Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.47° S 175.99° E

Bowentown Bar, New Zealand Weather Observations

Issued: 6 am 15 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Bowentown Bar sea temperature is
16.8°C
1.8° 

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

Current weather conditions and live observations for Bowentown Bar based on the nearest weather station observations (including METAR, SYNOP, ship and quickscat wind data). This is the most reliable place on surf-forecast.com to see what is happening with the weather in Bowentown Bar right now. Also check out the current weather map overlays on our dynamic weather maps.

Current Weather near Bowentown Bar

as reported by 5 closest weather stations

Weather Station WeatherWindGustsTemp.Visibility
Visibility /
Cloud

Bowentown

2 km WNW4 m above sea level

1 hour ago
Dry
15
light winds from the N
(13 km/h at 0°)
16.7 °C-
-
-
-
-

Waihi

2 km WNW10 m above sea level

1 hour ago
dry
5
light winds from the N
(6 km/h at 352°)
25
17 °C-
-
-
-
0

Waihi Beach

9 km WNW114 m above sea level

1 hour ago
Dry
5
light winds from the N
(6 km/h at 0°)
17 °C-
-
-
-
-

Matakana Island

16 km SSE31 m above sea level

1 hour ago
light rainRecent light rain
15
light winds from the N
(17 km/h at 0°)
17 °C-
-
-
-
-

Waihi

16 km W88 m above sea level

1 hour ago
light rainRecent light rain
5
light winds from the E
(6 km/h at 90°)
17 °C-
-
-
-
-

Waihi - Golden Valley

17 km NW227 m above sea level

36 minutes ago
light rainRecent light rain
10
light winds from the NE
(9 km/h at 45°)
15.8 °C-
-
-
-
-

Lakeside

21 km S27 m above sea level

33 minutes ago
No weather report
5
calm
(4 km/h at 45°)
16.8 °C-
-
-
-
-

Upper Waipapa Block Rd

24 km S105 m above sea level

3 hours ago
Dry
0
calm
(2 km/h at 0°)
15.9 °C-
-
-
-
-

Tauranga (Audrey Place)

25 km SSE12 m above sea level

32 minutes ago
light rainDry
0
calm
(0 km/h at 45°)
- °C-
-
-
-
-

Tauranga

25 km SSE15 m above sea level

1 hour ago
dry
wind obs. (8 kph from 5 degs) was rejected
(- km/h at -°)
17 °C-
-
-
-
0

* NOTE: not all weather observatories update at the same frequency which is the reason why some locations may show data from stations that are further away than known closer ones. We also include passing Ship data if it is recorded close to Bowentown Bar and within an acceptable time window.

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