Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rabbit Island today (04 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with N swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 7s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Rabbit Island at 1PM is: 1.8m 7s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (04 Jul) | 6ft (1.9m) | 7s |
| Evening (04 Jul) | 10ft (3.0m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Rabbit Island. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 61mm), heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 12°C on Sat morning, min 7°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 4 | Sunday 5 | Monday 6 | Tue 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 7 | N 7 | N 8 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | SE 4 | NW 17 | ESE 5 | NNE 10 | NNE 9 | N 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 97 | 49 | 141 | 248 | 367 | 682 | 1224 | 810 | 461 | 304 | 219 | 152 | 76 | 86 | 82 | 44 | 20 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 117 | 205 | 254 | 194 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | off | cross-off | glassy | off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 00:20AM3.94m | 12:45PM3.70m | 00:58AM3.91m | 1:26PM3.63m | 1:37AM3.85m | 2:08PM3.55m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:04AM1.11m | 6:36PM1.00m | 6:44AM1.12m | 7:11PM1.06m | 7:27AM1.15m | 7:50PM1.17m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:10 | — | — | 5:10 |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 14 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 |
Temp °C | 9 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 |
Feels °C | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 5 | NW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 8 | N 8 | NW 15 | N 8 | N 8 | NW 14 | NNW 14 | NW 17 | NW 16 | NNE 10 | NNE 9 | N 9 |
| kJ | 37 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 461 | 304 | 219 | 152 | 76 | 86 | 9 | 44 | 20 | 46 | 37 | 73 | 66 | 205 | 254 | 194 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 18 | NW 18 | NW 18 | NW 16 | NNW 9 | NW 16 | NNW 15 | ENE 4 | NNW 13 | N 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | S 6 | ESE 4 | NW 16 | NW 16 |
| kJ | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 26 | 10 | 22 | 6 | 17 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 65 | 40 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 16 | — | — | NNW 12 | ENE 6 | ENE 8 | NW 18 | — | — | NW 16 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | — | — | 14 | 4 | 6 | 13 | — | — | 66 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 7 | N 7 | N 8 | N 9 | N 9 | NNW 10 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | — | — | — | N 8 | SE 3 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SE 4 | SE 5 | ESE 5 | — | — | SSW 2 |
| kJ | 97 | 49 | 141 | 248 | 367 | 682 | 1224 | 810 | 532 | 619 | 474 | — | — | — | 82 | 5 | 17 | 16 | 39 | 68 | 117 | — | — | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 8 | 122 | 122 | 127 | 136 | 194 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 92 | 127 | 134 | 167 | 92 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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