Blowhole surfForecast / Bay of Plenty / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Tuesday 16 Sep 2025 NZST
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Blowhole surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Blowhole sea temperature is
14.2° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Blowhole today?

The current surf forecast for Blowhole at 1AM is: 0.1m 11s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 16). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Sep)0.5ft (0.1m)12s
Afternoon (17 Sep)0.5ft (0.1m)12s
Evening (17 Sep)0.5ft (0.1m)12s

Table - waves today at Blowhole. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

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Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
Friday
19
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.8
NW
1
NW
1.1
NW
1.3
NNW
1.5
NNW
1.5
N
1.4
N
1.2
N
0.9
N
0.8
N
0.6
N
0.5
N
0.4
NNW
0.3
N
0.3
N
Period(s) (?)121212121212121212445677788887776
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)555555555183853117187225209164937843271687
Wind
(km/h)
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
15
W
20
W
15
W
20
W
20
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
NW
20
NW
25
NW
20
NW
15
W
20
W
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
5
SSE
15
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:37AM
1.60
3:27PM
1.62
3:41AM
1.54
4:31PM
1.62
4:45AM
1.51
5:28PM
1.64
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:28PM
0.36
8:49AM
0.26
9:32PM
0.38
9:52AM
0.28
10:33PM
0.36
10:52AM
0.28
Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
Friday
19
Sunrise----6:13-------6:11-------6:09---
Sunset-------6:07-------6:07-------6:07
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
light rain
Rain (mm)
-------------162------33
Temp. °C131213141417181513131414141514141211101113151310
Feels °C (?)9911121113141199109101112117757911116
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for Bay of Plenty

  1. weather stationWind Update The wind is still cross-off at Blowhole (light winds from the W at Tauranga Airport 4 km from Blowhole). 0.1m 12s groundswell from the NE with a 0.1m 13s groundswell from the N. 2 swells combining to make bigger set waves.

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1 h 32 min ago

15 km/h
W
Cross-Off
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