Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Island (Island Bay) today (11 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for The Island (Island Bay) at 1PM is: 0.2m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 11). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (11 Oct) | 1ft (0.3m) | 15s |
| Evening (11 Oct) | 1ft (0.3m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at The Island (Island Bay). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon afternoon, min 13°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Sun night, strong winds from the NNW by Tue afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 45 | 43 | 21 | 21 | 42 | 41 | 41 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 22 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:53AM1.61m | 6:18PM1.60m | 6:45AM1.63m | 7:11PM1.58m | 7:37AM1.64m | 8:03PM1.57m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:10PM0.61m | 00:34AM0.70m | 1:05PM0.66m | 1:25AM0.73m | 1:59PM0.69m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — |
mm | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 10 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 42 | 41 | 41 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 22 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 9 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | ESE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | SW 14 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 13 | S 10 | E 6 | E 6 | S 9 | S 10 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 |
| kJ | 16 | 15 | 21 | 21 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | S 9 | S 9 | S 12 | — | — | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 11 | S 16 | S 10 | S 10 | S 20 | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 | E 7 |
| kJ | 45 | 43 | 6 | 6 | 3 | — | — | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NNW 2 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 |
| kJ | 3 | 6 | 10 | 35 | 88 | 98 | 72 | 28 | 8 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 17 | 29 | 33 | 61 | 107 | 119 | 147 | 181 | 181 | 188 | 261 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 1 | 39 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 40 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 60 | 60 | 227 | 62 | 60 | 65 | 54 | 56 | 137 | 110 | 113 | 113 | 60 |
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