Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rabbit Island today (25 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 4s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Rabbit Island at 12PM is: 0.3m 4s primary swell from a North direction and 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 25). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 16s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (25 Oct) | 1ft (0.3m) | 4s |
| Evening (25 Oct) | - | - |
Table - waves today at Rabbit Island. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 21°C on Mon afternoon, min 7°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 25 | Monday 26 | Tuesday 27 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | NNW 5 | N 6 | NW 17 | N 4 | N 4 | NNW 5 | N 5 | N 7 | N 7 | N 6 | NW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 7 | N 8 | N 9 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 99 | 71 | 170 | 145 | 86 | 108 | 0 | 0 | 525 | 311 | 235 | 169 | 105 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-on | on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | on | on | glassy |
High Tide | 10:18AM3.87m | 10:21PM4.04m | 10:59AM4.07m | 11:00PM4.15m | 11:38AM4.22m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:37AM0.89m | 4:01PM0.79m | 4:13AM0.71m | 4:39PM0.63m | 4:51AM0.62m | 5:18PM0.54m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 9 | 9 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 18 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 20 | 16 | 13 | 10 |
Feels °C | 5 | 5 | 14 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 18 | 12 | 11 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 5 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NW 16 | NW 5 | NNW 5 | N 5 | N 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 9 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 |
| kJ | 7 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 6 | 20 | 19 | 12 | 7 | 12 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 525 | 311 | 235 | 169 | 105 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 18 | NW 17 | — | N 6 | N 4 | NW 16 | NW 16 | NW 16 | NW 15 | N 6 | NW 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 8 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 12 |
| kJ | 12 | 12 | — | 1 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 273 | 16 | 16 | 26 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 14 | N 6 | NW 17 | — | NNW 6 | — | — | N 7 | N 7 | NW 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 8 | 1 | 11 | — | 4 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 2 | WSW 2 | SW 3 | N 4 | NW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | NW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 7 | N 8 | NNW 9 | — | — | E 3 | — |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 49 | — | — | — | — | — | 99 | 71 | 170 | 145 | 86 | 108 | 261 | 545 | 1377 | — | — | 2 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 92 | 92 | 92 | 77 | 77 | 118 | 92 | 92 | 92 | 92 | 122 | 109 | 118 | 127 | 125 | 127 | 245 | 127 | 0 | 0 | 118 | 21 | 8 |
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