Goat Island Reef surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Saturday 21 Mar 2026 NZDT
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Goat Island Reef surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Goat Island Reef sea temperature is
20.3° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Goat Island Reef today?

The current surf forecast for Goat Island Reef at 10PM is: 0.4m 13s primary swell from a North direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm March 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Mar)--
Afternoon (21 Mar)1.5ft (0.4m)14s
Evening (21 Mar)1.5ft (0.4m)13s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
N
0.4
N
0.4
N
0.4
N
0.4
N
0.4
N
0.4
N
0.4
N
0.4
N
0.4
NNE
0.3
N
0.3
NNE
0.4
NNE
0.3
N
0.9
ENE
1.1
NE
1.1
NE
1
NE
1.1
NE
1.3
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.5
ENE
Period(s) (?)14131313131313131212131313154555667776
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)59565554545352514951293153382957625569118145158171183
Wind
(km/h)
15
NE
10
NE
10
NNE
5
NNW
5
SSW
5
S
10
SE
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
E
5
ENE
10
NE
10
NE
15
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
20
ENE
25
ENE
25
E
25
E
25
ENE
25
E
30
E
30
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glassglassoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crossglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:11PM
2.36
10:28AM
2.39
10:57PM
2.38
11:15AM
2.36
11:46PM
2.36
12:04PM
2.29
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:28AM
0.14
4:52PM
0.03
5:16AM
0.16
5:39PM
0.05
6:06AM
0.21
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Sunrise------7:24-------7:24-------7:26-
Sunset-7:31-------7:30-------7:29------
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
-------------11---------
Temp. °C192019191817192020191919191919191918181818181919
Feels °C (?)182019201918192020192020201817161715141414141314
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