Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Island (Island Bay) today (27 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for The Island (Island Bay) at 1PM is: 0.8m 12s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.9m 7s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (27 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 12s |
| Evening (27 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at The Island (Island Bay). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 12°C on Wed night, min 6°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, strong winds from the NNW by Wed night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | S 7 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | SE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 154 | 154 | 138 | 165 | 178 | 249 | 242 | 257 | 464 | 521 | 504 | 481 | 437 | 408 | 421 | 357 | 326 | 326 | 265 | 235 | 217 | 210 | 164 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 2:50AM1.48m | 3:07PM1.58m | 3:35AM1.45m | 3:48PM1.55m | 4:20AM1.43m | 4:31PM1.53m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:49AM0.77m | 9:31PM0.76m | 9:34AM0.77m | 10:17PM0.76m | 10:20AM0.75m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 7 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | SE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 |
| kJ | 79 | 54 | 62 | 66 | 64 | 249 | 242 | 257 | 464 | 521 | 504 | 481 | 437 | 408 | 421 | 357 | 326 | 326 | 265 | 235 | 217 | 210 | 164 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | E 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 154 | 154 | 90 | 165 | 178 | 53 | 41 | 40 | 85 | 80 | 57 | 56 | 57 | 57 | 33 | 33 | 25 | 20 | 20 | 11 | 41 | 38 | 89 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SE 13 | SSW 8 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SE 12 | — | — | — | — | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | — | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 9 | SSW 17 | SSW 9 |
| kJ | 23 | 22 | 82 | 32 | 16 | 15 | 113 | 107 | 6 | — | — | — | — | 27 | 24 | 23 | — | 5 | 5 | 21 | 8 | 59 | 8 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 3 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 |
| kJ | — | — | 138 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 21 | 47 | 65 | 80 | 83 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 60 | 60 | 61 | 61 | 65 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 39 | 54 | 54 | 55 |
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