Bay of Plenty
Regional Forecast
Jereme Aubertin
Bay of Plenty Surf Forecast
Today
Steady east swell for central-upper region. Cross-offshores tending S-SSW
Swell gains energy with a lift in period but angles more east.
Lower BOP will be missing a lot of it but will have small waves with clean south winds.
The central BOP will likely grade a notch bigger than model predictions but the swell will be very straight with a lot of closeouts. Winds are semi clean tending S-SSW with cross-offshore lump/ruffle at times.
Upper BOP picking up the bulk of the swell with head high plus sets. Winds are reasonably clean here from the SSW.
Lower BOP will be missing a lot of it but will have small waves with clean south winds.
The central BOP will likely grade a notch bigger than model predictions but the swell will be very straight with a lot of closeouts. Winds are semi clean tending S-SSW with cross-offshore lump/ruffle at times.
Upper BOP picking up the bulk of the swell with head high plus sets. Winds are reasonably clean here from the SSW.