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Tom Bowling Bay surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Tuesday 03 Feb 2026 NZDT
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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
21.0° C
 (Which is 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 4PM is: 0.8m 10s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.7m 3s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm February 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Feb)3ft (0.9m)11s
Afternoon (03 Feb)2.5ft (0.8m)10s
Evening (03 Feb)2.5ft (0.8m)10s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Tuesday
03
Wednesday
04
Thursday
05
Friday
06
10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
NE
0.8
NE
0.8
NE
0.8
NE
0.8
NE
0.8
NE
0.7
NE
0.4
N
0.4
N
0.5
N
0.5
N
0.5
N
0.5
N
0.5
N
0.5
N
0.5
N
0.5
N
0.5
N
0.5
N
0.5
N
0.5
N
0.5
N
0.5
N
0.5
N
Period(s) (?)111110101010101818171616161615151515151414141414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)169134122120120117949896138137129127124121109107106104103100989691
Wind
(km/h)
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
SW
20
WSW
25
WSW
25
SSW
30
SSW
30
S
20
S
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
20
ESE
15
E
10
E
5
ESE
5
SW
10
SSW
15
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscrosscross-
on		crosscrosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offoffcross-
off		cross-
off		glassglasscross-
off		cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:45AM
2.23
10:00PM
2.06
10:30AM
2.25
10:47PM
2.06
11:12AM
2.22
11:32PM
2.03
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:00PM
0.17
4:12AM
0.04
4:45PM
0.14
4:56AM
0.08
5:28PM
0.15
5:39AM
0.16
Tuesday
03
Wednesday
04
Thursday
05
Friday
06
Sunrise-------6:50-------6:50-------6:52
Sunset---8:32-------8:31-------8:30----
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C192020191818181819212020191818181920202020191918
Feels °C (?)161616151515161516181716151617171819192021202017
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