Blowhole Surf Forecast and Surf Reports
(Bay of Plenty, New Zealand)
Blowhole Spot ID
Type: point
Reliability: fairly consistent
Best: Swell NE | Wind SW
Sea Temperature Today is: 16.1 °C
| Monday 21 | ||||
| 10AM | 1PM | 4PM | 7PM | |
| Wave (m) |
 NE |
 NNW |
 NW |
 NNW |
| Period (s) | 8 | 4 | 5 | 5 |
| Wind (km/h) |  |
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| Wind State | cross- off |
cross | cross- off |
cross- off |
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Blowhole in Bay of Plenty is a fairly exposed point break that has quite reliable surf and can work at any time of the year. The best wind direction is from the southwest. Able to handle light onshore wind Tends to receive distant groundswells and the ideal swell direction is from the northeast. There is no point break. It's sometimes crowded here. Hazards include - Rips / undertow - Rocks.
Forecast Wave Energy (Power): 12hrs
Tide Times:
For Tauranga, New Zealand, 2 km from Blowhole.
| NEXT | IS AT (local time) | remaining |
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Blowhole Tide Times and Tide Chart
Live Weather:
At Tauranga Aero Aws, 4 km from Blowhole.
light winds from the W km/h |  no report | Air temperature 16.7 °C |
Overall Blowhole Surf Consistency and Wind Distribution in October
Surf photos from
the gallery
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Use this relief map to navigate to Bay of Plenty surf spots and tide stations that are in the area of Blowhole
Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Blowhole:
(click location name for more details)- Closest break0 mi
- Second closest break1 mi
- Third closest break2 mi
- Fourth closest break7 mi
- Fifth closest break7 mi
Wave buoys nearest to Blowhole:
- Closest wave buoy24 mi
- Second closest wave buoy151 mi
- Third closest wave buoy267 mi
- Fourth closest wave buoy274 mi
- Fifth closest wave buoy296 mi
Tide stations nearest to Blowhole:
- Closest tide station1 mi
- Second closest tide station42 mi
- Third closest tide station47 mi
- Fourth closest tide station47 mi
- Fifth closest tide station50 mi
Town and city forecasts close to Blowhole:
- Closest city location4 mi
- Second closest city location35 mi
- Third closest city location49 mi
- Fourth closest city location85 mi
- Fifth closest city location96 mi
Airports
- The closest passenger airport to Blowhole is Tauranga Airport (TRG) in New Zealand, 5 km (3 miles) away (directly).
- The second nearest airport to Blowhole is Rotorua Airport (ROT), also in New Zealand, 55 km (34 miles) away.
- Third is Whakatane Airport (WHK) in New Zealand, 72 km (45 miles) away.
- Hamilton Airport (HLZ) in New Zealand is 79 km (49 miles) away.
- Taupo Airport (TUO), also in New Zealand is the fifth nearest airport to Blowhole and is 124 km (77 miles) away.
This is the Surf-Forecast page for Blowhole, 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 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.
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