Spirits Bay Surf Forecast

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Spirits Bay surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

12 Day Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Tuesday 14 Oct 2025 NZDT

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

Today's Spirits Bay sea temperature is 16.4° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Spirits Bay this week:

The surf forecast for Spirits Bay over the next 12 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Oct 15) at 7AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.0m and 8s period. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.

The most powerful waves expected at Spirits Bay in the next 12 days are 3.0m 14s and forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Oct 14) at 1PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 2.5m 17s period and expected on Saturday (Oct 18) at 1AM.

Wave Type	Time (NZDT) & Date	Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+)	7AM (Wed 15th Oct)	3.5ft (1.0m) 8s
Best Surf	10PM (Sun 19th Oct)	3.5ft (1.0m) 10s
Most Powerful	1PM (Tue 14th Oct)	10ft (3.0m) 14s

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

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	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon night, min 14°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds.										Days 3-6 Weather Summary Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun morning, min 14°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.
		Tuesday 14			Wednesday 15			Thursday 16			Friday 17			Saturday 18			Sunday 19			Mon 20
	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	W	NW	W	WNW	NE	NE	NE	ENE	ENE	ENE	WSW	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	W	N	N
Period(s) (?)	14	6	9	9	9	9	10	10	9	9	19	19	18	17	16	16	16	15	8	16	16
Wave Graph (?)
kJ (?)	1855	205	732	288	41	41	45	18	32	30	0	62	55	53	84	82	77	72	90	121	118
Wind (km/h)	NNW	NW	WSW	WSW	SSW	SW	SSW	WSW	WSW	SSW	S	W	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	SW	S	S	SW
Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy	on	on	cross- on	cross	cross- off	cross	cross- off	cross	cross	cross- off	cross- off	cross- on	glass	on	on	cross- on	on	cross	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)	1:48AM 1.87		2:33PM 1.95	2:56AM 1.76		3:43PM 1.89		4:10AM 1.71	4:51PM 1.87		5:20AM 1.72	5:52PM 1.88		6:21AM 1.77	6:44PM 1.92		7:12AM 1.84		7:29PM 1.95	7:56AM 1.92
Low Tide / height (m)		8:08AM 0.30		8:54PM 0.49	9:15AM 0.40		10:06PM 0.53	10:26AM 0.46		11:15PM 0.51	11:32AM 0.46		12:14AM 0.45	12:30PM 0.44		1:04AM 0.37		1:19PM 0.40	1:46AM 0.30		2:02PM 0.37

		Tuesday 14			Wednesday 15			Thursday 16			Friday 17			Saturday 18			Sunday 19			Mon 20
Sunrise	-	6:48	-	-	6:48	-	-	6:46	-	-	6:45	-	-	6:43	-	-	6:43	-	-	6:41	-
Sunset	-	-	7:39	-	-	7:40	-	-	7:42	-	-	7:43	-	-	7:44	-	-	7:45	-	-	7:45

Rain (mm)	-	5	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	17	16	16	15	16	15	14	16	16	15	16	15	14	16	16	17	18	15	14	15	15
Feels °C (?)	15	11	11	11	11	10	11	13	13	14	16	14	14	13	13	15	14	13	11	13	12

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Recent Eyeball Surf Reports for Northland

Wind Update The wind is still cross-on at Spirits Bay (strong winds from the N at CapeReingaAws 15 km from Spirits Bay). 1.2m 6s windswell from the NW with a 0.6m 9s swell from the ENE. 2 swells combining to make bigger set waves.
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Information about the Spirits Bay Surf forecast

The above surf forecast table for Spirits Bay provides essential information for determining whether the surfing conditions will be good over the next 12 days. A general guide to surfing at Spirits Bay can be found by selecting the local surf guide option on the grey menu. Our Spirits 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 (Spirits 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).

Further information to help with frequently asked questions about our surf forecast for Spirits Bay may be found under the help tab on the top menu and also by moving your mouse over the question marks on the surf forecast table itself. Please always bear in mind that the forecast is for near-shore open water and local factors at each surf break influence the actual breaking wave height, such as the beach / reef profile, water depths offshore and shelter.

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