Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rabbit Island today (04 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 18s period with N swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 11s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 11s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Rabbit Island at 10AM is: 0.1m 18s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 04). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 4s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.1m 15s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (04 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 11s |
| Evening (04 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Rabbit Island. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue afternoon, min 6°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 4 | Monday 5 | Tuesday 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 16 | N 18 | N 18 | N 17 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 14 | N 11 | N 15 | N 11 | N 14 | NNW 3 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 17 | NW 17 | NW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 0 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 33 | 51 | 148 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | glassy | on | on | on | glassy | off | off | glassy | glassy | on | on | cross-on | glassy | off | off | off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:09AM3.33m | 4:41PM3.27m | 5:31AM3.19m | 6:26PM3.22m | 6:57AM3.23m | 7:56PM3.42m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:02AM1.40m | 11:14PM1.50m | 11:26AM1.51m | 00:47AM1.41m | 1:01PM1.46m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 6 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 9 |
Feels °C | 4 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | NW 16 | NW 16 | ENE 3 | — | — | N 14 | NW 14 | N 15 | N 11 | N 14 | — | NNW 3 | NW 3 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NW 16 | NW 16 | NNW 5 |
| kJ | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 1 | — | — | 4 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 4 | — | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 37 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 16 | NW 15 | NW 15 | N 17 | N 11 | N 11 | NW 15 | NW 15 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | — | — | NW 18 | — | N 4 | NW 17 | NW 17 | NW 16 | — | — | NW 16 |
| kJ | 10 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 13 | — | 1 | 12 | 12 | 11 | — | — | 10 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | N 18 | N 18 | — | — | — | N 11 | N 11 | NW 14 | — | N 11 | N 11 | — | — | W 8 | — | NW 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 8 | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | NE 2 | NE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 3 | NNW 3 | NW 4 | NW 4 | — | — | NW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | — | — | 32 | 33 | 51 | 148 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 90 | 90 | 90 | 91 | 90 | 91 | 90 | 77 | 77 | 77 | 77 | 137 | 77 | 77 | 77 | 77 | 77 | 77 | 92 | 118 | 118 | 92 | 0 |
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