Tom Bowling Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.43° S 172.98° E

Issued: 12 am 05 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Tom Bowling Bay sea temperature is

16.5°C

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

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Tom Bowling Bay today (05 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with NE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with NE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Nov, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Tom Bowling Bay at 8AM is: 1.4m 8s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 19s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00am November 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (05 Nov)	4.5ft (1.3m)	8s
Afternoon (05 Nov)	4.5ft (1.3m)	8s
Evening (05 Nov)	4ft (1.2m)	8s

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

	Short Range Forecast Moderate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Fri night. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu morning, min 17°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.
	Thursday 5								Friday 6								Saturday 7								Sun 8
	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM
Rating (10 max)	2	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	ENE 8	ENE 9	ENE 8	N 5	N 6	NNE 7	NE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	ENE 8	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNW 6	NNE 14
Wave Graph
kJ	270	245	245	221	203	187	187	187	167	129	132	126	119	92	90	108	165	168	113	173	188	82	105	73	73	72	70
Wind (km/h)	NNE	NNE	N	N	NNW	NNW	NNW	N	NNW	NNW	N	NNW	N	NNW	NW	N	N	NW	NW	NNW	NW	NW	NW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	cross-on	cross-on	on	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	on	on	on	on	on	on	cross-on	cross-on
High Tide			5:11AM1.78m				5:35PM1.94m				6:11AM1.84m				6:28PM1.95m					7:04AM1.91m				7:16PM1.96m
Low Tide	11:02PM0.38m				11:20AM0.42m				11:59PM0.32m				12:18PM0.41m				00:50AM0.26m					1:11PM0.39m				1:35AM0.21m


	—	6:22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:20	—
	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:59	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:00	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:00	—	—	—	8:01
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4	—	3	3	8	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	18	18	18	19	19	19	19	18	18	18	18	19	19	19	18	18	18	17	17	18	18	18	17	16	16	16	15
Feels °C	20	19	19	19	18	18	19	17	17	17	18	19	18	19	18	16	16	15	16	16	14	15	14	14	15	15	14
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	ENE 8	ENE 9	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	NNE 7	NE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	ENE 8	NE 7
kJ	270	245	245	221	203	187	187	187	167	129	132	126	119	92	64	59	165	168	113	173	188	68	105	73	73	37	56
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	W 7	W 14	N 19	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 10	N 10	N 10	WNW 10	WNW 8	WNW 8	N 17	N 17	WNW 7	ENE 8	N 16	N 16	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	NNE 14	NNE 14
kJ	1	4	7	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	9	14	13	6	6	19	61	20	20	82	26	37	42	41	70
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	W 15	N 19	W 14	N 19	N 19	N 18	N 17	N 17	N 17	N 17	N 17	W 10	N 15	N 15	N 18	N 10	N 10	N 9	NW 7	N 9	N 14	N 16	N 16	N 13	NNE 13	N 18	NW 11
kJ	4	7	4	7	7	6	6	6	6	6	6	2	4	4	6	2	2	2	24	2	4	20	20	13	34	6	5
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	N 4	N 4	N 4	N 4	N 5	N 5	N 5	N 6	WNW 7	—	—	WNW 7	NW 7	NW 4	NW 4	WNW 4	WNW 7	NNW 6	NNW 6
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6	15	23	19	23	42	90	108	19	—	—	20	13	32	29	20	47	72	57
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Rating (10 max)	2	4	4	4	3	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	1	2	2	1	1	1	2	1	2	2	1	1	1
Distance (km)	0	25	25	25	25	26	13	13	13	13	25	25	83	83	13	25	25	64	13	48	525	286	236	174	13	13	13
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	3	1	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	1	2	2	2	1	2			2	2	2	2	2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	The Box Northland	Piha North Auckland	The Box Northland	The Box Northland	Whatipu Auckland	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Karioitahi Raglan and West Waikato	Karioitahi Raglan and West Waikato	Piha North Auckland	Piha North Auckland	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Cobden Breakwater West Coast South Island	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Papatowai Catlins	Punakaiki West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	3	1	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	5	5	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	8	8	7	6	5	6	5	5	9	9	7	7	6	5

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