Tom Bowling Bay Surf Break

Tom Bowling Bay Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Lat Long: 34.43° S 172.98° E

Issued: 11 am 02 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, 12AM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 11s period, E swell with cross-offshore winds.
  • Most powerful swell: Saturday 4 Jul, 3AM (local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 13s period, E swell with 764 kJ wave energy.
  • Next surfable swell (1★+): Friday 3 Jul, 12AM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 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 12AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.4m and 11s period with a secondary swell of 0.1m and 11s. 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 1.5m 13s and forecast to arrive on Saturday (Jul 04) at 3AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-shore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.6m 5s period and expected on Tuesday (Jul 07) at 6AM.

Wave TypeTime (NZST) & Date Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+)12AM (Fri 3rd Jul)4.5ft (1.4m) 11s
Best Surf12AM (Fri 3rd Jul)4.5ft (1.4m) 11s
Most Powerful 3AM (Sat 4th Jul)5ft (1.5m) 13s

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

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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat morning, min 14°C on Thu afternoon). Mainly fresh winds.

Days 4-6 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun morning, min 11°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Sun morning, near gales from the WNW by Mon night).

Thursday
2
Friday
3
Saturday
4
Sunday
5
Monday
6
Tuesday
7
Wednesday
8
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
2
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
E
11
1.7
E
11
1.4
E
11
1.4
E
11
1.3
E
11
1.4
E
10
1.6
ENE
13
1.2
E
13
1.2
E
12
1.1
E
11
1
E
11
1.8
WNW
6
0.7
E
11
0.7
E
11
1.7
W
5
0.6
E
11
0.5
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
12
0.5
E
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
739
688
442
434
382
424
750
455
403
295
231
200
110
110
137
81
50
30
17
26
58
Wind (km/h)
25
E
20
E
15
E
15
E
10
E
15
NE
25
N
30
NNW
30
NNW
10
W
25
NW
30
WNW
20
WNW
30
NW
35
WNW
30
WNW
45
SW
35
SW
30
SW
35
SSW
25
SSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
9:12AM1.82m
9:47PM1.99m
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
Low Tide
3:25PM0.27m
3:58AM0.44m
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
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
thunderstorm
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
thunderstorm
clear
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7:35
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—
7:35
—
—
7:35
—
—
7:35
—
—
7:33
—
—
7:33
—
—
7:33
—
—
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
—
5:28
—
—
5:29
—
—
5:29
—
—
5:30
—
—
5:30
—
—
5:30
—
—
5:30
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
2
1
—
1
4
2
2
7
2
3
1
1
1
—
Temp °C
15
15
15
15
15
15
16
16
15
16
16
14
13
14
13
14
13
14
14
15
14
Feels °C
10
11
11
12
12
12
10
11
10
13
11
7
5
7
6
8
4
7
8
8
8
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
1.4
E
11
1.4
E
11
1.3
E
11
1.4
E
10
1.6
ENE
13
1.2
E
13
1.2
E
12
1.1
E
11
1
E
11
0.8
E
11
0.7
E
11
0.7
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.5
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
9
0.5
E
11
Energy kJ
2
2
442
434
382
424
750
455
403
295
231
143
110
110
85
81
49
30
17
15
58
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
—
—
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
10
—
0.1
NE
10
0.1
W
12
0.1
NW
11
0.1
N
10
0.7
NW
6
0.1
W
11
—
0.6
WNW
12
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
9
0.4
NW
8
0.4
NW
7
0.2
WNW
16
0.4
NW
6
0.3
E
12
0.2
WNW
7
Energy kJ
—
—
2
2
—
4
3
5
2
33
3
—
96
4
3
15
13
25
10
26
5
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
—
—
—
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
10
0.1
W
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
—
0.1
NW
10
0.1
W
17
—
—
—
—
0.3
WNW
16
0.3
WNW
16
0.2
WNW
7
0.1
NW
11
0.2
WNW
7
0.1
NW
12
Energy kJ
—
—
—
2
2
2
2
2
—
4
6
—
—
—
—
50
50
5
5
4
6
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
E
11
1.7
E
11
—
—
—
0.7
NE
4
0.8
NNE
4
1.3
N
5
1.4
NW
6
0.3
W
3
0.9
NW
4
1.8
WNW
6
1
WNW
4
1.4
NW
5
1.7
W
5
1.3
SSW
5
1
SSW
4
0.8
SW
4
0.5
SSW
3
0.8
SSW
4
1
S
4
Energy kJ
739
688
—
—
—
16
20
77
128
1
23
200
32
102
137
72
42
18
5
19
40
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Rating
(10 max)
3
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Distance (km)
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0
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13
77
231
86
231
74
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(10 max)
3
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2
2
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1
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1
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9
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Rating
(10 max)
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