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Long Bay Reef Surf Photo: 'LONG BEACH' by ricci

Lat Long: 36.69° S 174.76° E

Issued: 5 pm 02 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Long Bay Reef sea temperature is

14.9° C

Slightly cooler than normal

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

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3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	N	W	SW	E	E
	14 s	glass	2 s	8 s	10 s

Open ocean wave model on 4 October at 9 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Long Bay Reef around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	N	WNW	W	E	E
	14 s	glass	2 s	8 s	10 s

Open ocean wave model on 4 October at 12 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Long Bay Reef around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	N	WNW	W	E	E
	14 s	glass	2 s	8 s	10 s

Open ocean wave model on 4 October at 3 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Long Bay Reef around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	N	WSW	W	E
	14 s	glass	2 s	9 s

Open ocean wave model on 4 October at 6 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Long Bay Reef around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	N	SSW		E
	14 s	glass		10 s

Open ocean wave model on 4 October at 9 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Long Bay Reef around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	N	WSW		E
	14 s	glass		10 s

Open ocean wave model on 5 October at 12 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Long Bay Reef around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	N	SSW		E
	13 s	glass		10 s

Open ocean wave model on 5 October at 3 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Long Bay Reef around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	NNE	SE	SSW	ENE
	13 s	cross	2 s	12 s

Open ocean wave model on 5 October at 6 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Long Bay Reef around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	NNE	ESE		S	ENE
	13 s	glass		2 s	12 s

Open ocean wave model on 5 October at 9 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Long Bay Reef around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	NE	NE		ENE
	13 s	on		13 s

Open ocean wave model on 5 October at 12 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Long Bay Reef around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	NE	NNE	NNE	ENE	E
	13 s	cross- on	2 s	13 s	9 s

Open ocean wave model on 5 October at 3 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Long Bay Reef around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	NE	NNE	NNE	ENE
	13 s	cross- on	2 s	12 s

Open ocean wave model on 5 October at 6 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Long Bay Reef around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	NE	N	N	ENE
	12 s	cross- on	2 s	12 s

Open ocean wave model on 5 October at 9 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Long Bay Reef around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	NE	NNE	N	ENE
	12 s	glass	2 s	12 s

Open ocean wave model on 6 October at 12 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Long Bay Reef around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	ENE	NNE	N	ENE
	12 s	cross- on	3 s	12 s

Open ocean wave model on 6 October at 3 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Long Bay Reef around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	NE	N	N	ENE
	12 s	glass	3 s	11 s

Open ocean wave model on 6 October at 6 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Long Bay Reef around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	NE	NE		N	ENE
	12 s	glass		3 s	11 s

Open ocean wave model on 6 October at 9 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Long Bay Reef around the time the photo was taken

Image captured One hour and 52 minutes after high water (falling ordinary tide). Tide height was 2.3m (7.5 ft). Range 3.16m (10.4 ft). Toggle tide graph

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Long Bay Reef Surf Photo: 'LONG BEACH' by ricci

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User: ricci (1 photo)

Country: New Zealand (2470 photos)

Photo taken at: 9:47 am 5 Oct 2013

christian
Looks like Te Aria. Definitely not long bay, but yes it is a wave.
Brent
Not long bay reef