Long Bay Reef Surf Break

Long Bay Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 36.69° S 174.76° E

Issued: 11 am 20 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Long Bay Reef sea temperature is
15.9° C

Normal for this time of year

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


How big are the waves at Long Bay Reef today (20 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jun, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Long Bay Reef at 7PM is: 0.2m 10s primary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am June 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Jun)1.5ft (0.4m)10s
Afternoon (20 Jun)--
Evening (20 Jun)0.5ft (0.2m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun morning, min 11°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
20
Sunday
21
Monday
22
Tue
23
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.3
NNE
10
0.2
NNE
10
0.2
NNE
9
0.2
NNE
9
0.2
NNE
9
0.2
NNE
9
0.2
NNE
9
0.2
NNE
9
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
8
0.1
NE
8
0.1
NE
8
0.1
NE
8
0.1
NE
8
0.1
NE
8
0.1
NE
8
0.1
NE
8
0.1
NE
8
0.1
NE
8
0.1
NE
8
0.1
NE
8
0.1
NE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
25
24
0
9
8
8
8
8
8
8
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Wind (km/h)
5
WNW
5
NW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
WNW
15
WNW
20
W
20
W
10
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
SSW
5
S
10
SSW
10
SSW
5
SSW
0
SSW
0
WSW
5
SSE
10
ESE
Wind State
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
High Tide
11:07AM2.87m
11:31PM2.99m
11:59AM2.81m
00:22AM2.91m
12:51PM2.73m
1:12AM2.81m
Low Tide
5:22PM0.42m
6:03AM0.52m
6:15PM0.57m
6:55AM0.59m
7:11PM0.71m
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:31
7:33
7:33
7:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:10
5:12
5:12
5:12
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
11
13
14
13
13
13
12
13
15
17
16
15
14
14
14
14
13
14
15
13
12
12
12
13
Feels °C
10
12
13
12
12
12
11
11
13
15
14
15
14
14
13
13
13
13
13
11
11
11
12
12
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.3
NNE
10
0.2
NNE
10
0.2
NNE
9
0.2
NNE
9
0.2
NNE
9
0.2
NNE
9
0.2
NNE
9
0.2
NNE
9
0.1
NE
9
0.2
N
4
0.2
N
4
0.1
NE
8
0.1
NE
8
0.1
NE
8
0.1
NE
8
0.1
NE
8
0.1
NE
8
0.1
NE
8
0.1
NE
8
0.1
NE
8
0.1
NE
8
Energy kJ
25
24
18
9
8
8
8
8
8
8
3
1
1
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NE
8
0.1
NE
8
0.1
NE
8
Energy kJ
3
3
3
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
8
Energy kJ
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NW
2
0.4
NW
3
0.4
WNW
3
0.4
NW
3
0.4
NW
3
0.4
NW
3
0.3
WNW
3
Energy kJ
1
3
3
2
2
2
2
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
4
4
Distance (km)
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
53
53
69
69
98
256
222
181
38
38
38
38
34
34
34
34
34
Best forecast wave conditions in Auckland
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
4
2
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
6
5
6
7
6
6
5
6
6
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
8
9
9
9
8
8
6
8
8
7
6
8
6
6
5
5
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  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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