Surf Forecast Surf Report

Bowentown Bar surfForecast / Bay of Plenty / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Friday 25 Apr 2025 NZST
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Bowentown Bar surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Bowentown Bar sea temperature is
20.2° C
(Which is 1.9°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Bowentown Bar today?

The current surf forecast for Bowentown Bar at 5PM is: 1.7m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 25). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Apr)3ft (0.9m)10s
Afternoon (25 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)10s
Evening (25 Apr)6ft (1.8m)6s

Table - waves today at Bowentown Bar. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
25
Saturday
26
Sunday
27
Monday
28
Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
Thursday
01
Friday
02
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.8
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.8
ENE
1.8
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.9
ENE
1.8
NE
1.8
NE
1.6
NE
1.9
NE
1.9
NE
1.8
NE
1.8
NE
1.8
NE
1.7
NE
1.7
NE
1.6
NE
1.6
NE
1.6
NE
1.6
NE
1.1
NE
1.1
NNE
1.2
NNE
1.7
NE
1.8
NE
2.1
NE
2.2
NE
2.2
NE
2.2
NE
2.1
NE
2.2
NE
2.2
NE
2.3
NE
2.4
NE
2.4
ENE
2.5
ENE
2.5
ENE
2.4
ENE
2.3
ENE
2.1
ENE
1.8
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.2
ENE
1
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.8
ENE
1.7
NE
2.1
NNE
2.3
NNE
2.3
NNE
2
N
2.1
N
1.5
N
Period(s) (?)10101010666777888888889999991091010101111111111101010101011111111101010101010101010105677777
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)15716812554823326224629435232136829739239239537841339243037037037037019023123652065091010601080108010101060104010901181116113191436138612161027689607473388338274218180149144163325476471388448238
Wind
(km/h)
20
ESE
20
ESE
25
E
25
ENE
30
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
20
ENE
25
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
15
NE
15
ENE
15
NE
15
NE
10
ENE
15
E
15
E
15
ENE
15
E
15
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
SE
10
S
10
SW
10
SSW
10
S
10
ESE
10
SE
15
S
15
S
15
SW
20
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
SW
10
WSW
5
SW
15
S
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
5
S
5
E
5
NE
5
NNW
10
NE
15
NNE
25
NNE
35
NNE
40
NNE
30
N
30
N
20
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
onononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onononononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crossoncross-
on
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:23PM
1.65
4:45AM
1.80
5:20PM
1.76
5:40AM
1.88
6:16PM
1.87
6:34AM
1.94
7:09PM
1.96
7:27AM
1.97
8:02PM
2.02
8:19AM
1.96
8:54PM
2.03
9:12AM
1.92
9:47PM
1.99
10:06AM
1.85
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:12AM
0.24
10:31PM
0.25
11:08AM
0.13
11:30PM
0.18
12:02PM
0.02
12:27AM
0.11
12:55PM
-0.05
1:22AM
0.07
1:47PM
-0.09
2:17AM
0.05
2:39PM
-0.09
3:11AM
0.06
3:31PM
-0.05
4:05AM
0.11
4:24PM
0.03
Friday
25
Saturday
26
Sunday
27
Monday
28
Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
Thursday
01
Friday
02
Sunrise6:50-------6:50-------6:52-------6:52-------6:54-------6:54-------6:56-------6:56---
Sunset--5:37-------5:35-------5:34-------5:32-------5:31-------5:30-------5:29-------5:28-
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Rain (mm)
---1111112111111121----1------------------------------145332
Temp. °C141516171717171718181818181818181819181818181817171718181717171516192120171515141520222017161514151616161617181718181918
Feels °C (?)91111121213131315151515161617171618171717171715151617171717171415171918141212111218191914131312131515151515141212141616
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