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Rabbit Island Surf Photo: 'Incoming tide' by Rob Davies

Lat Long: 41.26° S 173.14° E

Issued: 11 pm 02 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Rabbit Island sea temperature is

12.5° C

Slightly cooler than normal

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

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3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	N	NNW	N	W	WNW
	8 s	cross- on	8 s	17 s	11 s

Open ocean wave model on 2 August at 12 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Rabbit Island around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	N	NNW	N	W
	8 s	cross- on	8 s	16 s

Open ocean wave model on 2 August at 3 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Rabbit Island around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	N	NNW	N	WNW
	8 s	cross- on	8 s	12 s

Open ocean wave model on 2 August at 6 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Rabbit Island around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	N	NNW	N	WNW	W
	8 s	cross- on	8 s	12 s	17 s

Open ocean wave model on 2 August at 9 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Rabbit Island around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	N	WNW	NNW	N	WNW
	9 s	cross	9 s	9 s	12 s

Open ocean wave model on 3 August at 12 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Rabbit Island around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	N	WNW		N	W
	9 s	cross		9 s	16 s

Open ocean wave model on 3 August at 3 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Rabbit Island around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	N	NNE		N	WNW
	9 s	glass		9 s	21 s

Open ocean wave model on 3 August at 6 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Rabbit Island around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	NNW	WNW		N	WNW
	9 s	glass		9 s	20 s

Open ocean wave model on 3 August at 9 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Rabbit Island around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	NNW	ENE		NNW	WNW
	9 s	glass		9 s	20 s

Open ocean wave model on 3 August at 12 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Rabbit Island around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	NNW	ENE		NNW	WNW
	9 s	cross- on		9 s	19 s

Open ocean wave model on 3 August at 3 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Rabbit Island around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	NNW	E	ESE	NNW	WNW
	9 s	cross	2 s	9 s	18 s

Open ocean wave model on 3 August at 6 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Rabbit Island around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	NNW	ESE	E	NNW	WNW
	9 s	cross	3 s	9 s	15 s

Open ocean wave model on 3 August at 9 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Rabbit Island around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	NNW	SE	ESE	NNW	WNW
	9 s	cross- off	4 s	9 s	14 s

Open ocean wave model on 4 August at 12 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Rabbit Island around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	NNW	SE	ESE	NNW	ENE
	9 s	cross- off	4 s	9 s	7 s

Open ocean wave model on 4 August at 3 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Rabbit Island around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	NNW	SE	ESE	NNW	E
	9 s	cross- off	4 s	9 s	4 s

Open ocean wave model on 4 August at 6 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Rabbit Island around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	NNW	SSE	ESE	NNW	E
	9 s	cross- off	4 s	9 s	4 s

Open ocean wave model on 4 August at 9 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Rabbit Island around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	NNW	SE	ESE	NNW	E
	8 s	cross- off	3 s	8 s	4 s

Open ocean wave model on 4 August at 12 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Rabbit Island around the time the photo was taken

Image captured 2 hours and 18 minutes before high water (rising ordinary tide). Tide height was 2.9m (9.5 ft). Range 4.38m (14.4 ft). Toggle tide graph

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Rabbit Island Surf Photo: 'Incoming tide' by Rob Davies

Small and clean northerly swell. Locally generated so quite short period but good shape around high tide - about shoulder high on the sets.

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User: Rob Davies (1346 photos)

Country: New Zealand (2470 photos)

Photo taken at: 12:09 pm 3 Aug 2014