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Baywave TECT Aquatic & Leisure Centre

📍 Mount Maunganui, Bay of Plenty

4.4(1,463 Google reviews)👶All ages

Major Bay of Plenty aquatic complex with New Zealand's biggest wave pool, a hydroslide, Aqua Play Station with three water slides and tipping buckets for ages 3–12, 25m lap pool, spa, sauna, and a poolside café.

Wave poolHydroslideAqua Play StationDisability accessibleBirthday partiesPoolside caféWater wheelchairs
★★★★★Featured review by Alisha Jury

First time going to baywave😃 My mother & I took our 2 girls for the day. Thankyou for the excellent customer service at Reception, and the cafe. I havent had service like that for a long time, there knowledge prompt responses and manners are the best (in particular the lovley lady with the long grey hair). My girls loved it & so did we. Only downfall would be the lockers...none of us could figure out how to choose a bigger one, i had too much gear. No biggie though I just paid for one more (I was even given 2 free entrys for my girls) for the hassel🙌. The range of swimwear & accesories, the hot showers, lane pools, toodler park & hydroslide, wavepool ,bombing area, learn to swim. Just wow. We didnt use anything else. But the spa pools sauna & gym is a great addition to the facilities. We are not locals & rural, so it was a breath of fresh air. To the owner : you must be very proud to have a great team and the best park the bay of plenty has to offer. We will be back . (Sorry no photos or videos) too busy swimming. Alisha

🏆 Family Action Verdict

Strong across age groups: the Aqua Play Station keeps the under-12s occupied for hours, the wave pool and hydroslide suit older children and teens, and the spa gives parents a reason to linger. Hosted birthday parties with a pirate ship, dedicated facilitator, and theming options (Pirate Adventure, Princess, Hawaiian Luau) make celebration planning straightforward. Disability access is exceptional — water wheelchairs and spa hoists are available on request.

ℹ️ What to Know Before You Go

💡Wave pool runs on weekends and public holidays only — check the session schedule before visiting
Aqua Play Station operates weekday afternoons and expanded hours on weekends and school holidays
🎟️Hydroslide runs weekday afternoons and broader hours on weekends and school holidays
🚗Poolside café sells freshly made food; bringing in commercial takeaways is not permitted

💬 What Families Are Saying

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4.4

1,463 Google reviews

Wave pool and hydroslide55%
Friendly, knowledgeable staff30%
Disability access (water wheelchairs, hoists)15%
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Alisha Jury

3 months ago

First time going to baywave😃 My mother & I took our 2 girls for the day. Thankyou for the excellent customer service at Reception, and the cafe. I havent had service like that for a long time, there knowledge prompt responses and manners are the best (in particular the lovley lady with the long grey hair). My girls loved it & so did we. Only downfall would be the lockers...none of us could figure out how to choose a bigger one, i had too much gear. No biggie though I just paid for one more (I was even given 2 free entrys for my girls) for the hassel🙌. The range of swimwear & accesories, the hot showers, lane pools, toodler park & hydroslide, wavepool ,bombing area, learn to swim. Just wow. We didnt use anything else. But the spa pools sauna & gym is a great addition to the facilities. We are not locals & rural, so it was a breath of fresh air. To the owner : you must be very proud to have a great team and the best park the bay of plenty has to offer. We will be back . (Sorry no photos or videos) too busy swimming. Alisha

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Diana Meij

2 years ago

Great family fun and well supervised. Super facilities and, for me, great experience for disabled folk. Water wheelchair and hoists into Spa pool. Fabulous 👌 A great place to book your child's birthday part. Pirates ship and great hydro slide and a pool with waves. Fun, fun, and lots of fun.

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Harirewa Hessell

a year ago

We were on a school trip, and the kids loved it. Warm enough to not get cold, but not too warm either. Lots of fun activities for kids, and saunas and spa pools are wonderful, a little bit expensive but well worth it. 5 stars from me

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Reina Schmidt

6 months ago

Awesome service and the kids love the facilities. Not impressed with the lack general house keeping though, seeing a dirty nappy and food containers sit in the same place while staff walked past and even looked at multiple times over 2 hours is very concerning, I would expect to see someone whip a round with a dust pan and broom once every couples just to get it looking tidy. Also can someone please let me know why there is spectator fee and what services this fee covers? I feel it is unnecessary given its already pricey just to take the kids and given the general presentation its clearly not for cleaning. All and all the place is cool and great fund for the fams but maybe work on the presentation/house keeping especially when changing extra to sit pool side. Noone likes paying to sit in a mess

Reviews from Google

Overview

Baywave draws 300,000 visitors a year on the strength of its wave pool — the largest in New Zealand — plus a hydroslide, bombing platform, and the Aqua Play Station: three water slides, water guns, tipping buckets, and fountains free with entry for ages 3–12. Lap swimmers have a 25m pool; a learner pool, spa, and sauna round out the complex. The poolside café serves freshly made salads, smoothies, and cabinet food. Birthday parties run as hosted or non-hosted options with two hours of exclusive use of the pirate ship. Disability access includes water wheelchairs and pool hoists.

🕐 Opening Hours

Monday07:00 – 18:45
Tuesday06:00 – 20:45
Wednesday06:00 – 20:45
Thursday06:00 – 20:45
Friday06:00 – 20:45
Saturday06:00 – 20:45
Sunday07:00 – 18:45

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