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1, Raglan-Manu Bay

12:00 am 18 Apr 2011

The Dragon Board 7, Mount Maunganui

12:00 am 1 Aug 2001


Blowhole ratings
Quality on a good day: 3.0
Consistency of surf: 3.0
Difficulty level: 1.0
Crowds: 3.0

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Blowhole Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(New-Zealand – Bay of Plenty)

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Name: Blowhole
Type: point
Reliability: fairly consistent
Best Swell: NE Offshore Wind: SW

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Overall Blowhole Surf Consistency and Wind Distribution

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Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Blowhole:

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Closest break Mount Maunganui 0 mi
Second closest break Mt Maunganui 0 mi
Third closest break Mount Maunganui 1 mi
Fourth closest break Arataki 2 mi
Fifth closest break Tay street 2 mi

Wave buoys nearest to Blowhole:

Closest wave buoy SW Hawaii Buoy 4130 mi
Second closest wave buoy W Hawaii Buoy 4184 mi
Third closest wave buoy NW Hawaii Buoy 4429 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy NW Hawaii Buoy 4491 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy N Hawaii 1 Buoy 4638 mi

Tide stations nearest to Blowhole:

Closest tide station Tauranga, New Zealand 1 mi
Second closest tide station Slipper Island, New Zealand 42 mi
Third closest tide station Moutohora (Whale) Island, New Zealand 47 mi
Fourth closest tide station Tairua, New Zealand 47 mi
Fifth closest tide station Whakatane, New Zealand 50 mi

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Ski Resorts closest to Blowhole:

Closest ski area Whakapapa (New Zealand) 116 mi
Second closest ski area Tukino (New Zealand) 118 mi
Third closest ski area Turoa (New Zealand) 122 mi
Fourth closest ski area Manganui (New Zealand) 162 mi
Fifth closest ski area Rainbow (New Zealand) 342 mi

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Town and city forecasts close to Blowhole:

Closest city location Tauranga (New Zealand) 4 mi
Second closest city location Katikati (New Zealand) 16 mi
Third closest city location Maketu (New Zealand) 17 mi
Fourth closest city location Waihi Beach (New Zealand) 21 mi
Fifth closest city location Waihi (New Zealand) 25 mi
Blowhole break location map and break info
This is the Surf-Forecast page for Blowhole, New-Zealand - Bay of Plenty. Use the tab navigation above to view Blowhole sea temperature, Blowhole photographs, Blowhole detailed swell predictions, wind and weather forecasts, Blowhole webcams, current wind from New-Zealand - Bay of Plenty live weather stations and Blowhole tide predictions. The New Zealand swell maps link will open up the big picture showing New Zealand and the surrounding seas. These swell maps can be animated to show the different swell components, wave energy, wave period, wave heights, together with wind and weather forecasts, current weather and sea state observations from New Zealand wave-buoys, passing ships and coastal weather stations. Each of the forecast pages for this surf break feature a global and regional wavefinder tool to locate the best surf conditions in the area around Blowhole.