Tom Bowling Bay Surf Forecast

/ Northland (73 surf breaks) /

New Zealand (466 surf breaks) / Lat Long: (34.43° S 172.98° E)

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Tom Bowling Bay surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

12 Day Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Wednesday 12 Nov 2025 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 18.3° C
(Which is 1.0°C warmer than 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 Thursday (Nov 13) at 10PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.6m and 8s period with a secondary swell of 0.6m and 7s. 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 2.3m 9s and forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Nov 19) at 4PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.9m 6s period and expected on Wednesday (Nov 19) at 7AM.

Wave Type	Time (NZDT) & Date	Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+)	10PM (Thu 13th Nov)	2ft (0.6m) 8s
Best Surf	10PM (Thu 13th Nov)	2ft (0.6m) 8s
Most Powerful	4PM (Wed 19th Nov)	7.5ft (2.3m) 9s

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

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	Short Range Forecast Heavy rain (total 39mm), heaviest during Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Sat morning, min 14°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Wed afternoon, light winds from the NW by Thu morning).											Days 3-6 Weather Summary Some drizzle, heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 19°C on Sat afternoon, min 15°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.
	Wed 12		Thursday 13			Friday 14			Saturday 15			Sunday 16			Monday 17			Tuesday 18
	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	ENE	ENE	ENE	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	N	ENE	NE	ENE	ENE
Period(s) (?)	9	7	8	7	7	8	8	8	8	8	9	9	9	10	10	10	16	6	6	11	9
Wave Graph (?)
kJ (?)	26	140	164	64	39	64	60	44	48	68	108	139	110	148	148	148	45	260	247	240	304
Wind (km/h)	S	WNW	NW	WNW	SW	SSW	SW	W	WNW	WNW	S	E	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	NE	NE	NE	NNE
Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy	cross- off	cross- on	on	on	cross	cross- off	cross	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross	cross	cross- on
High Tide / height (m)		2:35AM 1.75		3:12PM 1.91	3:43AM 1.70		4:13PM 1.86		4:49AM 1.70	5:10PM 1.83		5:48AM 1.73	6:01PM 1.83		6:39AM 1.79	6:47PM 1.83		7:24AM 1.85		7:29PM 1.85	8:05AM 1.91
Low Tide / height (m)		8:33PM 0.43	8:48AM 0.40		9:37PM 0.46	9:52AM 0.48		10:40PM 0.46	10:55AM 0.52		11:35PM 0.43	11:52AM 0.53		12:24AM 0.38	12:43PM 0.52		1:07AM 0.34		1:28PM 0.50	1:46AM 0.30

	Wed 12		Thursday 13			Friday 14			Saturday 15			Sunday 16			Monday 17			Tuesday 18
Sunrise	-	-	6:16	-	-	6:16	-	-	6:15	-	-	6:15	-	-	6:13	-	-	6:13	-	-	6:13
Sunset	8:06	-	-	8:07	-	-	8:07	-	-	8:08	-	-	8:09	-	-	8:10	-	-	8:12	-	-

Rain (mm)	39	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	6	-
Temp. °C	17	16	18	18	15	18	18	16	19	19	17	17	17	17	18	18	18	19	20	19	20
Feels °C (?)	16	13	17	16	12	13	13	14	16	16	17	17	15	15	15	15	16	17	19	16	18

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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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