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: 5 am 03 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Tom Bowling Bay sea temperature is
18.9° 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 2 Jun 2026:

  • Most powerful swell: Friday 5 Jun, 6PM (local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 8s period, NNW swell with 1,128 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 3.0m 8s and forecast to arrive on Friday (Jun 05) at 6PM. Winds are predicted to be onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.4m 5s period and expected on Sunday (Jun 07) at 6PM.

Wave TypeTime (NZST) & Date Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+)--
Best Surf--
Most Powerful 6PM (Fri 5th Jun)10ft (3.0m) 8s

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

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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu night, min 16°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Wed night, strong winds from the N by Fri morning).

Days 4-6 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat morning, min 14°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds.

Wednesday
3
Thursday
4
Friday
5
Saturday
6
Sunday
7
Monday
8
Tuesday
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
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)
1.8
NE
10
1.6
NE
10
1.4
NE
9
1.2
NE
9
1.1
NE
9
1.4
NNW
6
2.3
N
7
3
N
8
2.5
N
8
1.9
NW
9
1.6
NW
10
1.1
NW
10
0.8
NW
10
0.7
NW
11
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
9
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
9
0.3
NE
8
0.3
NE
9
0.3
NE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
626
465
347
235
179
131
455
997
857
639
480
229
150
121
24
19
18
19
10
12
11
Wind (km/h)
25
WSW
20
WSW
15
NW
25
NNW
30
NNW
30
NNW
40
N
45
NNW
35
WNW
35
WNW
25
WNW
15
SW
30
S
35
SSW
25
SSW
25
SW
25
SW
20
SW
20
SW
25
SSW
20
S
Wind State
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
9:33AM1.82m
10:08PM1.95m
10:14AM1.79m
10:49PM1.93m
10:55AM1.74m
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
Low Tide
3:46PM0.29m
4:18AM0.48m
4:26PM0.32m
5:01AM0.50m
5:07PM0.36m
5:44AM0.52m
5:50PM0.41m
6:30AM0.52m
6:35PM0.46m
7:18AM0.51m
7:24PM0.50m
8:08AM0.47m
8:18PM0.52m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
light rain
heavy rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:26
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—
7:26
—
—
7:26
—
—
7:28
—
—
7:28
—
—
7:28
—
—
7:28
—
—
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
—
5:24
—
—
5:24
—
—
5:24
—
—
5:23
—
—
5:23
—
—
5:23
—
—
5:23
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
1
2
14
7
1
3
4
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
Temp °C
17
17
17
18
18
19
19
19
18
17
17
16
15
15
15
16
16
15
16
16
15
Feels °C
13
13
15
15
14
15
13
12
12
12
14
15
9
8
9
11
11
12
12
12
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
NE
10
1.6
NE
10
1.4
NE
9
1.2
NE
9
1.1
NE
9
0.9
NE
9
0.3
WNW
10
0.2
E
10
1.9
NNE
8
0.8
NE
7
0.9
NE
7
1.1
NW
10
0.8
NW
10
0.7
NW
11
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
9
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
9
0.3
NE
8
0.3
NE
9
0.3
NE
8
Energy kJ
626
465
347
235
179
123
20
8
438
77
91
229
150
121
24
19
18
19
10
12
11
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
NW
7
0.4
NW
7
0.2
N
12
0.2
N
11
0.2
N
11
0.4
NW
10
0.2
E
10
—
0.2
E
11
0.1
N
12
0.1
E
11
0.9
NE
7
0.7
NE
7
0.5
NE
7
0.3
NW
9
0.2
WNW
8
0.2
E
10
0.3
ESE
7
0.2
E
6
0.1
W
16
0.1
W
16
Energy kJ
44
12
11
10
9
27
8
—
9
3
2
77
50
23
12
7
7
10
3
5
5
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
N
12
0.2
N
12
0.1
W
11
0.1
N
15
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
13
—
—
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
0.2
E
11
0.2
E
11
0.2
NNE
8
0.2
WNW
11
0.2
E
10
0.1
NW
8
0.2
W
18
0.2
W
16
0.1
E
6
0.1
E
10
Energy kJ
11
11
2
4
4
4
—
—
4
3
3
9
9
7
12
7
3
24
21
1
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SW
4
0.5
WSW
3
0.4
NW
6
1
NNW
4
1.3
NNW
5
1.4
NNW
6
2.3
N
7
3
N
8
2.5
N
8
1.9
NW
9
1.6
NW
10
—
0.7
S
4
1.3
S
5
1.4
S
5
0.9
S
4
0.6
SSW
4
0.5
SSW
4
0.5
S
3
0.5
SSW
3
0.6
S
3
Energy kJ
14
6
13
43
88
131
455
997
857
639
480
—
13
75
97
33
11
7
5
6
8
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Northland
Parengarenga Harbour Bar
Northland
Helena Bay
Northland
Whananaki Beach
Northland
Baylys Beach
Northland
Waiapu River
East Cape
Wainui Reef
Wanganui-Manawatu
Takapuna-North Reef
Auckland
Marsden Point
Northland
Parengarenga Harbour Bar
Northland
Parengarenga Harbour Bar
Northland
Taipa Bay
Northland
Taipa Bay
Northland
Takou Bay
Northland
Taupo Bay
Northland
Motukahakaha and Paradise Bay
Northland
Papatea Bay
East Cape
Waiapu River
East Cape
Papatea Bay
East Cape
Shipwreck Bay-Blue House
Northland
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
2
1
3
1
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
9
Distance (km)
33
13
13
169
182
191
619
626
303
210
13
13
77
77
116
93
86
567
619
567
83
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Takou Bay
Takou Bay
Taupo Bay
Moureeses
Shipwreck Bay-Blue House
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
2
2
2
3
2
3
3
1
1
1
1
1
9
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Kaikoura and Marlborough
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Otago
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Rating
(10 max)
4
4
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
4
4
3
5
4
4
6
2
3
5
9
9
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Rating
(10 max)
5
4
5
5
4
5
5
5
9
9
9
9
9
8
6
8
7
6
9
9
9
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