Tom Bowling Bay Surf Break

Tom Bowling Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.43° S 172.98° E

Issued: 5 am 20 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tom Bowling Bay sea temperature is
18.2° C

1.4°C warmer than normal for this time of year

Tom Bowling Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Tom Bowling Bay today (20 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Tom Bowling Bay at 1PM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00am June 20). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Jun)3ft (0.9m)10s
Afternoon (20 Jun)2.5ft (0.8m)9s
Evening (20 Jun)2.5ft (0.7m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun morning, min 14°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
20
Sunday
21
Monday
22
Tue
23
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
NE
10
0.9
NE
10
0.9
NE
10
0.9
NE
10
0.8
NE
9
0.7
NE
9
0.7
NE
9
0.6
NE
9
0.7
ENE
9
0.6
ENE
9
0.6
ENE
9
0.5
NE
9
0.5
NE
9
0.5
NE
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.3
ENE
8
0.6
E
8
0.3
ENE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
167
145
139
137
106
88
86
68
73
55
54
38
37
35
27
18
17
17
16
18
16
12
43
12
Wind (km/h)
0
SSE
5
SW
5
N
10
NNW
15
NW
10
WNW
10
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
20
WNW
20
W
15
W
15
WNW
15
W
15
W
10
WSW
10
S
10
SSE
15
ESE
20
E
20
E
25
E
Wind State
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
11:47AM1.96m
00:18AM2.14m
12:44PM1.88m
1:11AM2.04m
1:42PM1.82m
Low Tide
5:46AM0.21m
5:58PM0.17m
6:40AM0.26m
6:52PM0.29m
7:34AM0.30m
7:48PM0.41m
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cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:33
7:33
7:33
7:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:24
5:24
5:24
5:24
 mm
Temp °C
13
13
14
15
15
14
14
14
15
16
16
17
17
16
16
16
16
16
16
17
16
16
17
16
Feels °C
13
12
13
13
13
13
12
12
13
14
14
14
15
14
15
15
15
15
16
17
15
14
14
13
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
NE
10
0.9
NE
10
0.9
NE
10
0.9
NE
10
0.8
NE
9
0.7
NE
9
0.7
NE
9
0.6
NE
9
0.7
ENE
9
0.6
ENE
9
0.6
ENE
9
0.5
NE
9
0.5
NE
9
0.5
NE
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.3
ENE
8
0.2
WNW
8
0.3
ENE
8
Energy kJ
167
145
139
137
106
88
86
68
73
55
54
38
37
35
27
18
17
17
16
16
16
12
7
12
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
E
6
0.1
E
16
0.3
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.3
NW
3
0.3
WNW
10
0.2
WNW
9
0.2
WNW
9
0.1
E
14
0.1
W
8
Energy kJ
1
1
1
1
1
1
5
12
1
12
12
12
12
12
5
5
5
5
2
18
8
8
4
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
18
0.1
E
18
0.1
E
18
0.1
E
18
0.1
E
7
0.1
E
17
0.1
N
8
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
15
0.1
W
11
0.1
NW
11
0.2
WNW
11
0.2
WNW
10
0.2
WNW
10
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
14
Energy kJ
6
6
6
6
1
6
1
5
5
5
5
5
4
2
5
11
11
10
5
5
5
1
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NW
2
0.3
WNW
3
0.4
WNW
3
0.4
WNW
3
0.4
WNW
3
0.4
WNW
3
0.4
WNW
3
0.4
WNW
3
0.5
WNW
3
0.4
WNW
3
0.2
WSW
3
0.6
E
8
0.7
E
4
Energy kJ
1
1
3
3
3
3
3
4
6
3
1
43
13
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
4
4
2
2
1
4
4
3
Distance (km)
0
0
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
93
153
520
83
83
12
12
12
25
27
27
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
1
5
4
5
6
7
7
6
5
6
6
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
8
9
9
9
8
7
8
8
8
7
6
5
6
6
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