Tom Bowling Bay Surf Break
Lat Long: 34.43° S 172.98° E

Tom Bowling Bay Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Weather Forecast for Tom Bowling Bay

Issued: 11 pm 05 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Tom Bowling Bay sea temperature is
18.8° C

1.6°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.

Surf Forecasts:

Tom Bowling Bay surf forecast from 5 Jun 2026:

  • Most powerful swell: Saturday 6 Jun, 9AM (local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 9s period, NW swell with 446 kJ wave energy.

Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Tom Bowling Bay this week:

The most powerful waves expected at Tom Bowling Bay in the next 16 days are 1.6m 9s and forecast to arrive on Saturday (Jun 06) at 9AM. Winds are predicted to be onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.0m 5s period and expected on Saturday (Jun 13) at 6AM.

Wave TypeTime (NZST) & Date Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+)--
Best Surf--
Most Powerful 9AM (Sat 6th Jun)5ft (1.6m) 9s

Table - best surf conditions forecast for Tom Bowling Bay over the next 16 days.

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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri night, min 14°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds.

Days 5-7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue morning, min 13°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
6
Sunday
7
Monday
8
Tuesday
9
Wednesday
10
Thursday
11
Fri
12
Night
AM
PM
Night
AM
PM
Night
AM
PM
Night
AM
PM
Night
AM
PM
Night
AM
PM
Night
AM
PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
NNE
8
1.6
NW
9
1.1
NW
10
0.9
NW
10
0.6
NW
9
0.6
NW
9
0.3
NW
9
0.3
NNE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.2
WNW
17
0.3
NE
8
0.3
NE
8
0.3
NE
8
0.2
E
8
0.5
E
7
0.6
ENE
6
0.8
NE
5
0.7
NE
5
0.6
NE
5
0.6
NE
5
0.7
NE
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
382
446
240
154
52
53
12
13
17
28
11
10
9
6
25
26
0
27
20
17
19
Wind (km/h)
30
WNW
30
WNW
25
W
15
SW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
S
20
SSW
25
SW
20
SW
25
S
25
S
15
S
10
S
15
SSE
15
S
15
SSE
15
SE
5
SSE
10
NE
10
ENE
Wind State
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross
cross-off
High Tide
11:30PM1.90m
11:39AM1.70m
00:12AM1.87m
12:26PM1.67m
00:56AM1.85m
1:18PM1.65m
1:42AM1.84m
2:14PM1.67m
2:33AM1.85m
3:12PM1.72m
3:27AM1.88m
4:12PM1.80m
4:23AM1.92m
5:10PM1.91m
Low Tide
5:44AM0.52m
5:50PM0.41m
6:30AM0.52m
6:35PM0.46m
7:18AM0.51m
7:24PM0.50m
8:08AM0.47m
8:18PM0.52m
9:01AM0.41m
9:16PM0.52m
9:55AM0.33m
10:16PM0.49m
10:50AM0.24m
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
—
7:28
—
—
7:28
—
—
7:28
—
—
7:28
—
—
7:30
—
—
7:30
—
—
7:31
—
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
—
—
5:23
—
—
5:23
—
—
5:23
—
—
5:23
—
—
5:23
—
—
5:23
—
—
5:23
 mm
2
3
1
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
1
2
—
Temp °C
18
17
17
16
16
16
15
16
16
15
16
16
15
15
15
15
14
15
15
15
16
Feels °C
14
13
14
14
10
11
10
12
12
11
11
12
12
13
13
13
12
13
14
13
13
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
NNE
8
1
N
7
1.1
NW
10
0.9
NW
10
0.6
NW
9
0.6
NNE
7
0.3
NNE
7
0.3
NNE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.3
NE
8
0.3
NE
8
0.3
NE
8
0.2
E
8
0.5
E
7
0.6
ENE
6
0.1
W
14
0.1
W
14
0.1
W
17
0.2
ESE
7
0.1
E
7
Energy kJ
318
109
240
154
52
32
9
13
17
16
11
10
9
6
25
26
4
4
6
5
1
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
11
0.6
NE
8
0.8
N
7
0.5
N
7
0.5
NE
7
0.6
NW
9
0.3
NW
9
0.2
WNW
8
0.1
NW
8
0.2
WNW
17
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.1
W
16
0.2
E
4
0.2
NNE
7
0.2
NNE
7
—
—
0.1
N
9
0.1
W
16
0.1
W
16
Energy kJ
9
48
61
23
25
53
12
7
2
28
6
6
5
2
5
5
—
—
2
5
5
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
11
0.2
E
11
0.6
NE
8
0.6
NE
7
0.4
N
6
0.2
E
11
0.3
NE
7
0.1
NE
6
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
W
16
0.1
W
16
0.1
E
9
0.2
NNE
8
0.1
W
16
0.1
W
15
0.1
W
20
0.1
W
18
—
—
0.1
N
7
Energy kJ
9
9
36
33
12
9
8
2
7
6
21
5
2
6
5
4
8
6
—
—
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
NW
9
1.6
NW
9
0.6
W
4
0.4
SW
3
0.7
S
4
0.7
S
4
0.8
S
4
0.7
S
4
0.5
SSW
3
0.7
SSW
4
0.9
S
4
0.8
S
4
0.4
SSE
4
—
—
—
0.8
NE
5
0.7
NE
5
0.6
NE
5
0.6
NE
5
0.7
NE
4
Energy kJ
382
446
10
2
14
13
18
13
7
14
27
21
5
—
—
—
35
27
20
17
19
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Northland
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Northland
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Taipa Bay
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Northland
Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes
Northland
Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks
Northland
Pataua
Northland
Awakino River Mouth
Taranaki
Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks
Northland
Shipwreck Bay-Blue House
Northland
The Bluff-North Side
Northland
The Bluff-North Side
Northland
Spirits Bay
Northland
Spirits Bay
Northland
Twilight Beach
Northland
Spirits Bay
Northland
Herangi Beach
Northland
Te Paki
Northland
Te Paki
Northland
Rating
(10 max)
4
2
1
1
1
1
4
4
1
4
5
6
8
6
1
1
4
1
5
4
4
Distance (km)
174
195
13
13
77
77
84
85
201
494
85
83
30
30
12
12
27
12
28
25
25
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Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks
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The Box
Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks
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Rating
(10 max)
4
2
3
2
2
2
4
4
1
5
6
8
6
5
4
4
4
5
4
4
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Rating
(10 max)
4
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5
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9
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5
5
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4
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Rating
(10 max)
9
8
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6
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