Gore Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.87° S 173.31° E

Gore Bay WaveFinder

Issued: 6 am 11 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Gore Bay sea temperature is
11.9°C
1.5° 

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


Gore Bay surf forecast from 10 Oct 2026:

  • Best quality surf: Thursday 15 Oct, 10PM (local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 9s period, S swell with cross-offshore winds.
  • Most powerful swell: Thursday 15 Oct, 10PM (local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 9s period, S swell with 1,026 kJ wave energy.
  • Next surfable swell (1★+): Sunday 11 Oct, 10AM (local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period with ENE swell.

Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Gore Bay this week:

The surf forecast for Gore Bay over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Sunday (Oct 11) at 10AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.2m and 7s period with a secondary swell of 0.2m and 16s. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.

The most powerful waves expected at Gore Bay in the next 16 days are 2.5m 9s and forecast to arrive on Thursday (Oct 15) at 10PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.6m 5s period and expected on Thursday (Oct 15) at 1PM.

Wave TypeTime (NZDT) & Date Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+)10AM (Sun 11th Oct)4ft (1.2m) 7s
Best Surf10PM (Thu 15th Oct)8ft (2.5m) 9s
Most Powerful10PM (Thu 15th Oct)8ft (2.5m) 9s

Table - best surf conditions forecast for Gore Bay over the next 16 days.


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