Mt. Maunganui:
You wanna surf a fun man-made wave? I’d happily argue that Mount Maunganui is the sight of the best artificial reef in the world – certainly better than the ramshackle efforts in Western Australia and Queensland. MM is a sweet A-frame peak with 50-yard rights and, in the right swell, even the occasional barrel. Even better, is it’s a hip little town built at the base of an extinct volcano.
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Top Surf Spots & Beaches in Bay of Plenty
Mt Maunganui Main Beach
POORMt Maunganui Main Beach
SURF (FT)
0-1FT
TIDE (FT)
6.3
WIND (KTS)
2 ENE
Ohope Beach
POOROhope Beach
SURF (FT)
0-1FT
TIDE (FT)
6.3
WIND (KTS)
2 ENE
Waihi Beach
POORWaihi Beach
SURF (FT)
0-1FT
TIDE (FT)
6.3
WIND (KTS)
12 NNW
Mt Maunganui Coast
POORMt Maunganui Coast
SURF (FT)
0-1FT
TIDE (FT)
6.3
WIND (KTS)
2 ENE
Papamoa
VERY POORPapamoa
SURF (FT)
0-1FT
TIDE (FT)
6.3
WIND (KTS)
13 NNW
Pukehina
SURF (FT)
0-1FT
TIDE (FT)
6.2
WIND (KTS)
4 NNE
Arataki Beach
SURF (FT)
0-1FT
TIDE (FT)
6.3
WIND (KTS)
2 ENE
Matata Beach
SURF (FT)
0-1FT
TIDE (FT)
6.2
WIND (KTS)
7 NNE
Whakatane Beach
VERY POORWhakatane Beach
SURF (FT)
0-1FT
TIDE (FT)
6.2
WIND (KTS)
14 NNW
Waihau Bay
SURF (FT)
0-1FT
TIDE (FT)
6.1
WIND (KTS)
5 NW
Matakana Island
SURF (FT)
0-1FT
TIDE (FT)
6.3
WIND (KTS)
2 ENE
Puni's Farm
SURF (FT)
0-1FT
TIDE (FT)
6.3
WIND (KTS)
2 ENE
Kaituna Cut
SURF (FT)
0-1FT
TIDE (FT)
6.3
WIND (KTS)
13 NNW
Newdicks Beach
SURF (FT)
0-1FT
TIDE (FT)
6.2
WIND (KTS)
13 NNW
Bowentown
SURF (FT)
0-1FT
TIDE (FT)
6.3
WIND (KTS)
3 S
Pios
SURF (FT)
0-1FT
TIDE (FT)
6.3
WIND (KTS)
3 S
Orokawa Bay
SURF (FT)
0-1FT
TIDE (FT)
6.3
WIND (KTS)
12 NNW
Homunga
SURF (FT)
0-1FT
TIDE (FT)
6.3
WIND (KTS)
12 NNW
Thorton Beach
SURF (FT)
0-1FT
TIDE (FT)
6.3
WIND (KTS)
7 NNE
Opotiki
SURF (FT)
Flat
TIDE (FT)
6.2
WIND (KTS)
3 NE