Spirits Bay surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Saturday 21 Mar 2026 NZDT
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Spirits Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Spirits Bay sea temperature is
21.3° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Spirits Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Spirits Bay at 6PM is: 0.6m 13s primary swell from a North direction and 0.7m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm March 21). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Mar)1.5ft (0.4m)14s
Afternoon (21 Mar)2ft (0.6m)13s
Evening (21 Mar)2ft (0.6m)13s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
!
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
N
0.8
E
0.6
N
0.6
N
0.6
N
0.6
N
0.6
N
0.6
N
0.5
N
0.5
N
0.5
N
0.7
E
0.5
N
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.4
N
0.4
NNE
0.4
NNE
0.4
NNE
1.8
ENE
2.1
ENE
2.4
ENE
2.5
ENE
3
ENE
Period(s) (?)1410131313131313121212912981212121267888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)6512812512312311911711274747776767571515150522414136448751108
Wind
(km/h)
10
SSE
5
S
10
S
10
S
10
S
10
S
5
SSE
5
SE
10
SE
10
SE
10
ESE
10
SE
10
SE
10
ESE
15
ESE
15
E
15
E
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
E
30
E
30
E
30
E
30
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:19AM
2.23
10:47PM
2.20
11:01AM
2.22
11:32PM
2.19
11:46AM
2.16
12:20AM
2.15
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:36PM
0.00
4:56AM
0.13
5:19PM
-0.00
5:41AM
0.17
6:04PM
0.05
6:31AM
0.26
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Sunrise--------7:31-------7:33-------
Sunset---7:38-------7:37-------7:37----
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
----------------11------
Temp. °C181920191818181819202120191919192020212019191919
Feels °C (?)181920191818191819192120191919191918181715151515
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