Bowentown Bar surfForecast / Bay of Plenty / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Sunday 01 Mar 2026 NZDT
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Bowentown Bar surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Bowentown Bar sea temperature is
22.0° C
(Which is 1.5°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Bowentown Bar today?

The current surf forecast for Bowentown Bar at 5PM is: 0.7m 6s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm March 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Mar)3ft (0.9m)6s
Afternoon (01 Mar)1.5ft (0.4m)11s
Evening (01 Mar)2.5ft (0.7m)7s

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


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Sunday
01
Monday
02
Tuesday
03
Wednesday
04
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
2
0
1
2
2
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.7
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.6
NE
0.6
NE
0.4
NNE
0.5
NNE
0.8
NE
0.8
NE
0.9
NE
0.8
NE
0.8
NNE
0.8
NNE
1
NE
1.1
NE
1
NE
1
NE
Period(s) (?)661111711111110101010161610101010111110101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)534129405341404031316060103146115144163144143154208231208204
Wind
(km/h)
5
ESE
15
NE
15
NNE
10
NW
15
W
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
SW
25
S
25
S
15
SE
15
SSW
20
S
20
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
25
WSW
30
SW
20
SW
15
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:54PM
1.65
6:30AM
1.78
6:52PM
1.69
7:24AM
1.82
7:46PM
1.73
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:49AM
0.33
12:10AM
0.21
12:49PM
0.27
1:07AM
0.18
1:43PM
0.21
1:59AM
0.15
Sunday
01
Monday
02
Tuesday
03
Wednesday
04
Sunrise--------7:00-------7:01-------
Sunset---7:55-------7:54-------7:52----
part cloud
clear
part cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
---1--------------------
Temp. °C16171819171514131415181715121091217191715121111
Feels °C (?)16161619161312119913121075461113910888
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