Shark Alley surfForecast / Great Barrier Island / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Sunday 03 Aug 2025 NZST
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Shark Alley surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Shark Alley sea temperature is
15.8° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Shark Alley today?

The current surf forecast for Shark Alley at 4PM is: 1.0m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 1.2m 6s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Aug)5ft (1.6m)9s
Afternoon (03 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)10s
Evening (03 Aug)5ft (1.5m)10s

Table - waves today at Shark Alley. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

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Sunday
03
Monday
04
Tuesday
05
Wednesday
06
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
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
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.6
ESE
1.5
ESE
1
E
1.6
ESE
1.5
ESE
1.6
ESE
1.6
ESE
1.4
ESE
1.4
ESE
1.7
E
2
E
2.3
E
2.5
E
3
E
3
E
2.5
E
3
E
2.5
E
2.5
E
2.5
E
3
E
3
E
2.5
E
2.5
E
Period(s) (?)9910101010101010667788888888887
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)517439325524476541531383396207353557730892946836880841787823931945887894
Wind
(km/h)
35
SE
35
SE
30
SE
30
ESE
35
ESE
40
SE
25
ESE
20
E
30
E
40
E
45
E
45
E
45
E
50
E
45
E
45
E
45
E
45
E
45
E
45
E
45
E
45
E
40
E
40
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:05PM
1.89
2:18AM
1.90
3:03PM
1.85
3:12AM
1.85
4:12PM
1.86
4:14AM
1.85
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:41AM
0.79
8:14PM
0.89
8:29AM
0.83
9:07PM
0.91
9:21AM
0.85
10:03PM
0.91
Sunday
03
Monday
04
Tuesday
05
Wednesday
06
Sunrise7:13-------7:11-------7:11-------
Sunset--5:35-------5:35-------5:36-----
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Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C121211131211131313131313131313131414141414141414
Feels °C (?)555643776443333354555555
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for Great Barrier Island

  1. weather stationWind Update The wind is still cross-on at Shark Alley (fresh winds from the ESE at MokohinauIslandAws 54 km from Shark Alley). 1.1m 9s swell from the ESE with a 0.4m 11s groundswell from the ENE. 2 swells combining to make bigger set waves.

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