Goat Island Reef Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.27° S 174.80° E

Goat Island Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 04 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Goat Island Reef sea temperature is
14.9° C
0.0° 

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 (04 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 14s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 13s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 12s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Goat Island Reef at 3PM is: 0.1m 13s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 04). 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 (04 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)14s
Afternoon (04 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)13s
Evening (04 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue morning, min 6°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
4
Wednesday
5
Thursday
6
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
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
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NE
14
0.1
NE
12
0.1
NE
13
0.1
E
16
0.1
NE
12
0.1
N
13
0.1
NE
12
0.1
N
13
0.1
NE
12
0.1
NE
12
0.1
NE
12
0.1
NE
12
0.2
E
6
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
11
0.2
E
7
0.2
E
7
0.2
E
6
0.2
E
6
0.2
E
7
0.1
N
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
7
6
6
6
5
5
6
6
6
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
Wind (km/h)
20
SW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSE
15
S
15
S
15
S
10
S
5
SE
5
SSW
5
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
10
SSW
15
S
10
SSE
10
SSW
10
SW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
11:02AM2.08m
11:20PM2.19m
11:49AM2.08m
00:06AM2.16m
12:39PM2.07m
Low Tide
5:18PM0.36m
5:48AM0.29m
6:04PM0.40m
6:34AM0.29m
6:55PM0.44m
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:15
7:13
7:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:37
5:38
5:39
 mm
Temp °C
13
14
14
12
10
8
7
6
6
8
9
9
9
8
8
7
7
9
11
10
9
Feels °C
8
8
8
6
3
3
2
1
1
4
5
6
6
5
4
4
4
5
7
6
6
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