Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Island (Island Bay) today (14 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for The Island (Island Bay) at 9AM is: 0.3m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 14). An open ocean swell of 2.0m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Oct) | 1ft (0.3m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (14 Oct) | 1ft (0.3m) | 14s |
| Evening (14 Oct) | 1ft (0.3m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at The Island (Island Bay). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 39mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed night, min 8°C on Thu night). Mainly near gales. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 14 | Thursday 15 | Friday 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | S 8 | SSW 5 | S 7 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 24 | 24 | 44 | 41 | 40 | 20 | 39 | 37 | 36 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 26 | 46 | 108 | 925 | 4271 | 5691 | 6083 | 6081 | 5625 | 5413 | 5111 |
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 | off | off | off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 8:26AM1.64m | 8:53PM1.56m | 9:13AM1.63m | 9:40PM1.55m | 9:57AM1.61m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:14AM0.75m | 2:52PM0.72m | 3:00AM0.76m | 3:42PM0.72m | 3:45AM0.76m | 4:28PM0.71m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:42 | — |
mm | — | — | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
Feels °C | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 3 | -2 | -5 | -3 | -5 | -4 | -3 | -2 | -2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 10 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NW 8 | S 8 | NW 6 | NW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 24 | 24 | 44 | 41 | 40 | 20 | 39 | 37 | 36 | 22 | 72 | 43 | 31 | 46 | 9 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 6 | S 9 | S 9 | E 6 | ENE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | S 6 | SSW 13 | SSW 10 | SW 4 | SSW 9 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | ENE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 20 | 5 | 26 | 26 | 6 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 13 | — | E 13 | — | — | S 5 | S 6 | — | SSW 13 | SSW 6 | SSW 10 | SSW 4 | S 13 | S 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 3 | — | 3 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 17 | 8 | 18 | 6 | 13 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 7 | NW 5 | NW 3 | NW 3 | S 4 | SSW 5 | S 7 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | 335 | 260 | 284 | 309 | 357 | 211 | 260 | 254 | 223 | 199 | 22 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 108 | 925 | 4271 | 5691 | 6083 | 6081 | 5625 | 5413 | 5111 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 55 | 60 | 113 | 123 | 110 | 62 | 65 | 62 | 54 | 60 | 65 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 112 | 62 | 109 | 109 | 205 | 194 | 122 | 265 |
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