Goat Island Reef Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.27° S 174.80° E

Goat Island Reef WaveFinder

Issued: 5 am 26 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Goat Island Reef sea temperature is
14.2°C
0.3° 

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


Goat Island Reef surf forecast from 25 Aug 2026:

  • Most powerful swell: Saturday 29 Aug, 12AM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period, N swell with 134 kJ wave energy.

Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Goat Island Reef this week:

The most powerful waves expected at Goat Island Reef in the next 16 days are 1.4m 6s and forecast to arrive on Saturday (Aug 29) at 12AM. Winds are predicted to be onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.5m 5s period and expected on Monday (Aug 31) at 12AM.

Wave TypeTime (NZST) & Date Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+)--
Best Surf--
Most Powerful12AM (Sat 29th Aug)4.5ft (1.4m) 6s

Table - best surf conditions forecast for Goat Island Reef over the next 16 days.


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