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Lat Long: 15.28° N 145.83° E

Bird Island 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 27 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Bird Island sea temperature is
30.3°C
0.9° 

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


How big are the waves at Bird Island today (27 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Bird Island at 7AM is: 0.7m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 03:00am September 27). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (ChST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Sep)2ft (0.6m)9s
Afternoon (27 Sep)2ft (0.6m)9s
Evening (27 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)9s

Table - waves today at Bird Island. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 28mm), heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 29°C on Sun morning, min 28°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, fresh winds from the W by Tue night).

Sunday
27
Monday
28
Tuesday
29
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
ENE
9
0.7
ENE
9
0.7
ENE
9
0.5
ENE
9
0.7
ENE
9
0.5
ENE
9
0.5
ENE
9
0.8
NE
9
0.5
N
10
0.5
N
10
0.5
N
9
0.5
N
9
0.5
N
9
1
ENE
6
0.9
ENE
6
0.9
NE
6
0.8
NE
6
0.7
NE
6
0.8
ENE
6
0.6
NE
6
0.6
NE
7
0.5
E
8
0.8
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
58
73
71
46
68
44
45
95
47
46
43
41
39
58
53
51
45
34
52
34
35
37
62
55
Wind (km/h)
5
NE
10
NE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
E
15
ENE
15
E
10
ESE
5
ESE
0
NE
5
NE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NE
10
ENE
5
ENE
5
ENE
5
NNW
5
NW
10
NW
15
WNW
20
WNW
20
NW
25
WNW
Wind State
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
on
cross-on
on
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
High Tide
7:31AM0.67m
7:32PM0.69m
8:37AM0.68m
7:52PM0.70m
9:47AM0.68m
8:16PM0.70m
Low Tide
1:30AM0.35m
1:36PM0.37m
2:10AM0.27m
2:20PM0.44m
2:53AM0.20m
3:06PM0.50m
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
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clear
thunderstorm
clear
clear
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
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6:07
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2
1
2
2
3
7
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Temp °C
28
28
28
28
29
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
29
29
29
29
29
28
28
28
29
29
29
29
Feels °C
31
31
30
30
31
30
31
31
32
33
32
31
32
32
32
33
34
33
32
31
31
30
30
30
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