Tom Bowling Bay surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Sunday 22 Mar 2026 NZDT
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tom Bowling Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Tom Bowling Bay sea temperature is
21.5° C
(Which is 1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Tom Bowling Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Tom Bowling Bay at 5AM is: 0.5m 13s primary swell from a North direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 12:00am March 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Mar)1.5ft (0.5m)12s
Afternoon (22 Mar)1.5ft (0.4m)12s
Evening (22 Mar)1.5ft (0.4m)12s

Table - waves today at Tom Bowling Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
!
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
N
0.5
N
0.5
N
0.5
N
0.5
N
0.4
NNE
0.4
NNE
0.4
NNE
0.5
N
0.5
N
0.4
NNE
0.4
NNE
0.4
NNE
0.9
ENE
0.4
NNE
1.7
ENE
2.1
ENE
2.3
ENE
2.3
ENE
2.3
ENE
2.5
ENE
2.5
ENE
2.5
ENE
3
ENE
Period(s) (?)13131313121212121212121212812677888888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)86868581775050507573474746122522374015816136627288069361014
Wind
(km/h)
10
S
5
S
5
S
10
SSE
10
SE
15
ESE
10
ESE
15
SE
10
ESE
15
ESE
20
ESE
15
E
20
ENE
25
ENE
30
ENE
30
E
35
E
35
E
35
E
35
E
40
E
40
E
35
E
40
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:43PM
2.17
10:57AM
2.19
11:28PM
2.17
11:42AM
2.14
12:16AM
2.13
12:30PM
2.05
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:52AM
0.13
5:15PM
0.01
5:38AM
0.18
6:01PM
0.05
6:27AM
0.26
6:50PM
0.13
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Sunrise----7:31-------7:31-------7:33---
Sunset-------7:37-------7:36-------7:35
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
------------121---------
Temp. °C181818181919202020201920202020201919191920202020
Feels °C (?)181818181918201920201920191716161414141414141515
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