Tom Bowling Bay Surf Break

Tom Bowling Bay Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Lat Long: 34.43° S 172.98° E

Issued: 11 pm 03 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Tom Bowling Bay sea temperature is
17.3° C

1.0°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 3 Jul 2026:

  • Most powerful swell: Saturday 4 Jul, 12PM (local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 13s period, E swell with 463 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 1.2m 13s and forecast to arrive on Saturday (Jul 04) at 12PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.7m 5s period and expected on Tuesday (Jul 07) at 12PM.

Wave TypeTime (NZST) & Date Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+)--
Best Surf--
Most Powerful12PM (Sat 4th Jul)4ft (1.2m) 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 Mon morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Sun morning, strong winds from the WSW by Sun night).

Days 5-7 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Tue night. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed morning, min 12°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NW on Mon night, light winds from the SSW by Wed night).

Saturday
4
Sunday
5
Monday
6
Tuesday
7
Wednesday
8
Thursday
9
Fri
10
Night
AM
PM
Night
AM
PM
Night
AM
PM
Night
AM
PM
Night
AM
PM
Night
AM
PM
Night
AM
PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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)
1.4
E
10
1.2
E
13
1.2
E
13
1.2
E
12
1.1
E
11
1
E
11
0.9
E
11
0.7
E
10
0.7
WNW
12
1.9
NNW
6
1
NNW
8
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.4
E
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
424
448
455
403
289
231
181
108
162
235
133
50
54
34
31
54
56
75
96
73
33
Wind (km/h)
20
NNE
25
N
30
N
20
NNW
10
W
20
NNW
45
WSW
30
WNW
40
WNW
50
NW
40
SW
50
SW
40
SSW
35
SW
30
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
25
SW
20
S
25
S
35
SSW
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
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
3:40PM1.82m
Low Tide
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
9:20AM0.31m
part cloud
clear
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
—
7:35
—
—
7:35
—
—
7:33
—
—
7:33
—
—
7:33
—
—
7:33
—
—
7:33
—
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
—
—
5:29
—
—
5:30
—
—
5:30
—
—
5:30
—
—
5:30
—
—
5:31
—
—
5:31
 mm
—
—
2
3
—
—
4
4
1
9
4
2
10
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
Temp °C
15
16
16
16
16
16
15
12
13
13
13
13
14
15
15
14
15
15
13
14
14
Feels °C
12
11
11
13
13
12
8
5
5
4
5
3
7
9
9
10
11
10
8
8
6
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
E
10
1.2
E
13
1.2
E
13
1.2
E
12
1.1
E
11
1
E
11
0.9
NNW
6
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.6
E
11
1
NNW
8
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.4
ESE
9
Energy kJ
424
448
455
403
289
231
59
108
102
81
133
50
54
34
31
54
56
75
96
73
25
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NE
10
0.1
W
12
0.1
NW
11
0.1
NW
10
0.8
NNW
8
0.1
W
18
0.9
E
11
0.4
NW
6
0.7
WNW
12
0.7
E
11
0.6
E
10
0.4
NW
8
0.4
NW
8
0.4
NW
7
0.3
NW
7
0.2
WNW
7
0.2
WNW
6
0.2
WNW
6
0.2
WNW
6
0.2
WNW
6
0.4
E
10
Energy kJ
4
3
5
4
82
6
181
8
162
112
72
20
14
12
7
5
4
4
3
4
33
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
—
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
—
—
—
0.2
WNW
11
0.4
NW
11
0.1
NE
10
0.1
SW
16
0.5
WNW
15
0.3
NW
11
0.1
NW
16
0.1
NW
12
0.2
E
12
0.1
NW
11
0.1
NW
11
0.1
W
11
—
0.1
W
19
0.2
WNW
6
Energy kJ
—
2
2
—
—
—
12
31
4
10
128
20
10
6
11
5
5
3
—
7
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
—
0.9
NNE
4
1.3
NNE
5
1.2
N
6
0.4
SW
3
0.7
NW
7
1
WSW
4
1
W
4
1.2
NW
4
1.9
NNW
6
1.3
S
5
1.6
S
5
1.1
SW
4
0.9
SSW
4
0.8
SSW
4
1
S
4
0.9
SSW
4
0.6
SSW
3
—
0.4
S
3
1
S
4
Energy kJ
—
32
80
86
2
54
38
36
54
235
70
147
41
31
19
37
25
8
—
2
33
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Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
3
2
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4
1
1
5
1
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1
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1
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Distance (km)
25
25
532
30
13
74
535
13
174
304
56
162
77
312
101
13
13
74
74
77
77
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Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
2
2
1
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
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Rating
(10 max)
3
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2
4
4
5
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6
5
4
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4
4
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Rating
(10 max)
5
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