Spirits Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.44° S 172.84° E

Issued: 5 am 16 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Spirits Bay sea temperature is

16.5° C

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

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Spirits Bay today (16 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 4s period with NNW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with NNE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 4s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Spirits Bay at 10AM is: 0.6m 4s primary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 16). An open ocean swell of 2.4m 16s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.3m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (16 Jul)	2ft (0.6m)	4s
Afternoon (16 Jul)	0.5ft (0.2m)	10s
Evening (16 Jul)	1.5ft (0.4m)	4s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu morning, min 12°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.
	Thursday 16							Friday 17								Saturday 18								Sun 19
	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	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM	12 AM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NW 4	NW 4	NNW 4	NNE 10	NNE 10	NNE 10	NW 4	E 10	E 10	NNE 9	NNE 9	NNE 9	NNE 8	NNE 8	NNE 8	NNE 8	E 15	NNE 8	NNE 8	NNE 8	NNE 8	WSW 15	WSW 15	WSW 19
Wave Graph
kJ	17	29	12	10	9	9	6	8	8	9	9	8	6	13	13	13	224	13	13	13	24	0	0	0
Wind (km/h)	NW	WNW	WNW	W	W	SW	SSW	WSW	SSW	SW	SSW	SSW	SSW	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	SSW	SSW	S	S
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-off	cross	cross-off	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide			8:54AM2.12m					9:29PM2.33m				9:46AM2.12m				10:18PM2.32m				10:37AM2.08m				11:05PM2.26m
Low Tide	2:54AM0.16m					3:09PM-0.04m				3:46AM0.12m				3:59PM-0.01m				4:36AM0.11m				4:48PM0.06m


	—	7:31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:31	—	—	—	—	—	7:31
	—	—	—	—	5:37	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:37	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:37	—	—	5:37
mm	3	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	17	16	16	17	17	16	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	14	14	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	12
Feels °C	15	13	14	15	15	15	14	15	14	15	15	14	13	12	12	12	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	10
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WSW 15	WSW 16	WSW 16	WSW 16	WSW 16	WSW 16	WSW 16	WSW 16	WSW 15	WSW 15	WSW 15	WSW 15	WSW 15	WSW 16	WSW 16	WSW 16	WSW 15	WSW 15	WSW 15	WSW 15	WSW 15	WSW 15	WSW 15	WSW 19
kJ	2937	3299	2901	2675	2429	2226	2054	1757	1531	1471	1328	1418	1599	2075	2518	2454	2546	2513	2329	2268	2070	1980	1626	3097
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 13	NW 4	ESE 14	ESE 19	E 18	E 17	E 17	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 16	E 15	ESE 15	ESE 14	ESE 14	ESE 14	SW 23	SW 21	WSW 14
kJ	23	22	21	21	21	34	6	41	119	163	154	147	208	259	253	250	224	225	218	163	158	521	1816	1095
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNE 10	NNE 10	NNE 10	NNE 10	NNE 10	NNE 10	ESE 14	E 10	E 10	NNE 9	NNE 9	NNE 9	NNE 8	NNE 8	NNE 8	NNE 8	NNE 8	NNE 8	NNE 8	NNE 8	NNE 8	ESE 14	ESE 14	ESE 14
kJ	10	10	10	10	9	9	67	8	8	9	9	8	6	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	24	158	160	116
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NW 4	NW 4	NNW 4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	S 2	S 3	SSE 3	SSE 3	SSE 3	SSE 3	SSE 3	—	S 2	—	—
kJ	17	29	12	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	2	2	1	1	1	1	—	1	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Scott Point Northland	The Box Northland	Shipwreck Bay-Blue House Northland	Elliot Bay Northland	Shipwreck Bay-Blue House Northland	Shipwreck Bay-Blue House Northland	Tapotupoto Bay Northland	Scott Point Northland	Tapotupoto Bay Northland	Tapotupoto Bay Northland	Tapotupoto Bay Northland	Tapotupoto Bay Northland	Tapotupoto Bay Northland	Tapotupoto Bay Northland	Tapotupoto Bay Northland	Tapotupoto Bay Northland	Spirits Bay Northland	Tapotupoto Bay Northland	Tapotupoto Bay Northland	Tapotupoto Bay Northland	Tapotupoto Bay Northland	Tapotupoto Bay Northland	Tapotupoto Bay Northland	Tapotupoto Bay Northland
Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	1	4	4	1	4	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	14	85	84	162	84	84	11	14	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	0	11	11	11	11	11	11	11
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland	The Box	The Box	The Box	Elliot Bay	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks	Twilight Beach	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks	Moureeses	The Ledge	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks	Shipwreck Bay-Blue House	Shipwreck Bay-Blue House	Shipwreck Bay-Blue House	Shipwreck Bay-Blue House	Shipwreck Bay-Blue House	Shipwreck Bay-Blue House	The Ledge	Moureeses	Moureeses	Herangi Beach	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks
Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	1	4	4	5	4	1	2	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	2	1	1	8	5
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Shingles West Coast South Island	The Box Northland	The Box Northland	Wainui Beach - Whales Gisborne and Mahia	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks Northland	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks Northland	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Otago Peninsula - Pipikaretu Otago	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Pipikaretu Otago	Otago Peninsula - Pipikaretu Otago	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Dunedin - Taieri Mouth Otago	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay Canterbury	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins
Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	2	4	4	9	4	5	4	4	5	5	8	9	8	7	7	9	5	9	9	9	7
Header Global	Shingles New Zealand	Shipstern Bluff Australia	Hell South Africa	Gerickes Point South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Dunedin - Cob Cottage New Zealand	Easter Reef Australia	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach New Zealand	Lebu Chile	Easter Reef Australia	Dunedin - Bobs Beach New Zealand	Easter Reef Australia	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach New Zealand	Dunedin - Kuri Bush New Zealand	Dunedin - Cob Cottage New Zealand	Dunedin - Kuri Bush New Zealand	Seconds (White Rock) New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand
Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	5	5	7	5	5	6	6	9	6	8	9	8	7	6	6	8	9	9	9	7

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