Goat Island Reef Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.27° S 174.80° E

Goat Island Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 18 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Goat Island Reef sea temperature is
15.4°C
0.6° 

Goat Island Reef surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Goat Island Reef today (19 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with NNE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Goat Island Reef at 8AM is: 0.8m 8s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 18). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)8s
Afternoon (19 Sep)2ft (0.6m)8s
Evening (19 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)8s

Table - waves today at Goat Island Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat morning, min 12°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Sun morning, light winds from the SW by Sun night).

Saturday
19
Sunday
20
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
NNE
8
1
NNE
8
0.9
NNE
8
0.9
NNE
8
0.8
NNE
8
0.6
NNE
8
0.6
NNE
8
0.5
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
1
W
4
1
W
4
1.1
W
4
0.2
NNE
8
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
9
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
163
123
102
87
71
46
46
34
17
33
37
48
6
3
3
3
3
Wind (km/h)
25
SSW
25
SW
30
SW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SW
30
WSW
25
WSW
30
W
30
W
30
W
30
W
35
WSW
35
SW
30
SW
25
SW
25
SW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
00:23AM1.90m
12:58PM1.92m
1:14AM1.82m
1:52PM1.86m
Low Tide
6:27PM0.56m
6:46AM0.49m
7:18PM0.64m
7:38AM0.56m
8:13PM0.69m
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clear
clear
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clear
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clear
clear
cloud
clear
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:15
6:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:14
6:15
 mm
Temp °C
12
12
12
12
14
16
14
14
14
14
14
14
15
14
13
12
12
Feels °C
7
7
6
7
9
10
8
9
9
9
9
8
8
7
6
6
6
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