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Bowentown Bar location map

Bowentown Bar surf Forecast / Bay of Plenty / New Zealand

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Thursday 18 Apr 2024 NZST
Forecast update in  hr  min  s 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 18.9°C (Statistics for 18 Apr 1981-2005 - mean: 18.6 °C max: 19.8 °C min: 17.4 °C)
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  • Live Wave Height (m)
  • Live Wind Speed (km/h)
  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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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 18.9°C (Statistics for 18 Apr 1981-2005 - mean: 18.6 °C max: 19.8 °C min: 17.4 °C)


How big are the waves at Bowentown Bar today?

The current surf forecast for Bowentown Bar at 4PM is: 0.4m 11s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 18). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)10s
Afternoon (18 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)11s
Evening (18 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)10s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Update imminent
Thursday
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
Monday
22
Tuesday
23
Wednesday
24
Thursday
25
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
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 (?)
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.5
NE
0.5
NE
0.5
NE
0.5
NE
0.5
NE
0.5
NE
0.5
NE
0.5
NE
0.5
NE
0.5
NE
0.5
NE
0.5
NE
0.5
NE
0.5
NE
0.5
NE
0.5
NE
0.5
NE
0.5
NE
0.4
ENE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.3
NNE
0.3
NE
0.2
NNE
0.2
NNE
0.2
NNE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.2
NNE
0.8
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.3
NNE
0.3
NNE
0.5
E
0.3
NNE
0.3
NNE
0.3
NNE
0.3
NNE
0.3
NNE
0.3
NNE
0.4
NE
0.2
NNE
0.2
NNE
0.2
NNE
0.2
NNE
0.3
NE
0.4
ENE
0.6
E
0.3
NNE
0.3
NNE
0.3
NNE
Period(s) (?)1010111010101010101010101010101010101010101010101010101012101212119991144415149141414131313813131313976121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)273840373645464646474646464646454546464546464637242428282815131313212121121721264241414139363535351817171716162023292928
Wind
(km/h)
10
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
W
10
WNW
5
W
5
WSW
10
W
5
WNW
10
W
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
SSE
10
E
15
ENE
5
NE
15
SSE
10
SSE
10
S
10
SW
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
20
SW
20
SW
15
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
25
WSW
25
SW
20
SW
20
SSE
20
S
15
S
15
S
20
SSW
15
S
15
ESE
10
ENE
10
E
10
SE
10
SSW
5
S
10
SW
5
SW
5
NE
15
NNE
10
NNW
5
WNW
10
SW
5
SSW
5
S
5
SSE
10
E
10
NE
10
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
glassoncross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
crosscross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
glasscrossoncross-
on
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:43PM
1.44
3:14AM
1.54
3:40PM
1.44
4:05AM
1.54
4:32PM
1.46
4:53AM
1.56
5:21PM
1.51
5:36AM
1.59
6:05PM
1.56
6:18AM
1.62
6:47PM
1.62
6:58AM
1.65
7:27PM
1.67
7:37AM
1.66
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:34AM
0.48
8:49PM
0.46
9:30AM
0.48
9:44PM
0.47
10:22AM
0.45
10:36PM
0.46
11:09AM
0.40
11:24PM
0.43
11:53AM
0.34
12:10AM
0.40
12:35PM
0.29
12:54AM
0.37
1:15PM
0.25
1:36AM
0.34
1:54PM
0.23
Thursday
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
Monday
22
Tuesday
23
Wednesday
24
Thursday
25
Sunrise6:45-------6:46-------6:47-------6:48-------6:48-------6:48-------6:50-------6:50---
Sunset--5:44-------5:43-------5:42-------5:39-------5:38-------5:37-------5:37-------5:35-
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Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C131819171514131315202119161616151516141515151412121719161414161416181918151212121316171816151414151616171614131313151617
Feels °C (?)111416141313121215191917161616141317121515151399131514111213121213151411887913151714141313151514161513121313141516

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