Gore Bay Surf Break
Lat Long: 42.87° S 173.31° E

Gore Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Weather Forecast for Gore Bay

Issued: 11 am 09 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Gore Bay sea temperature is
12.5° C

1.7°C warmer than normal for this time of year

Gore Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Gore Bay today (09 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Jun, local time) - 20ft (6.0m), 16s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Jun, local time) - 20ft (6.0m), 16s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Jun, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 15s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Gore Bay at 6PM is: 3.5m 16s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 1.4m 20s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am June 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Jun)20ft (6.0m)16s
Afternoon (09 Jun)20ft (6.0m)16s
Evening (09 Jun)10ft (3.0m)15s

Table - waves today at Gore Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Wed afternoon, min 8°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Tue morning, calm by Wed afternoon).

Tue
9
Wednesday
10
Thursday
11
Fri
12
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
!
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4
3
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
1
0
0
2
2
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
6
S
16
6
S
16
6
S
16
3.5
SSE
16
3
SSE
15
3
SSE
15
2.5
SSE
14
2.2
SSE
13
1.9
SSE
13
1.6
SSE
11
1.6
SSE
10
1.5
SSE
10
1.4
SSE
9
1.3
SSE
9
1.3
SSE
9
1.2
SSE
9
0.9
SE
13
1.1
SE
12
1.3
SSE
12
1.2
SSE
12
1
SSE
11
0.9
SSE
11
0.8
SSE
11
0.8
SSE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
17850
17832
17533
5433
4511
3431
2483
1697
1226
595
490
394
327
282
266
253
269
324
472
365
256
204
146
135
Wind (km/h)
35
SW
40
SW
30
SW
15
WSW
10
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
WNW
10
WNW
5
W
5
SE
5
NE
5
N
5
NNW
5
NW
5
NW
5
NNW
10
NE
15
NE
15
NNE
10
NNW
10
WNW
10
W
10
W
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
off
off
off
High Tide
11:11AM1.43m
11:32PM1.53m
12:00PM1.49m
00:22AM1.55m
12:52PM1.58m
1:14AM1.59m
Low Tide
5:17PM0.31m
5:48AM0.26m
6:08PM0.28m
6:35AM0.21m
7:03PM0.23m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:52
7:52
7:54
7:54
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:58
4:58
4:58
4:58
 mm
Temp °C
9
11
11
10
9
9
9
10
10
12
13
12
11
10
9
9
8
10
10
9
9
8
8
8
Feels °C
1
2
4
6
6
5
5
6
6
9
10
9
8
8
7
6
5
7
6
5
7
5
4
4
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4.5
SSE
17
4.5
SSE
16
4
SSE
16
3.5
SSE
16
3
SSE
15
3
SSE
15
2.5
SSE
14
2.2
SSE
13
1.9
SSE
13
1.6
SSE
11
1.6
SSE
10
1.5
SSE
10
1.4
SSE
9
1.3
SSE
9
1.3
SSE
9
1.2
SSE
9
1.2
SSE
9
1.1
SE
12
1.3
SSE
12
1.2
SSE
12
1
SSE
11
0.9
SSE
11
0.8
SSE
11
0.8
SSE
10
Energy kJ
10718
10653
8202
5433
4511
3431
2483
1697
1226
595
490
394
327
282
266
236
231
324
472
365
256
204
146
135
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SE
21
1.4
SE
21
1.4
SE
20
0.3
SSE
14
0.1
S
15
0.3
SE
15
0.6
SE
14
0.8
SE
13
0.9
SE
13
0.9
SSE
9
0.3
S
16
0.2
SSE
16
0.4
ENE
4
0.4
ENE
4
0.4
NE
4
0.4
NE
4
Energy kJ
368
1850
1422
36
4
36
128
253
269
121
45
25
6
7
5
5
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
15
0.6
SSE
11
0.2
S
14
0.3
S
18
0.2
S
16
0.2
SSE
18
0.2
SSE
18
0.2
SSE
17
Energy kJ
17
84
16
54
20
31
30
29
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
6
S
16
6
S
16
6
S
16
0.4
NE
2
0.5
NE
3
0.6
NE
4
0.2
WNW
2
Energy kJ
17850
17832
17533
2
6
12
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
6
5
4
7
5
5
4
4
4
3
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
2
1
2
2
1
1
Distance (km)
178
178
85
27
27
27
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
28
46
28
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Canterbury
Rating
(10 max)
9
4
4
7
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
4
3
4
3
2
2
2
2
1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
6
5
9
9
9
9
5
5
5
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
9
9
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
4
7
8
8
9
9
9
7
6
8
6
6
5
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