Tom Bowling Bay Surf Break

Tom Bowling Bay Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Lat Long: 34.43° S 172.98° E

Issued: 5 am 03 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Tom Bowling Bay sea temperature is
17.2° C

Slightly warmer than usual

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 2 Jul 2026:

  • Best quality surf: Friday 3 Jul, 3PM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period, E swell with cross-offshore winds.
  • Most powerful swell: Saturday 4 Jul, 3AM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period, E swell with 543 kJ wave energy.
  • Next surfable swell (1★+): Friday 3 Jul, 3PM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with E swell.

Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Tom Bowling Bay this week:

The surf forecast for Tom Bowling Bay over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Friday (Jul 03) at 3PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.3m and 11s period. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.

The most powerful waves expected at Tom Bowling Bay in the next 16 days are 1.3m 13s and forecast to arrive on Saturday (Jul 04) at 3AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.6m 5s period and expected on Thursday (Jul 09) at 9AM.

Wave TypeTime (NZST) & Date Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+) 3PM (Fri 3rd Jul)4.5ft (1.3m) 11s
Best Surf 3PM (Fri 3rd Jul)4.5ft (1.3m) 11s
Most Powerful 3AM (Sat 4th Jul)4.5ft (1.3m) 13s

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

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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Sun night. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat morning, min 11°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Sun morning, strong winds from the SW by Sun night).

Days 4-6 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Mon night. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed morning, min 12°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Mon night, moderate winds from the SSW by Tue night).

Friday
3
Saturday
4
Sunday
5
Monday
6
Tuesday
7
Wednesday
8
Thursday
9
AM
PM
Night
AM
PM
Night
AM
PM
Night
AM
PM
Night
AM
PM
Night
AM
PM
Night
AM
PM
Night
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
0
0
0
1
1
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
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
E
11
1.3
E
11
1.4
E
10
1.3
E
13
1.2
E
13
1.1
E
12
1
E
11
1
E
11
0.9
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
1.1
NW
6
0.4
WNW
15
0.5
E
10
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
11
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
375
382
424
526
455
339
240
231
177
106
100
85
92
48
26
31
54
51
55
73
75
Wind (km/h)
15
E
15
ENE
15
NNE
20
NNE
30
N
10
W
10
WNW
20
NW
40
NW
25
WSW
35
WNW
35
NW
45
SSW
45
SSW
30
SW
30
SSW
35
SW
35
S
35
S
35
SSW
25
SSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
9:53AM1.81m
10:25PM1.99m
10:34AM1.80m
11:02PM1.98m
11:16AM1.78m
11:40PM1.96m
12:00PM1.76m
00:21AM1.94m
12:47PM1.75m
1:05AM1.92m
1:40PM1.76m
1:54AM1.89m
2:38PM1.78m
2:50AM1.88m
Low Tide
4:04PM0.28m
4:38AM0.42m
4:43PM0.30m
5:18AM0.41m
5:23PM0.35m
6:00AM0.39m
6:05PM0.40m
6:43AM0.38m
6:52PM0.45m
7:31AM0.36m
7:44PM0.49m
8:23AM0.34m
8:42PM0.52m
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
rain showers
cloud
thunderstorm
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
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7:35
—
—
7:35
—
—
7:35
—
—
7:33
—
—
7:33
—
—
7:33
—
—
7:33
—
—
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
—
5:29
—
—
5:29
—
—
5:30
—
—
5:30
—
—
5:30
—
—
5:30
—
—
5:31
—
 mm
—
—
1
—
2
3
—
—
8
—
1
11
3
1
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
Temp °C
15
15
15
16
16
15
16
16
15
13
13
13
13
13
13
15
15
14
14
14
14
Feels °C
11
12
12
11
10
11
13
12
8
6
5
5
5
5
6
9
9
8
7
7
7
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
E
11
1.3
E
11
1.4
E
10
1.3
E
13
1.2
E
13
1.3
NNW
7
1
E
11
1
E
11
0.9
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.6
E
11
0.7
NW
7
0.5
E
10
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
11
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
Energy kJ
375
382
424
526
455
138
240
231
177
106
100
79
51
48
26
31
51
51
55
73
75
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
10
—
0.1
NE
10
0.1
W
12
0.1
NW
11
1.1
E
12
0.6
N
5
0.1
W
18
0.6
N
6
0.4
NW
11
0.1
W
21
0.4
NW
12
0.6
E
10
0.4
NW
7
0.4
NW
7
0.2
WNW
7
0.1
NW
12
0.2
WNW
7
0.2
W
5
0.1
W
16
0.1
W
16
Energy kJ
2
—
4
3
5
339
20
6
22
32
9
34
72
18
14
5
5
4
2
5
5
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
10
—
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
1.1
WNW
7
—
—
0.2
WNW
11
0.1
NW
11
0.1
NE
10
0.3
WNW
16
0.4
WNW
15
0.2
WNW
16
0.3
E
11
0.1
NW
15
0.1
NE
8
0.2
WNW
11
0.1
NW
12
0.1
W
7
0.1
W
6
Energy kJ
2
2
—
2
2
140
—
—
12
5
4
48
92
26
21
9
3
13
6
1
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
—
—
0.4
NE
3
0.9
NE
4
1.3
NNE
5
0.3
WSW
3
0.5
WNW
8
0.8
NW
4
0.9
WNW
7
1
WNW
4
1.2
NW
4
1.1
NW
6
0.8
SSW
4
0.9
SSW
4
0.8
S
4
0.9
SSW
4
1.2
SW
4
0.9
S
4
1.6
S
5
1.5
S
5
1.3
SSW
5
Energy kJ
—
—
2
26
75
2
39
16
79
36
57
85
16
28
21
31
54
27
147
131
87
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2
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13
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13
174
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312
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77
77
77
77
77
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Rating
(10 max)
3
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3
3
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1
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Rating
(10 max)
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