Gore Bay Surf Break

Gore Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 42.87° S 173.31° E

Issued: 11 am 20 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Gore Bay sea temperature is
12.1° C

1.6°C warmer than normal for this time of year

Gore Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Gore Bay today (20 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Jun, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Gore Bay at 2PM is: 1.0m 6s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.9m 4s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am June 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Jun)2ft (0.6m)11s
Afternoon (20 Jun)3.5ft (1.0m)6s
Evening (20 Jun)3ft (0.9m)9s

Table - waves today at Gore Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Sat afternoon, min 8°C on Sun afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
20
Sunday
21
Monday
22
Tue
23
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
2
1
0
0
1
3
3
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSE
11
0.5
SSE
10
1
NE
6
0.8
NE
6
0.9
NE
9
0.7
NE
10
0.3
SSE
15
0.3
SSE
15
0.3
SSE
16
0.3
SSE
16
0.3
SSE
13
0.3
ENE
10
0.3
S
9
0.3
S
9
0.4
S
9
0.3
SSE
12
0.7
SSE
14
1.1
SSE
17
1.7
SSE
18
1.9
SSE
18
1.7
SSE
17
1.4
SSE
16
1.2
SSE
16
1.1
SSE
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
93
60
62
46
120
98
45
46
47
48
33
19
15
17
24
27
189
684
1816
2247
1599
1055
706
491
Wind (km/h)
20
N
25
N
15
NNW
25
WNW
25
S
5
SE
5
E
5
E
10
ESE
15
ESE
25
S
10
S
0
N
5
NE
5
NNE
5
N
5
N
15
NE
25
NE
20
NE
15
NE
10
N
5
NW
10
WNW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
glassy
cross-on
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
High Tide
8:52AM1.69m
9:21PM1.80m
9:51AM1.65m
10:17PM1.72m
10:49AM1.61m
11:12PM1.64m
Low Tide
3:06PM0.04m
3:43AM0.06m
4:03PM0.11m
4:37AM0.11m
4:59PM0.18m
5:30AM0.16m
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:56
7:56
7:58
7:58
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:58
4:59
4:59
4:59
 mm
1
2
1
3
2
Temp °C
17
19
21
20
14
11
11
11
11
10
8
8
8
9
9
8
8
10
11
10
10
9
8
8
Feels °C
13
14
18
15
10
10
11
10
9
7
3
6
7
7
7
6
6
6
6
5
6
6
6
5
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSE
11
0.5
SSE
10
1
NE
6
0.8
NE
6
0.9
NE
9
0.7
NE
10
0.4
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
6
0.3
SSE
16
0.3
SSE
16
0.3
SSE
13
0.5
S
4
0.4
ESE
4
0.3
S
9
0.4
S
9
0.4
S
8
0.7
SSE
14
1.1
SSE
17
1.7
SSE
18
1.9
SSE
18
1.7
SSE
17
1.4
SSE
16
1.2
SSE
16
1.1
SSE
15
Energy kJ
93
60
62
46
120
98
17
13
47
48
33
10
6
14
24
21
189
684
1816
2247
1599
1055
706
491
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSE
18
0.3
SSE
16
0.4
SSE
10
0.6
ENE
8
0.3
SSE
16
0.6
SSE
4
0.4
SSE
4
0.3
SSE
15
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.4
ESE
4
0.3
S
9
0.3
ESE
4
0.3
ENE
9
0.3
SSE
12
0.3
ENE
9
0.3
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.7
ENE
5
0.6
ENE
5
0.5
ENE
5
Energy kJ
31
51
34
46
48
14
6
46
10
10
10
7
15
3
17
27
16
16
8
8
8
19
15
12
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
16
0.1
NE
14
0.3
SSE
16
0.3
SSE
10
0.3
SSE
9
0.3
SSE
15
0.3
SSE
15
0.3
S
4
0.2
S
4
0.2
ENE
4
0.1
SE
16
0.3
ENE
10
0.3
S
4
0.3
ENE
9
0.2
ESE
4
0.3
ENE
9
0.2
SSE
19
0.1
E
14
0.2
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
8
Energy kJ
5
7
51
20
17
46
45
3
1
2
10
19
3
17
1
16
37
4
6
1
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
NNE
3
0.9
NNE
4
1.8
NE
6
0.3
NW
2
0.6
S
4
0.3
ENE
5
0.4
SSE
4
0.9
SSE
4
0.2
E
3
0.2
E
3
0.4
NE
9
0.6
ENE
4
0.7
NE
4
1
NE
5
1.1
NE
5
Energy kJ
8
31
261
1
9
6
5
26
1
1
29
9
21
42
57
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
3
3
3
4
3
3
Distance (km)
72
76
340
72
43
28
0
43
85
85
55
98
43
72
0
27
0
28
28
28
28
27
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Canterbury
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
4
2
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
6
5
6
7
6
6
6
6
6
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
8
9
9
9
8
8
6
8
8
7
6
8
6
6
5
5
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