Bowentown Bar Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.47° S 175.99° E

Bowentown Bar 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 16 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Bowentown Bar sea temperature is
14.4° C
0.7° 

Bowentown Bar surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Bowentown Bar today (16 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 13s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Bowentown Bar at 12PM is: 0.2m 12s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 16). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jul)0.5ft (0.2m)12s
Afternoon (16 Jul)0.5ft (0.2m)12s
Evening (16 Jul)0.5ft (0.2m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu afternoon, min 9°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sun
19
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
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
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
13
0.2
E
13
0.2
E
19
0.2
E
19
0.2
E
18
0.2
E
18
0.3
E
18
0.2
E
18
0.2
E
17
0.2
E
17
0.2
E
13
0.1
E
17
0.1
E
17
0.1
E
17
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
17
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
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Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
9
4
12
12
12
13
13
28
27
26
25
55
24
24
24
14
6
6
5
5
5
5
4
4
Wind (km/h)
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
W
15
WSW
20
WSW
25
WSW
15
WSW
10
W
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
7:41AM1.85m
8:16PM2.01m
8:37AM1.85m
9:08PM2.01m
9:31AM1.83m
9:59PM1.97m
Low Tide
1:41AM0.11m
1:59PM-0.02m
2:36AM0.08m
2:52PM-0.01m
3:30AM0.06m
3:44PM0.03m
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:26
7:26
7:26
7:24
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5:16
5:16
5:17
5:19
 mm
Temp °C
12
12
12
13
15
14
13
12
11
10
11
13
13
11
10
9
11
11
11
13
13
11
11
11
Feels °C
10
10
11
11
12
11
11
10
9
8
8
9
8
7
8
6
8
8
8
9
8
6
6
7
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