Surf Forecast Surf Report

Great Exhibition Bay surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Sunday 20 Apr 2025 NZST
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Great Exhibition Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Great Exhibition Bay sea temperature is
19.5° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Great Exhibition Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Great Exhibition Bay at 4PM is: 1.4m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.8m 7s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)10s
Afternoon (20 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)9s
Evening (20 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)9s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
20
Monday
21
Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
Friday
25
Saturday
26
Sunday
27
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
NE
1.4
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.4
NE
1.4
NE
1.4
NE
1.4
ENE
1.4
NE
1.5
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.8
E
2.3
E
2.5
ENE
2.5
ENE
2.5
ENE
2.5
ENE
2.5
ENE
2.5
ENE
2.5
ENE
2.4
ENE
2.4
ENE
2.2
ENE
2.2
ENE
2.1
ENE
2
ENE
1.9
ENE
1.8
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.8
ENE
1.9
ENE
Period(s) (?)109999999999999999991010101111111111111111111111101010999999888888889999999999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)18531330731331329234837030529929929929929929932732026636038440040146749948948048044141941941941237259862798510191050107010471023999885762744618568507475500523480490469497508519519572627
Wind
(km/h)
10
NW
15
NW
15
NW
10
NW
10
WSW
15
SW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
20
SSW
15
SW
10
SSW
10
SSW
5
WSW
5
SW
10
SSW
15
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
15
SSW
15
S
10
SE
10
SE
10
E
10
ENE
10
ESE
15
ENE
25
ENE
30
ENE
30
E
30
E
30
E
30
E
30
E
25
E
25
E
25
E
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
E
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
25
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
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
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
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on
oncross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononon
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:28PM
1.64
1:11AM
1.74
1:24PM
1.60
2:10AM
1.73
2:29PM
1.60
3:11AM
1.78
3:37PM
1.65
4:11AM
1.86
4:41PM
1.75
5:06AM
1.96
5:39PM
1.89
5:59AM
2.07
6:33PM
2.03
6:49AM
2.16
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:32AM
0.61
6:46PM
0.48
7:27AM
0.64
7:43PM
0.51
8:30AM
0.62
8:45PM
0.50
9:34AM
0.55
9:49PM
0.46
10:35AM
0.42
10:50PM
0.39
11:30AM
0.27
11:47PM
0.29
12:21PM
0.12
12:41AM
0.20
1:10PM
-0.01
Sunday
20
Monday
21
Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
Friday
25
Saturday
26
Sunday
27
Sunrise6:54-------6:54-------6:56-------6:56-------6:56-------6:58-------6:58-------7:00---
Sunset--5:58-------5:57-------5:55-------5:54-------5:52-------5:52-------5:51-------5:50-
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