Surf-Forecast | Browns Bay Bar Surf Guide

Lat Long: 36.72° S 174.75° E

Issued: 6 am 04 Nov 2026 (local time)

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Today's Browns Bay Bar sea temperature is

16.7°C

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

Browns Bay Bar Surf Guide

Browns Bay Bar in Auckland is a very sheltered river break. Spring and Summer provide the best conditions. Offshore winds blow from the west southwest. Groundswells are more common than windswells and the best swell direction is from the northeast. There is no river break. The quality of the surf isn't affected by the tide. Even when the surf is up, crowds are unknown. Watch out for rocks.

Browns Bay Bar Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
River	2	rarely breaks	16.7°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Browns Bay Bar:

The best conditions reported for surf at Browns Bay Bar occur when a Northeast swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the West-southwest.

Hourly Forecast

16 Day Forecast

What's the best time of year to surf Browns Bay Bar (for consistent clean waves)?

januaryBest Season: winter

The best time of year for surfing Browns Bay Bar with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Winter and most often the month of January. Clean surfable waves are typically found 0% of the time in January while 1% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 99% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

Surfable waves that hold up well for longer rides in prevailing cross-offshore, offshore or light wind conditions.

blown out

Surfable sized waves that are of poorer quality due to prevailing onshore, cross-onshore or windy conditions (may be preferable for kitesurfing).

too small

99%

Waves usually considered too small for good surf. Some wave-magnet breaks may still work though if conditions are right (on occasion).

Explore Browns Bay Bar Location Map

Interactive Browns Bay Bar surf break location map. View information about nearby surf breaks, their wave consistency and rating compared to other spots in the region. Current swell conditions from local buoys are shown along with live wind speed and direction from nearby weather stations. Click icons on the map for more detail. The closest passenger airport to Browns Bay Bar is Auckland International Airport (AKL) in New Zealand, 33 km (20 miles) away (directly). The second nearest airport to Browns Bay Bar is Whangarei Airport (WRE), also in New Zealand, 111 km (69 miles) away.

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Please note that some surf spot locations are approximate to protect their exact location while others are not shown at close zoom level.

Browns Bay Bar Surf Forecasts:

Hourly Forecast

16 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Wednesday, 4 November 2026, 14:33 Local Time

m, °C	Wednesday 04
ft, °F	10AM	1PM	4PM	7PM
Wave (m)	NNE	NE	NE	NE
Period (s)	8	8	8	8
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	on	on	on	on

Tides at Browns Bay Bar

Current tide and informaton

For Murrays Bay, New Zealand, 2 km from Browns Bay Bar.

Next High Water: 03:39pm | 2.78m

Next Low Water: 10:15pm | 0.7m

NEXT	IS AT (local time)	remaining
high tide
low tide

Browns Bay Bar Sea Temperature

The water temperature (16.7 °C) at Browns Bay Bar is quite cool. If the sun shines as we have forecast, it should feel warm enough to surf in a good spring wetsuit. Effective windchill factor of (18.0 °C) will make the air and water feel about the same temperature.

Today, many surfers would wear a spring wetsuit.

Current Temp*: 16.7°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite