Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rabbit Island today (29 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with N swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 21s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 20s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Rabbit Island at 7PM is: 0.1m 20s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 29). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (29 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 21s |
| Evening (29 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 20s |
Table - waves today at Rabbit Island. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat afternoon, min 8°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Sat afternoon, fresh winds from the SW by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 29 | Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | |||||||||||||||||||
9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | N 8 | N 21 | N 20 | N 20 | NNW 7 | N 7 | N 8 | N 8 | NW 6 | N 8 | N 9 | N 9 | NW 6 | NW 15 | NW 15 | NW 15 | NW 15 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 65 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 21 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 75 | 90 | 128 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-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 | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:51AM3.89m | 11:01PM4.17m | 11:27AM3.97m | 11:34PM4.21m | 12:03PM4.01m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:39PM0.68m | 4:49AM0.73m | 5:10PM0.62m | 5:22AM0.65m | 5:43PM0.63m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 14 | 15 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 6 | 10 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | NNW 7 | N 7 | N 8 | NW 4 | NNW 5 | NW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 7 | NW 15 | NW 15 | NW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 |
| kJ | 65 | 46 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 18 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 55 | 55 | 10 | 15 | 21 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | N 21 | N 20 | N 20 | NW 19 | NW 18 | NNW 4 | N 8 | N 8 | NW 16 | NNW 16 | NW 16 | NW 16 | NW 15 | NW 15 | — | — | NW 15 | NNW 15 | NNW 15 |
| kJ | — | — | 8 | 8 | 7 | 14 | 13 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 25 | 39 | 38 | 37 | 55 | — | — | 55 | 21 | 21 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 13 | — | — | N 12 | — | — | — | NW 18 | NW 18 | NW 17 | N 8 | N 9 | N 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 7 | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | 12 | 12 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 2 | — | — | — | SW 2 | WSW 3 | W 3 | WSW 3 | — | NW 6 | NW 6 | — | — | NW 6 | — | — | NW 6 | NW 7 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 |
| kJ | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | — | 21 | 46 | — | — | 39 | — | — | 10 | 12 | 75 | 90 | 128 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 8 | 8 | 77 | 8 | 77 | 77 | 77 | 77 | 108 | 108 | 108 | 108 | 108 | 109 | 77 | 77 | 108 | 122 | 108 | 108 | 122 |
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