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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 5 pm Saturday 16 Aug 2025 NZST
How big are the waves at Bowentown Bar today?
The current surf forecast for Bowentown Bar at 6PM is: 1.3m 5s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (16 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 9s |
| Evening (16 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Bowentown Bar. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Saturday 16 | Sunday 17 | Monday 18 | Tuesday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
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Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 9 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Energy (?) | 99 | 82 | 169 | 243 | 440 | 675 | 1159 | 3013 | 2880 | 1576 | 1107 | 985 | 602 | 528 | 422 | 461 | 430 | 497 | 299 | 573 | 325 | 235 | 161 | 158 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- off | cross- on | cross- off | off | off | off | off | off | cross- off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide / height (m) | 12:18AM 1.78 | 12:57PM 1.74 | 1:16AM 1.72 | 1:58PM 1.71 | 2:18AM 1.67 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 6:11PM 0.24 | 6:41AM 0.14 | 7:09PM 0.29 | 7:38AM 0.19 | 8:10PM 0.34 | 8:39AM 0.22 | ||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 16 | Sunday 17 | Monday 18 | Tuesday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:58 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:56 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:54 | - |
| Sunset | 5:40 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:42 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:43 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 5 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 1 |
| Temp. °C | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 |
| Feels °C (?) | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 |
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Recent Eyeball Surf Reports for Bay of Plenty
The wind is still cross-on at Bowentown Bar (light winds from the NE at Waihi 2 km from Bowentown Bar). 1.0m 5s windswell from the NE with a 0.6m 9s swell from the ENE. 2 swells combining to make bigger set waves.
1 h 46 min ago
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