Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rabbit Island today (01 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 4s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 12s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Rabbit Island at 6PM is: 0.1m 4s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 01). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (01 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 4s |
| Evening (01 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Rabbit Island. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon afternoon, min 2°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 1 | Sunday 2 | Monday 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | NNW 7 | NNW 13 | NE 4 | NE 4 | N 12 | N 7 | NNE 4 | N 7 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 3 | N 21 | NW 20 | NW 19 | N 8 | NW 19 | NW 18 | N 10 | N 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | off | off | off | off | glassy | on | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:48AM3.84m | 00:00AM4.12m | 12:25PM3.84m | 00:35AM4.10m | 1:02PM3.81m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:38PM0.78m | 5:47AM0.88m | 6:10PM0.79m | 6:22AM0.86m | 6:42PM0.87m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:34 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 5 | 10 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 2 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | -1 | -2 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | NNE 4 | — | — | — | N 6 | N 6 | N 3 | — | NNW 6 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NW 4 | NNW 4 |
| kJ | 17 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 14 | NNW 13 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NNW 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 6 | N 6 | — | W 12 | N 6 | N 21 | NW 20 | NW 19 | NW 19 | NW 19 | NW 18 | NW 18 | NW 18 |
| kJ | 18 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 3 | 1 | 9 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NW 13 | NW 12 | N 12 | — | — | — | — | — | NW 19 | — | — | — | — | — | N 8 | — | — | N 10 | N 11 |
| kJ | — | — | 7 | 5 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 2 | SW 3 | — | — | NNW 3 | — | SW 2 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | W 3 | WSW 2 | WSW 2 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 92 | 36 | 91 | 91 | 77 | 77 | 77 | 77 | 77 | 77 | 77 | 77 | 77 | 77 | 77 | 77 | 77 | 77 | 108 | 109 | 377 |
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