Great Exhibition Bay surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Sunday 19 Oct 2025 NZDT
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Great Exhibition Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Great Exhibition Bay sea temperature is
16.7° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Great Exhibition Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Great Exhibition Bay at 4PM is: 0.4m 15s primary swell from a North direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)16s
Afternoon (19 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)15s
Evening (19 Oct)1ft (0.3m)15s

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

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Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
N
0.4
N
0.4
N
0.3
N
0.3
N
0.4
N
0.4
N
0.4
N
0.4
N
0.4
N
0.4
N
0.4
N
0.4
N
0.4
N
0.4
N
0.4
N
0.4
N
0.4
N
0.4
N
0.4
NNE
1
N
0.4
N
0.9
NNE
0.9
N
Period(s) (?)161615151517161616161615151514141414141461355
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)797673414186818079777674716866656463626462583945
Wind
(km/h)
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
W
5
NNW
10
NNW
15
NNW
15
NW
15
NW
10
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
NW
20
NNW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
15
NW
20
NW
15
NW
15
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassglassglassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:04AM
1.81
7:21PM
1.91
7:49AM
1.87
8:01PM
1.94
8:29AM
1.94
8:39PM
1.95
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:11PM
0.40
1:39AM
0.30
1:55PM
0.37
2:17AM
0.25
2:35PM
0.35
2:53AM
0.21
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Sunrise-------6:39-------6:39-------6:37
Sunset---7:44-------7:45-------7:45----
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C181818171716161617181817171616161819191817171717
Feels °C (?)161616161615151516161515161415151517171717161617
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for Northland

  1. weather stationWind Update Cross-off wind 40 km from Great Exhibition Bay has become light (light winds from the NW at Tokerau Beach wx). Waves should be turning clean at Great Exhibition Bay. 0.2m 2s local chop from the N to make surfable waves.

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40 km away, 47 min ago

8 km/h
NW
0.0
16.7
Air / Water (°C)
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