Rabbit Island Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.26° S 173.14° E

Issued: 11 am 20 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Rabbit Island sea temperature is
13.6° C

Normal for this time of year

Rabbit Island surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Jun)4.5ft (1.4m)6s
Afternoon (20 Jun)--
Evening (20 Jun)--

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent

Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat afternoon, min 9°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
20
Sunday
21
Monday
22
Tue
23
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
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
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
NW
6
1
N
6
1.2
NNW
6
1.3
NNW
6
1.5
NNW
7
1.6
NNW
7
1.2
N
7
1
N
7
0.8
N
7
0.7
N
7
0.7
N
6
0.6
N
6
0.5
N
6
0.4
NNW
6
0.4
N
6
0.3
N
6
0.2
N
6
0.2
N
6
0.2
N
6
0.2
N
6
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
123
66
0
0
0
0
147
91
58
0
0
0
0
0
11
6
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
Wind (km/h)
0
S
0
W
5
NNW
10
NNW
15
N
5
WSW
10
WSW
5
SSW
5
SW
5
NNE
0
SW
5
SSW
10
SSW
5
SSW
5
SW
5
SSW
5
SSW
0
S
5
NNE
0
WSW
0
SSW
0
SSW
5
SSW
5
SSW
Wind State
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
off
glassy
glassy
glassy
off
off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
off
High Tide
2:08PM3.79m
2:25AM3.87m
2:59PM3.66m
3:18AM3.68m
3:48PM3.53m
4:15AM3.53m
Low Tide
7:36AM0.97m
7:53PM1.08m
8:30AM1.14m
8:41PM1.26m
9:26AM1.31m
9:36PM1.43m
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:52
7:52
7:52
7:52
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:04
5:04
5:05
5:05
 mm
2
1
Temp °C
10
13
16
15
15
14
14
13
13
14
14
11
10
9
10
9
9
11
12
10
10
10
10
9
Feels °C
9
13
16
14
13
14
13
12
12
14
15
10
8
7
9
7
8
10
11
9
9
9
9
7
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
NNW
5
1.2
N
7
1
N
7
0.8
N
7
0.7
N
7
0.7
N
6
0.6
N
6
0.5
N
6
0.4
NNW
6
0.4
N
6
0.3
N
6
0.2
N
6
0.2
N
6
0.2
N
6
0.2
N
6
0.1
N
5
0.1
N
5
0.1
N
5
0.1
NE
4
Energy kJ
36
147
91
58
44
41
28
19
12
11
6
3
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
NNW
11
0.2
NNW
11
0.2
NNW
11
0.2
NNW
10
0.2
NNW
10
0.2
NNW
10
0.2
NNW
10
0.2
NNW
10
0.2
NNW
10
0.1
NW
10
0.1
NW
9
0.1
NW
9
0.1
NW
9
0.1
N
9
0.1
NE
4
0.1
N
5
Energy kJ
12
11
11
10
10
10
9
9
9
4
3
3
3
2
1
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NW
17
0.1
NW
16
0.1
NW
16
0.1
NW
16
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
8
Energy kJ
12
10
10
10
2
1
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
NW
6
1
N
6
1.2
NNW
6
1.3
NNW
6
1.5
NNW
7
1.6
NNW
7
0.3
SW
2
0.2
SSW
2
Energy kJ
123
66
112
121
195
245
1
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
3
4
3
3
2
Distance (km)
8
8
208
122
118
8
0
8
8
108
8
29
36
36
36
36
90
90
77
77
77
77
77
77
Best forecast wave conditions in Nelson - Tasman Bay
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
4
2
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
6
5
6
7
6
6
5
6
5
4
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
8
9
9
9
8
8
6
8
8
7
6
8
6
6
5
5
  • Map Icons:
  • Break
  • Live Wave Height (m)
  • Live Wind Speed (km/h)
  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
Map placeholder
How to use the Wavefinder 

FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website

The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Rabbit Island surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.


Nearest locationNearest