Long Bay Reef Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.69° S 174.76° E

Long Bay Reef WaveFinder

Issued: 11 am 07 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Long Bay Reef sea temperature is
14.3°C
0.1° 

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


Long Bay Reef surf forecast from 7 Sep 2026:

  • Most powerful swell: Thursday 10 Sep, 9PM (local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 15s period, NNE swell with 23 kJ wave energy.

Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Long Bay Reef this week:

The most powerful waves expected at Long Bay Reef in the next 16 days are 0.2m 15s and forecast to arrive on Thursday (Sep 10) at 9PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.8m 4s period and expected on Friday (Sep 11) at 6PM.

Wave TypeTime (NZST) & Date Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+)--
Best Surf--
Most Powerful 9PM (Thu 10th Sep)0.5ft (0.2m) 15s

Table - best surf conditions forecast for Long Bay Reef over the next 16 days.


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