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 am Saturday 15 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 18.1° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

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 Sunday (Nov 16) at 1AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.8m and 10s period with a secondary swell of 0.4m and 5s. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.

The most powerful waves expected at Tom Bowling Bay in the next 12 days are 2.1m 11s and forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Nov 19) at 4PM. Winds are predicted to be glassy at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.3m 6s period and expected on Tuesday (Nov 18) at 1AM.

Wave Type	Time (NZDT) & Date	Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+)	1AM (Sun 16th Nov)	2.5ft (0.8m) 10s
Best Surf	1PM (Wed 19th Nov)	7ft (2.1m) 11s
Most Powerful	4PM (Wed 19th Nov)	7ft (2.1m) 11s

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

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	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat morning, min 16°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.									Days 3-6 Weather Summary Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Thu morning, min 18°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.
	Saturday 15			Sunday 16			Monday 17			Tuesday 18			Wednesday 19			Thursday 20			Friday 21
	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	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	3	4	3	3	0	2	2	2	2
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	ENE	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	NE	NE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	NE
Period(s) (?)	7	8	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	6	9	9	10	11	10	10	10	9	9	9	9
Wave Graph (?)
kJ (?)	20	33	117	145	154	151	145	145	145	146	307	352	876	1011	720	555	452	370	292	307	242
Wind (km/h)	WNW	WNW	S	ENE	ENE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NNE	NW	ENE	ESE	SSE	WSW	NW	N	ENE	ENE	ENE
Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy	on	on	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	on	cross- off	glass	off	glass	on	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)		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		8:09PM 1.86	8:43AM 1.95		8:48PM 1.87	9:21AM 1.98		9:27PM 1.87
Low Tide / height (m)	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		2:10PM 0.47	2:24AM 0.26		2:50PM 0.44	3:02AM 0.25		3:29PM 0.43	3:39AM 0.24

	Saturday 15			Sunday 16			Monday 17			Tuesday 18			Wednesday 19			Thursday 20			Friday 21
Sunrise	6:15	-	-	6:15	-	-	6:13	-	-	6:13	-	-	6:13	-	-	6:11	-	-	6:11	-	-
Sunset	-	8:08	-	-	8:09	-	-	8:10	-	-	8:12	-	-	8:13	-	-	8:14	-	-	8:15	-

Rain (mm)	-	-	-	1	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	3
Temp. °C	18	18	17	18	18	18	18	18	18	20	20	19	19	19	19	21	21	20	21	21	20
Feels °C (?)	14	14	17	18	17	17	16	15	15	19	20	19	20	21	20	20	21	22	21	21	21

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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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