Goat Island Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 36.27° S 174.80° E

Issued: 6 am 03 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Goat Island Reef sea temperature is

16.3°C

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

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Goat Island Reef today (03 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with NNE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with NNE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Goat Island Reef at 11AM is: 1.0m 7s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00am November 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (03 Nov)	3.5ft (1.0m)	6s
Afternoon (03 Nov)	3.5ft (1.1m)	7s
Evening (03 Nov)	3.5ft (1.1m)	7s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu afternoon, min 16°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.
	Tuesday 3							Wednesday 4								Thursday 5								Fri 6
	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNE 6	NNE 6	NNE 6	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 8	NE 8	NE 7	ENE 8	NE 8	NE 7	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	N 7	NE 8	N 7	N 7	N 7
Wave Graph
kJ	72	96	80	85	117	117	117	120	142	158	182	174	187	250	217	125	117	123	104	101	86	46	73	92	71	59
Wind (km/h)	NNE	NNE	NNE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	ENE	ENE	E	E	E	ESE	ESE	SE	ESE	ENE	NE	NE	NNE	NNE	N	NNW	NNW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	on	on	on
High Tide	2:15AM2.03m				2:51PM2.19m				3:22AM1.99m				3:53PM2.15m					4:27AM1.99m				4:53PM2.13m				5:28AM2.02m
Low Tide			8:37AM0.32m				9:22PM0.36m				9:40AM0.37m					10:24PM0.35m				10:43AM0.40m				11:21PM0.33m


	6:15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:13	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:13	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:11	—
	—	—	—	—	—	7:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:53	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:54	—	—	—	7:55
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	—	—	—
Temp °C	16	16	17	17	17	17	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	17	18	19	18	17	17	17	17
Feels °C	14	15	15	14	14	15	14	15	15	15	14	14	14	15	15	16	16	16	17	17	18	19	17	17	17	16
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 13	N 13	N 13	N 13	N 13	N 12	N 12	NNE 7	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 9	N 9	N 12	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 7	NE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8
kJ	13	13	13	13	13	12	11	120	11	11	11	24	97	11	159	125	117	123	104	101	86	43	73	39	39	42
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 11	N 11	—	—	—	—	—	N 12	—	E 14	E 14	N 12	N 12	—	N 7	N 7	N 7	N 7	N 7	N 7	N 10	NE 9	N 10	N 10	N 10	N 10
kJ	5	2	—	—	—	—	—	11	—	4	4	11	11	—	69	48	48	53	39	37	8	36	8	8	2	2
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 15	—	—	—	E 15	—	—	E 14	E 14	E 14	—	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 10	N 10	N 11	N 18	N 10	N 18	N 17	N 16	N 16
kJ	2	2	2	4	—	—	—	4	—	—	4	4	4	—	10	10	9	9	9	9	7	9	6	5	5	5
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNE 6	NNE 6	NNE 6	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	—	NNE 7	NNE 8	NE 8	NE 7	ENE 8	NE 8	NE 7	—	—	—	—	—	N 7	N 7	N 7	N 7	N 7	N 7
kJ	72	96	80	85	117	117	117	—	142	158	182	174	187	250	217	—	—	—	—	—	36	46	73	92	71	59
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Muriwai Beach Auckland	Muriwai Beach Auckland	Muriwai Beach Auckland	Muriwai Beach Auckland	O'Neills Bay Auckland	O'Neills Bay Auckland	O'Neills Bay Auckland	Muriwai Beach Auckland	Muriwai Beach Auckland	Muriwai Beach Auckland	O'Neills Bay Auckland	O'Neills Bay Auckland	O'Neills Bay Auckland	Goat Island Reef Northland	Goat Island Reef Northland	Goat Island Reef Northland	Goat Island Reef Northland	Goat Island Reef Northland	Ocean Beach (Whangarei) Northland	Okiwi - Whangapoua Estuary Great Barrier Island	Muriwai Beach Auckland	Langs beach Northland	Daniels Reef Northland	Ruakaka Northland	Omaha Beach and Bar Northland	Omaha Beach and Bar Northland
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	2	1	1	1	2	1	3	2	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	72	72	72	72	75	75	75	72	72	72	75	75	75	0	0	0	0	0	55	59	72	33	4	51	7	7
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland	Twilight Beach	Ngunguru Bar	Scott Point	Scott Point	Scott Point	Twilight Beach	The Box	Twilight Beach	The Box	The Box	The Box	The Box	Herangi Beach	Taronui Bay-Bombora	Taronui Bay-Bombora	Takou Bay	Taronui Bay-Bombora	Takou Bay	Twilight Beach	Ngunguru Bar	Matauri Bay	Elliot Bay	Elliot Bay	Matauri Bay	Matauri Bay	Fairway Reef
Rating (10 max)	2	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	4	2	2	2	2	2	4	2	1	2	2	1	1	1
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Rating (10 max)	3	3	4	3	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	2	3	3	2
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	4	4	5	5	6	5	5

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