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Bowentown Bar surfForecast / Bay of Plenty / New Zealand

information circle12 Day Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Saturday 16 Aug 2025 NZST
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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
13.6° C
 (Which is 1.0°C colder than average for this time of year)

Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Bowentown Bar this week:

The surf forecast for Bowentown Bar over the next 12 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Sunday (Aug 17) at 3PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 3.5m and 10s period with a secondary swell of 1.4m and 8s. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.

The most powerful waves expected at Bowentown Bar in the next 12 days are 4.0m 10s and forecast to arrive on Sunday (Aug 17) at 12PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.1m 4s period and expected on Monday (Aug 18) at 6PM.

Wave TypeTime (NZST) & Date Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+) 3PM (Sun 17th Aug)11ft (3.5m) 10s
Best Surf 3PM (Sun 17th Aug)11ft (3.5m) 10s
Most Powerful12PM (Sun 17th Aug)13ft (4.0m) 10s

Table - best surf conditions forecast for Bowentown Bar over the next 12 days.

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Short Range Forecast Moderate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Sat night. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon morning, min 10°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds.

Days 3-6 Weather Summary Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Thu afternoon, min 4°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Tue morning, calm by Thu afternoon).

Saturday
16
Sunday
17
Monday
18
Tuesday
19
Wednesday
20
Thursday
21
Friday
22
AMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNight
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
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3
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
ENE
0.6
ENE
1.8
NE
3
NE
3.5
NNE
2.3
NNE
1.6
NNE
1.5
NNE
1.5
NNE
1
NNE
0.8
NE
0.5
NE
0.4
NE
0.3
NE
0.2
NNE
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.6
SE
0.8
SE
0.5
E
0.8
ESE
Period(s) (?)99681099109999999664444
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)779924311592880985422430573161144763418126716211432
Wind
(km/h)
15
E
25
ENE
30
NE
35
NE
10
NW
20
WSW
15
W
20
WNW
30
W
30
WSW
20
WSW
20
SW
20
WSW
20
SSW
15
SW
15
SSW
10
NE
15
S
10
S
10
NE
15
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
oncross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
off		offoffcross-
off		offoffcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
on		crosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:59AM
1.76
12:18AM
1.78
12:57PM
1.74
1:16AM
1.72
1:58PM
1.71
2:18AM
1.67
3:02PM
1.70
3:22AM
1.64
4:05PM
1.71
4:24AM
1.64
5:04PM
1.74
5:24AM
1.65
5:59PM
1.77
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
9:15PM
0.37
9:41AM
0.24
10:19PM
0.36
10:42AM
0.23
11:20PM
0.33
11:40AM
0.21
12:17AM
0.29
Saturday
16
Sunday
17
Monday
18
Tuesday
19
Wednesday
20
Thursday
21
Friday
22
Sunrise6:58--6:58--6:56--6:54--6:54--6:52--6:52--
Sunset-5:40--5:42--5:43--5:44--5:44--5:45--5:45-
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Rain (mm)
--104-2-1-53----------
Temp. °C141413131413161313987101211121312101212
Feels °C (?)8977131113107242467798796
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for Bay of Plenty

  1. weather stationWind Update 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.

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1 h 19 min ago

18 km/h
NE
Cross-On
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Information about the Bowentown Bar Surf forecast

The above surf forecast table for Bowentown Bar provides essential information for determining whether the surfing conditions will be good over the next 12 days. A general guide to surfing at Bowentown Bar can be found by selecting the local surf guide option on the grey menu. Our Bowentown Bar surf forecast is unique since it includes wave energy (power) that defines the real feel of the surf rather than just the height or the period. If you surf the same spot (Bowentown Bar) regularly then make a mental note of the wave energy from the surf forecast table each time you go. Very soon you may start to choose your surf days based on the wave energy alone combined with our forecast of favourable offshore wind conditions. Our star ratings will help here and of course you will also find the usual wave height and period predictions on our surf forecasts as well as a full break down of the swell components under our advanced users option (to reveal that, click the little Einstein character under the tide times).

Further information to help with frequently asked questions about our surf forecast for Bowentown Bar may be found under the help tab on the top menu and also by moving your mouse over the question marks on the surf forecast table itself. Please always bear in mind that the forecast is for near-shore open water and local factors at each surf break influence the actual breaking wave height, such as the beach / reef profile, water depths offshore and shelter.

Bowentown Bar is 29 km (18 miles) from Tauranga. If you plan a holiday in Bay of Plenty, look for hotels and other accommodation in Tauranga. Tauranga has rooms for a wide range of budgets as well as car hire and transport links.

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