Long Bay Reef Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(Auckland, New Zealand)

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Long Bay Reef Surf Guide

Long Bay Reef in Auckland is a sheltered reef break The best wind direction is from the west southwest with some shelter here from southwest winds. Tends to receive a mix of groundswells and windswells and the best swell direction is from the east northeast. Sometimes crowded. Beware of - Urchins - Rocks.

Long Bay Reef Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Reef	2	rarely breaks	18.3°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Long Bay Reef:

The best conditions reported for surf at Long Bay Reef occur when a East-northeast swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the West-southwest.

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What's the best time of year to surf Long Bay Reef (for consistent clean waves)?

januaryBest Season: winter

The best time of year for surfing Long Bay Reef with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Winter and most often the month of January. Clean surfable waves are typically found 0% of the time in January while 3% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 96% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

Surfable waves that hold up well for longer rides in prevailing cross-offshore, offshore or light wind conditions.

blown out

Surfable sized waves that are of poorer quality due to prevailing onshore, cross-onshore or windy conditions (may be preferable for kitesurfing).

too small

96%

Waves usually considered too small for good surf. Some wave-magnet breaks may still work though if conditions are right (on occasion).

Explore Long Bay Reef Location Map

Interactive Long Bay Reef surf break location map. View information about nearby surf breaks, their wave consistency and rating compared to other spots in the region. Current swell conditions from local buoys are shown along with live wind speed and direction from nearby weather stations. Click icons on the map for more detail. The closest passenger airport to Long Bay Reef is Auckland International Airport (AKL) in New Zealand, 36 km (22 miles) away (directly). The second nearest airport to Long Bay Reef is Whangarei Airport (WRE), also in New Zealand, 108 km (67 miles) away.

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Long Bay Reef Surf Forecasts:

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Todays Surf Summary
Wednesday, 6 May 2026, 01:07 Local Time

m, °C	Tue	Wednesday 06
ft, °F	9PM	0AM	3AM	6AM
Wave (m)	NE	NE	NE	NE
Period (s)	3	9	9	9
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	on	on	on	cross- on

What does Long Bay Reef look like?

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Credit: ricci

Tides at Long Bay Reef

Current tide and informaton

For Murrays Bay, New Zealand, 5 km from Long Bay Reef.

Next High Water: 09:49am | 2.54m

Next Low Water: 03:57am | 0.77m

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Long Bay Reef Sea Temperature

The Long Bay Reef water temperature is reasonably warm (18.3 °C) and the air temperature will similar (windchill forecast 16.0 °C). A good quality summer wetsuit would be ideal.

Today, many surfers would wear a summer wetsuit.

Current Temp*: 18.3°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

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Swell History at Long Bay Reef

Surf stats for Long Bay Reef, see the swell variation by month or season on the history page here.

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Wind History at Long Bay Reef

Wind stats for Long Bay Reef, see the variation in direction and stength by month or season on the history page here.

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Long Bay Reef Reviews:

Interactive Porthcawl Point location map. View nearby buoy information, live wind conditions and surrounding roads, paths and locations to help find new breaks. Click the buoys or wind icon to view more information.

Ratings

Based on 5 votes.

Overall:2.0
Quality on a good day:2.6
Consistency of Surf:1.4
Difficulty Level:1.2
Wind and Kite Surfing:2.8
Crowds:3.0
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Review

Impartial reviews submitted by Surf-Forecast users.

Troy S from New Zealand

“When a northerly swells from tropical cyclones in the pacific hit, Long Bay can be as good as any world class break. Waves form on the southern reef as well as the changing sand bars straight out from the beach. Excellent beach break for beginers with clean waves often in the 1ft range.”

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