1 m	Clear · 7 °C
4 AM	Fair	0.2 m · 12 s	SW	4 km/h · 11 km/h gusts	NNE Onshore	0.2 m	Clear · 7 °C
5 AM	Fair	0.2 m · 12 s	SW	5 km/h · 12 km/h gusts	NNE Onshore	0.5 m	Mostly clear · 7 °C
6 AM	Fair	0.2 m · 11 s	SW	6 km/h · 11 km/h gusts	NNE Onshore	0.9 m	Mostly clear · 7 °C
7 AM	Fair	0.2 m · 11 s	SW	6 km/h · 13 km/h gusts	NE Onshore	1.3 m	Mostly clear · 9 °C
8 AM	Fair	0.2 m · 11 s	SW	5 km/h · 13 km/h gusts	NE Onshore	1.6 m	Overcast · 12 °C
9 AM	Fair	0.2 m · 11 s	SW	3 km/h · 12 km/h gusts	E Onshore	1.8 m	Overcast · 13 °C
10 AM	Fair	0.2 m · 11 s	SW	4 km/h · 15 km/h gusts	SE Cross-shore	1.7 m	Partly cloudy · 14 °C
11 AM	Fair	0.2 m · 11 s	SW	6 km/h · 17 km/h gusts	SE Cross-shore	1.4 m	Mostly clear · 15 °C
12 PM	Fair	0.2 m · 11 s	SW	7 km/h · 19 km/h gusts	S Offshore	1 m	Light drizzle · 16 °C
1 PM	Fair	0.2 m · 11 s	SW	10 km/h · 25 km/h gusts	S Offshore	0.7 m	Mostly clear · 16 °C
2 PM	Fair	0.2 m · 11 s	SW	9 km/h · 26 km/h gusts	S Offshore	0.4 m	Mostly clear · 16 °C
3 PM	Poor	0.2 m · 11 s	SW	9 km/h · 24 km/h gusts	SSE Cross-shore	0.2 m	Mostly clear · 16 °C
4 PM	Poor	0.2 m · 11 s	SW	9 km/h · 23 km/h gusts	SSE Cross-shore	0.3 m	Clear · 16 °C
5 PM	Poor	0.2 m · 11 s	SW	6 km/h · 20 km/h gusts	SSE Cross-shore	0.5 m	Clear · 15 °C
6 PM	Fair	0.2 m · 11 s	SW	4 km/h · 14 km/h gusts	SE Cross-shore	0.9 m	Clear · 14 °C
7 PM	Fair	0.2 m · 11 s	SW	5 km/h · 9 km/h gusts	E Onshore	1.3 m	Clear · 12 °C
8 PM	Poor	0.2 m · 11 s	SW	7 km/h · 12 km/h gusts	ENE Onshore	1.6 m	Clear · 11 °C
9 PM	Poor	0.2 m · 11 s	SW	8 km/h · 14 km/h gusts	ENE Onshore	1.8 m	Clear · 10 °C
10 PM	Poor	0.2 m · 11 s	SW	8 km/h · 15 km/h gusts	NE Onshore	1.7 m	Clear · 10 °C
11 PM	Poor	0.2 m · 11 s	SW	8 km/h · 15 km/h gusts	NE Onshore	1.5 m	Clear · 9 °C