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Great Exhibition Bay Surf Forecast
/ Northland (73 surf breaks) /
Great Exhibition Bay surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Sunday 17 Aug 2025 NZST
How big are the waves at Great Exhibition Bay today?
The current surf forecast for Great Exhibition Bay at 9PM is: 1.7m 9s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.5m 7s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 17). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (17 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 10s |
| Evening (17 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Great Exhibition Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Sunday 17 | Monday 18 | Tuesday 19 | Wednesday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
Rating (10 max) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Energy (?) | 948 | 583 | 502 | 416 | 381 | 314 | 413 | 432 | 268 | 200 | 166 | 141 | 141 | 99 | 139 | 95 | 73 | 41 | 41 | 64 | 59 | 124 | 108 | 49 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | cross- off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 2:14AM 1.85 | 3:05PM 1.85 | 3:22AM 1.79 | 4:15PM 1.85 | 4:31AM 1.77 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 8:09PM 0.47 | 8:41AM 0.30 | 9:18PM 0.53 | 9:48AM 0.33 | 10:30PM 0.53 | 10:55AM 0.32 | ||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 17 | Monday 18 | Tuesday 19 | Wednesday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:05 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:03 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:01 | - |
| Sunset | 5:58 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:59 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:59 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 |
| Feels °C (?) | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 6 |
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Recent Eyeball Surf Reports for Northland
Continuing clean conditions at Great Exhibition Bay (calm at Tokerau Beach wx 40 km from Great Exhibition Bay). 1.5m 9s swell from the NE with a 0.9m 7s swell from the NW. 2 swells combining to make bigger set waves.
40 km away, 1 h 14 min ago
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