Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Island (Island Bay) today (10 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 6s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Sep, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 7s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for The Island (Island Bay) at 5PM is: 2.4m 7s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.2m 20s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (10 Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 6s |
| Evening (10 Sep) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at The Island (Island Bay). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 12°C on Thu morning, min 8°C on Thu afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNW on Fri morning, calm by Sat afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 10 | Friday 11 | Saturday 12 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 18 | 37 | 223 | 732 | 562 | 399 | 247 | 249 | 237 | 232 | 229 | 229 | 92 | 250 | 318 | 880 | 849 | 1143 | 2357 | 3141 | 3257 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:46PM1.70m | 4:19AM1.57m | 4:43PM1.67m | 5:15AM1.59m | 5:39PM1.64m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:29AM0.47m | 10:02PM0.55m | 10:29AM0.49m | 11:04PM0.59m | 11:28AM0.51m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:06 | — |
mm | — | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 |
Feels °C | 5 | 6 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | NW 6 | NW 6 | ESE 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 17 | SSW 12 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 |
| kJ | 12 | 31 | 9 | 12 | 73 | 64 | 68 | 154 | 88 | 53 | 28 | 229 | 81 | 250 | 318 | 880 | 849 | 1143 | 2357 | 3141 | 3257 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | S 20 | S 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | S 4 | E 7 | S 6 | S 6 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 11 | 12 | 12 | 31 | 30 | 75 | 113 | 249 | 237 | 232 | 229 | 13 | 15 | 5 | 19 | 1 | 48 | 44 | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 22 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SSE 6 | SSW 17 | SE 7 | NW 6 | N 13 | E 7 | E 7 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 18 | 37 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 92 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 5 | SSW 4 | SSW 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | — | NNW 2 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | SSE 6 | S 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 100 | 15 | 223 | 732 | 562 | 399 | 247 | — | 1 | 49 | 66 | 46 | 3 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 110 | 109 | 62 | 113 | 62 | 62 | 31 | 0 | 39 | 61 | 54 | 1 | 4 | 62 | 27 | 9 | 29 | 11 | 27 | 0 | 1 |
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