Rabbit Island Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.26° S 173.14° E

Rabbit Island 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 11 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Rabbit Island sea temperature is
15.1°C
2.4° 

Rabbit 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 Rabbit Island today (11 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Rabbit Island at 8AM is: 0.8m 8s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 11). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 17s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.1m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)8s
Afternoon (11 Oct)3ft (0.9m)8s
Evening (11 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue afternoon, min 10°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
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
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)
0.4
NNW
6
0.7
N
6
0.8
N
8
0.8
N
8
0.8
N
8
0.9
N
8
1.1
NW
6
0.8
N
7
0.1
N
15
0.5
N
6
0.4
N
6
0.4
N
6
0.3
N
6
0.4
N
6
0.1
N
18
0.1
N
18
0.1
NW
18
0.3
N
6
0.3
N
6
0.3
N
6
0.6
N
4
0.8
NNW
5
1.4
NNW
6
1.3
NNW
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
0
32
71
80
78
90
79
56
4
18
12
11
6
13
6
6
0
6
6
6
12
29
119
116
Wind (km/h)
10
NE
10
NE
5
NNE
5
NE
10
NE
10
NE
5
NE
5
SSW
5
SSW
5
SSW
5
S
5
NNE
10
NE
10
NE
10
ENE
5
SE
5
S
5
SSW
5
SSW
5
N
10
NE
10
NE
5
E
5
S
Wind State
cross-on
on
on
glassy
on
cross-on
glassy
off
off
off
glassy
glassy
on
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
High Tide
10:53PM4.11m
11:16AM4.09m
11:28PM4.12m
11:51AM4.13m
00:02AM4.07m
12:25PM4.11m
Low Tide
4:47AM0.61m
5:04PM0.67m
5:21AM0.63m
5:35PM0.71m
5:54AM0.71m
6:05PM0.81m
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
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6:43
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6:43
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7:43
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7:44
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7:45
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 mm
1
3
1
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1
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Temp °C
13
13
13
14
16
17
17
13
12
12
12
16
17
17
15
12
11
10
10
15
16
18
17
14
Feels °C
12
12
13
14
15
16
17
12
11
11
11
15
15
15
14
11
10
9
9
14
14
17
17
14
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