Pilot Bay Beach
Tauranga City, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand
- Free parking
Today at a glance
Best: 6 pm to sunset, sunset 7:40 pm7.3
9 km/h6 mph wind, Great
7.3
9 km/h6 mph wind, Great
7.4
9 km/h6 mph wind, Great
7.6
8 km/h5 mph wind, Great
7.8
8 km/h5 mph wind, Great
7.8
11 km/h7 mph wind, Great
7.7
12 km/h7 mph wind, Great
7.8
12 km/h8 mph wind, Great
7.7
13 km/h8 mph wind, Great
7.7
12 km/h8 mph wind, Great
7.7
11 km/h7 mph wind, Great
7.7
10 km/h6 mph wind, Great
7.7
9 km/h5 mph wind, Great
This page puts what matters first for today's conditions.
Best time to swim
Best: 6 pm to sunset. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.
- Air
- 16°C61°F
- Water
- 17°C62°F
- Wind
- 106 km/hmph N
- Gusts
- 159 km/hmph
- Waves
- 0.2 m<1 ft
- UV
- 2 low
- Tide
- falling
- Rain
- 0%
- Sunset
- 7:40 pm
Tide, next 24 hours
- Low 11 pm, -0.6 m2 ft
- High 5 am, 0.7 m2 ft
- Low 11 am, -0.5 m2 ft
Tide is modeled, not measured. Rip current and water quality data are not available for this beach yet.
Beach info
Lifeguards, parking and facilities before you head down.
Facilities
- Restrooms100 m320 ft away
- ShowersWithin 500 m0.3 mi
- Drinking waterWithin 500 m0.3 mi
- Parking27 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 130 m410 ft. Listed as free
- Food and drink58 within 1 km0.6 mi
- SurfaceSand
Getting there
- Nearest bus stop
- 130 m430 ft
- Nearest town
- 490 m0.3 miMount Maunganui (town)
- Nearest airport
- 4 km2 miTauranga Airport (TRG)
Facilities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Check posted signs; details change. Data sources
Nearby beaches
- Hinekite Takutai / Main Beach0.6 km0.4 mi north away7.7 Great
- Otūmoetai Beach5.2 km3.2 mi south-west away7.7 Great
- Omanu Beach5.2 km3.2 mi south-east away7.6 Great
- Te Puna Beach9.2 km5.7 mi west away8.1 Great
- Pāpāmoa Beach13 km8.1 mi south-east away8.3 Great
Where to stay near the beach
Compare hotels and apartments near Pilot Bay Beach.
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The days ahead
Best score each day, with the stretch to aim for.
- Sat7.4 GreatBest 7 am to 2 pmWind up to 18 km/h11 mph, rain 0%
- Sun6.3 GoodBest 8 am to 11 amWind up to 25 km/h15 mph, rain 0%
- Mon6.7 GoodBest 7 am to 1 pmWind up to 20 km/h12 mph, rain 4%
- Tue5.0 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 30 km/h19 mph, rain 99%
- Wed7.3 GreatBest 7 am to 9 amWind up to 29 km/h18 mph, rain 14%
- Thu6.5 GoodBest 7 am to 10 amWind up to 20 km/h12 mph, rain 34%