Rabbit Island Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.26° S 173.14° E

Rabbit Island 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 22 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Rabbit Island sea temperature is
11.9°C
0.3° 

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 (22 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 4s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with NNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with NNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Rabbit Island at 6PM is: 0.9m 6s primary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 22). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)4s
Afternoon (22 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)6s
Evening (22 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)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 15°C on Mon afternoon, min 7°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
N
4
0.8
NW
5
0.8
NNW
6
0.9
NNW
6
1
NNW
6
1.5
NNW
6
1.8
NNW
7
2.1
NNW
8
1.5
N
9
0.1
N
18
0.1
N
18
0.1
N
19
0.9
NNW
9
0.8
NNW
8
0.4
NNW
15
0.4
NNW
16
0.4
NNW
15
0.4
NNW
15
0.4
NW
15
0.4
NW
15
0.4
NW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1
31
34
60
77
0
0
0
0
6
6
7
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Wind (km/h)
10
WSW
5
N
5
E
0
SSW
0
N
5
NNW
15
NNW
20
WNW
10
WSW
20
SW
20
WSW
15
WSW
25
WSW
20
SW
20
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
15
WSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
Wind State
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
4:51PM3.08m
5:47AM2.97m
6:38PM3.06m
7:06AM3.04m
7:58PM3.23m
Low Tide
10:19AM1.77m
11:37PM1.89m
11:37AM1.83m
00:53AM1.80m
1:01PM1.75m
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:07
7:07
7:05
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:52
5:52
5:53
 mm
1
1
4
Temp °C
9
13
14
12
11
11
12
13
12
12
11
9
10
10
9
7
9
14
15
12
10
Feels °C
6
11
12
11
11
10
9
10
9
6
6
5
4
4
3
3
6
10
11
8
6
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