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Bowentown Bar Surf Forecast
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Bowentown Bar surfForecast / Bay of Plenty / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Wednesday 15 Oct 2025 NZDT
How big are the waves at Bowentown Bar today?
The current surf forecast for Bowentown Bar at 1AM is: 0.2m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 15). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (16 Oct) | 1ft (0.3m) | 7s |
| Evening (16 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Bowentown Bar. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Wednesday 15 | Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 6 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
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 kJ (?) | 14 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 24 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | glass | glass | glass | cross- on | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | glass | glass | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 2:26PM 1.73 | 2:53AM 1.58 | 3:29PM 1.68 | 3:57AM 1.55 | 4:28PM 1.66 | 4:58AM 1.54 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 8:45PM 0.34 | 9:06AM 0.31 | 9:48PM 0.36 | 10:07AM 0.35 | 10:48PM 0.36 | 11:06AM 0.37 | ||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 15 | Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | 6:31 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:28 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:28 | - | - |
| Sunset | - | 7:31 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:32 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:32 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 16 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 15 |
| Feels °C (?) | 10 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 12 |
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Recent Eyeball Surf Reports for Bay of Plenty
Offshore wind reported 2 km from Bowentown Bar (light winds from the NNW at Waihi 2 km from Bowentown Bar). 0.4m 6s windswell from the NNE with a 0.2m 10s swell from the ENE. 2 swells combining to make bigger set waves.
1 h 35 min ago
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