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Bowentown Bar surf Forecast / Bay of Plenty / New Zealand

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Thursday 18 Apr 2024 NZST
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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 18.8°C (Statistics for 18 Apr 1981-2005 - mean: 18.5 °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 18.8°C (Statistics for 18 Apr 1981-2005 - mean: 18.5 °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 8PM is: 0.4m 10s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 18). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Apr)--
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
Fri
26
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
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
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
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
0.7
N
0.7
N
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.3
NE
0.3
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.2
NNE
0.2
NNE
0.2
NNE
0.2
NNE
0.2
NNE
0.3
NNE
0.3
NNE
0.3
NNE
0.3
NNE
0.3
NNE
0.3
NNE
0.3
NNE
0.3
NNE
0.3
NNE
0.7
NE
0.8
NE
0.8
NE
1
NE
1.1
NE
1.3
NE
1.4
NE
1.4
NE
1.5
NE
1.6
NE
1.7
NE
1.7
NE
1.8
NE
Period(s) (?)111010101010101010101010101010101010107710101010109109999911111515151514141414141313135567767788889
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)403736454646464646464646464545464646464545302424282828151421212121121223212142414141393635353528345486113136181209250324382392526
Wind
(km/h)
20
WSW
20
WSW
10
WSW
10
WNW
5
W
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
NNW
10
WNW
10
W
5
W
5
SSW
0
ENE
20
N
15
NNW
10
NW
10
WNW
5
WNW
10
W
15
WSW
20
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
SW
20
SW
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
15
SW
10
WSW
20
WSW
25
SW
20
SW
15
SSE
30
SE
20
SSE
10
SSW
10
SSW
5
SSW
10
E
10
NE
5
NW
5
SW
5
SW
5
S
5
SW
5
SSW
10
ENE
10
NE
5
N
5
W
10
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
5
WSW
0
N
5
WNW
10
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffoffcross-
off
offglassglasscross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
glasscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
oncross-
on
cross-
off
glasscross-
off
crosscross-
off
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
crossoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassglassoffoffcross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
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
8:06PM
1.70
Low Tide
/ height (m)
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
Fri
26
Sunrise------6:46-------6:47-------6:48-------6:48-------6:48-------6:50-------6:50-----
Sunset5:44-------5:43-------5:42-------5:39-------5:38-------5:37-------5:37-------5:35---
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Rain (mm)
-------------21---------------------------------------------
Temp. °C191714141414152021191616161616181918161514121317191614131314161919191412111011121314141311111113131413121110111517161211
Feels °C (?)15141313131415192018161617141418191916131078131513111110131315151687769910121211999111113121097913151498

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