Great Exhibition Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.66° S 173.03° E

North Island New Zealand Surf

Issued: 11 am 13 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Great Exhibition Bay sea temperature is
13.0°C
1.0° 

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

Detailed North Island New Zealand surf forecast maps and the latest eyeball surf report from local surfers in the region. Near-shore swell is shown on the map together with the surf forecast rating for spots in North Island New Zealand. Find the best places to surf in offshore conditions by selecting the wind option on the forecast map. Windsurfers and kite surfers can also use this option to find more favorable cross-shore conditions in North Island New Zealand. Our local Wavefinder indicates where some of the best conditions are likely to be found in North Island New Zealand over the next 7 days. Surf photos from North Island New Zealand and reviews of the best spots and surfing conditions have been provided by local surfers.

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North Island New Zealand Wavefinder

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Rating
(10 max)
4
9
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5
5
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4
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9
6
4
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
SSE
15
4.5
SW
17
4
SW
16
3.5
SW
16
3.5
SW
15
3
SW
14
2
WSW
14
2.5
SW
15
2.1
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.4
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
2
WSW
11
1.5
WSW
13
1.6
WSW
14
4.5
WSW
14
4
WSW
15
3.5
SW
15
1.5
SSW
14
1
SSW
15
1.1
SSW
16
Energy kJ
1167
11954
8696
6388
5387
3192
1556
2562
1688
990
683
613
867
745
933
7522
7648
5358
886
456
561
Wind (km/h)
10
W
20
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
15
S
15
SSW
5
ENE
15
SSW
10
SW
0
S
10
NNW
10
N
15
NNE
20
NNE
20
ENE
15
NNW
10
NNE
15
SSE
10
N
25
WNW
15
W
Wind State
off
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
glassy
off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
High Tide
10:58PM3.62m
11:17AM3.53m
11:30PM2.82m
11:54AM2.89m
00:06AM3.29m
12:01PM2.41m
00:43AM2.28m
1:27PM2.61m
1:41AM2.79m
1:18PM1.95m
1:33AM1.82m
11:08AM1.32m
11:31PM1.25m
Low Tide
4:52PM0.29m
5:13AM0.28m
5:28PM0.44m
5:50AM0.18m
6:05PM0.63m
6:05AM0.48m
6:43PM0.45m
7:16AM0.61m
7:43PM1.03m
7:02AM0.52m
7:32PM0.71m
4:52AM0.28m
5:45PM0.29m
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6
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Max °C
15
14
13
15
15
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Min °C
11
14
13
14
14
12
12
13
12
13
14
11
14
15
12
14
14
12
14
13
10
Chill °C
14
12
11
14
14
12
12
13
12
14
14
12
14
15
11
13
13
12
17
13
11
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