Surf Break

Lat Long: 15.28° N 145.83° E

Bird Island 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 11 Nov 2026 (local time)

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Today's Bird Island sea temperature is
29.1°C
0.2° 

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 (11 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Nov, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Bird Island at 2PM is: 1.4m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.8m 11s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 09:00am November 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (ChST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Nov)5ft (1.5m)10s
Afternoon (11 Nov)4.5ft (1.4m)10s
Evening (11 Nov)4.5ft (1.4m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 28°C on Wed morning, min 27°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Wed afternoon, fresh winds from the ENE by Fri night).

Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Friday
13
Sat
14
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.4
ENE
10
1.4
ENE
10
1.4
ENE
10
1.4
ENE
10
1.4
ENE
10
1.3
ENE
10
1.5
ENE
10
1.4
ENE
10
1.4
ENE
10
1.5
ENE
10
1.1
E
10
1.1
ENE
10
1.1
N
13
1.5
N
13
1.8
N
12
1.9
N
12
1.8
N
12
1.8
N
12
1.7
N
12
1.7
N
11
1.6
N
11
1.6
N
11
1.6
N
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
423
423
370
370
363
370
370
322
391
341
358
408
226
235
434
715
948
1056
930
918
792
739
628
617
617
Wind (km/h)
10
E
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
ENE
15
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
ENE
25
NE
25
NE
25
NE
30
NE
25
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
35
ENE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
10:20AM0.71m
6:39PM0.68m
11:11AM0.71m
7:05PM0.66m
12:03PM0.70m
7:31PM0.65m
Low Tide
2:56PM0.62m
2:51AM0.08m
3:46PM0.63m
3:32AM0.09m
4:42PM0.63m
4:14AM0.11m
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part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
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Temp °C
27
27
28
28
28
28
27
27
27
27
28
28
28
28
28
27
27
28
28
28
28
28
27
27
27
Feels °C
30
30
32
32
31
31
29
28
28
27
29
28
28
28
28
27
26
28
28
29
28
28
26
27
25
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