Tom Bowling Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.43° S 172.98° E

Tom Bowling Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 04 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tom Bowling Bay sea temperature is
16.4° C
0.7° 

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 (05 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Tom Bowling Bay at 1AM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 04). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Aug)1ft (0.3m)12s
Afternoon (05 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Evening (05 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue afternoon, min 8°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SE on Wed morning, calm by Thu night).

Tue
4
Wednesday
5
Thursday
6
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NE
12
0.3
NE
11
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.3
NE
11
0.3
NE
12
0.3
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
9
1.1
ESE
8
0.8
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
7
0.6
E
6
0.5
E
6
0.4
E
6
0.4
E
6
0.4
E
6
0.2
E
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
22
23
30
26
26
19
21
15
27
142
83
87
16
28
19
10
9
9
6
Wind (km/h)
25
SW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
S
25
SSE
25
SSE
30
SE
30
SE
20
ESE
10
ESE
15
SE
15
SE
10
SSE
10
SE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
E
5
ENE
5
NE
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
High Tide
11:49PM2.00m
12:19PM1.86m
00:33AM1.95m
1:11PM1.84m
Low Tide
6:10AM0.27m
6:25PM0.41m
6:58AM0.29m
7:18PM0.48m
clear
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:18
7:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:49
5:50
5:50
 mm
1
Temp °C
14
14
13
13
10
10
8
8
10
11
11
10
10
9
10
10
10
10
10
Feels °C
8
9
7
7
4
4
-1
0
4
7
6
6
6
6
7
7
7
8
8
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