Tom Bowling Bay surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle12 Day Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Wednesday 02 Jul 2025 NZST
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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
16.3° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Tom Bowling Bay this week:

The surf forecast for Tom Bowling Bay over the next 12 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Sunday (Jul 06) at 9PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.7m and 9s period with a secondary swell of 0.4m and 8s. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.

The most powerful waves expected at Tom Bowling Bay in the next 12 days are 4.0m 10s and forecast to arrive on Thursday (Jul 03) at 3PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.8m 6s period and expected on Wednesday (Jul 09) at 12PM.

Wave TypeTime (NZST) & Date Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+) 9PM (Sun 6th Jul)2.5ft (0.7m) 9s
Best Surf 3PM (Wed 9th Jul)5.5ft (1.7m) 6s
Most Powerful 3PM (Thu 3rd Jul)13ft (4.0m) 10s

Table - best surf conditions forecast for Tom Bowling Bay over the next 12 days.

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Wednesday
02
Thursday
03
Friday
04
Saturday
05
Sunday
06
Monday
07
Tuesday
08
Wednesday
09
Thursday
10
Friday
11
Saturday
12
Sunday
13
AMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNight
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
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
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.7
ENE
2.5
NE
3.5
NE
4
NNE
4
NNE
3.5
NNE
3
NNE
3
N
2
N
1.3
WNW
1.1
NW
0.8
ENE
0.7
NE
0.7
NE
0.6
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.7
ENE
2.1
ENE
2.1
ENE
2
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.7
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.9
E
2.4
N
0.9
E
1
E
1
E
1
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1
E
1
E
0.6
E
Period(s) (?)117891010101091111999991010666661314713121212121212111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)677556173228713231249119181593111685750327716815276648286339361297252289197328903560430359329358357333246236162
Wind
(km/h)
35
ENE
40
NE
50
NE
40
N
40
N
25
NNW
35
NNW
30
NW
30
NW
30
WNW
30
W
25
WSW
30
SW
25
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSE
10
E
20
ENE
30
ENE
25
ENE
20
NE
20
NE
20
ENE
20
NE
20
NE
15
NE
20
NE
30
NNE
35
N
30
NNW
20
WSW
20
SW
10
W
15
WNW
20
WNW
20
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
onononononcross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
onon
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:00PM
1.76
1:20AM
1.89
1:53PM
1.71
2:07AM
1.80
2:47PM
1.67
2:56AM
1.74
3:42PM
1.67
3:48AM
1.70
4:36PM
1.69
4:41AM
1.68
5:29PM
1.73
5:32AM
1.70
6:19PM
1.78
6:22AM
1.73
7:06PM
1.85
7:09AM
1.77
7:50PM
1.92
7:54AM
1.82
8:32PM
1.98
8:37AM
1.86
9:13PM
2.04
9:20AM
1.88
9:53PM
2.08
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:04PM
0.45
7:43AM
0.42
7:54PM
0.55
8:31AM
0.46
8:47PM
0.62
9:21AM
0.48
9:42PM
0.67
10:12AM
0.48
10:39PM
0.68
11:03AM
0.46
11:33PM
0.66
11:53AM
0.42
12:24AM
0.62
12:40PM
0.37
1:12AM
0.56
1:26PM
0.31
1:58AM
0.50
2:09PM
0.26
2:42AM
0.44
2:51PM
0.21
3:25AM
0.38
3:33PM
0.19
Wednesday
02
Thursday
03
Friday
04
Saturday
05
Sunday
06
Monday
07
Tuesday
08
Wednesday
09
Thursday
10
Friday
11
Saturday
12
Sunday
13
Sunrise7:35--7:35--7:35--7:35--7:33--7:33--7:33--7:33--7:33--7:33--7:33--7:33--
Sunset-5:28--5:29--5:29--5:30--5:30--5:30--5:30--5:31--5:31--5:32--5:34--5:34-
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Rain (mm)
--2128---2--------3---------21511-----3
Temp. °C171718181818181817171615151514141516151515151615151516161516151515151515
Feels °C (?)1110111312161414131211111010101315121091011121111121311109121113121112

Short Range Forecast: Heavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Thu morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed night, min 16°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NNE on Wed night, moderate winds from the NNW by Thu night).

Days 3-6 Weather Summary Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat morning, min 14°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Sat afternoon, calm by Mon afternoon).

Days 6-9 Weather Summary Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed afternoon, min 15°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Long Range Forecast: Heavy rain (total 32mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri morning, min 14°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNW on Fri night, light winds from the WSW by Sat night).

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Information about the Tom Bowling Bay Surf forecast

The above surf forecast table for Tom Bowling Bay provides essential information for determining whether the surfing conditions will be good over the next 12 days. A general guide to surfing at Tom Bowling Bay can be found by selecting the local surf guide option on the grey menu. Our Tom Bowling Bay surf forecast is unique since it includes wave energy (power) that defines the real feel of the surf rather than just the height or the period. If you surf the same spot (Tom Bowling Bay) regularly then make a mental note of the wave energy from the surf forecast table each time you go. Very soon you may start to choose your surf days based on the wave energy alone combined with our forecast of favourable offshore wind conditions. Our star ratings will help here and of course you will also find the usual wave height and period predictions on our surf forecasts as well as a full break down of the swell components under our advanced users option (to reveal that, click the little Einstein character under the tide times).

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