Gore Bay surf break

Gore Bay surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Tuesday 15 Jul 2025 NZST
Forecast update in 5hr 1 min 12 s Forecast update imminent
Gore Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Gore Bay sea temperature is
51.8°F
(Which is 1.8°F warmer than normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Gore Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Gore Bay at 1PM is: 5ft 11s primary swell from a East direction and 1ft 14s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Jul)5ft (1.5m)11s
Afternoon (15 Jul)4.5ft (1.4m)11s
Evening (15 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)10s

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

Updates in 5 hr 1 min 12 s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
15
Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
Friday
18
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
Monday
21
Tuesday
22
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (ft) & direction (?)
5
E
5
E
4.5
ESE
4.5
ESE
4.5
ESE
4.5
ESE
4.5
ESE
5
E
5
E
5
E
5
E
5
E
6
ESE
6
ESE
6.5
ESE
6
ESE
6
ESE
5.5
ESE
5
ESE
5
ESE
5
ESE
4.5
ESE
4.5
ESE
4.5
ESE
4.5
ESE
4.5
ESE
4.5
ESE
4.5
ESE
4.5
ESE
4
ESE
4
ESE
3.5
ESE
3.5
ESE
3.5
ESE
3.5
ESE
3.5
ESE
3.5
ESE
3.5
ESE
3.5
ESE
3.5
ESE
3.5
ESE
3.5
ESE
3.5
ESE
3
ESE
3
ESE
3
ESE
2.5
ESE
2.5
ESE
2
ESE
2
ESE
2
ESE
2
ESE
6
SSW
7
S
7
SSW
4
S
2
ESE
2
ESE
2.5
SSE
3
SSE
Period(s) (?)111111101010101010101011111212121211111111111111111111111111111010101010111111101010101010101010101010106887121178
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)571560456439379391468505560510516865897100211681085975815718615616547556505498468464491451378374317288282279271287369307288275235230213158158111120979697983806691001257229202160185
Wind
(mph)
5
W
5
SW
5
SSW
5
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
5
SSW
5
NNW
5
WNW
5
NW
5
NW
5
NNW
5
NE
10
NE
10
NE
5
NNE
5
N
5
NW
5
NW
5
NW
5
W
5
NE
10
NNE
5
NW
5
W
5
W
5
W
5
W
5
SW
5
SSE
5
ENE
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
N
5
N
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
15
WNW
10
WSW
10
SSE
5
NE
10
NNE
5
SW
15
SSW
10
W
10
W
5
WNW
5
NW
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
SW
5
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
offoffoffoffcross-
off
glasscross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glasscross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
offoffglassglass
High Tide
/ height (ft)
7:45AM
4.95
8:11PM
5.45
8:36AM
5.02
9:01PM
5.38
9:30AM
5.12
9:54PM
5.35
10:26AM
5.25
10:50PM
5.32
11:23AM
5.41
11:47PM
5.32
12:22PM
5.61
12:45AM
5.35
1:20PM
5.77
1:43AM
5.38
2:16PM
5.94
Low Tide
/ height (ft)
1:57PM
0.62
2:33AM
0.62
2:49PM
0.59
3:23AM
0.56
3:43PM
0.62
4:14AM
0.52
4:39PM
0.62
5:07AM
0.46
5:37PM
0.62
6:01AM
0.43
6:36PM
0.59
6:57AM
0.36
7:36PM
0.56
7:54AM
0.3
Tuesday
15
Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
Friday
18
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
Monday
21
Tuesday
22
Sunrise7:52-------7:52-------7:52-------7:50-------7:50-------7:50-------7:48-------7:48---
Sunset--5:12-------5:12-------5:13-------5:14-------5:15-------5:15-------5:16-------5:17-
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Rain (in)
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Temp. °F485252504846464646525248464645434548504848464543434850504845454545505248464645454552595554545046485052464545454346525552
Feels °F (?)434648454137373636434343434339373943434143434137374345454337373737454845414137373746544845434139454348363737373437455046
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