Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Island (Island Bay) today (11 Jun):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Jun, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 12s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 12s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for The Island (Island Bay) at 10PM is: 1.5m 12s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm June 11). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Jun) | - | - |
| Afternoon (11 Jun) | 6ft (1.8m) | 12s |
| Evening (11 Jun) | 5ft (1.5m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at The Island (Island Bay). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Sat night, min 10°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, fresh winds from the NNW by Sun morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sun 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | S 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 9 | S 9 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
931 | 755 | 579 | 513 | 356 | 297 | 229 | 170 | 131 | 100 | 68 | 61 | 41 | 42 | 42 | 106 | 145 | 110 | 106 | 102 | 100 | 96 | 63 | 60 | |
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 | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 12:57PM1.63m | 1:25AM1.63m | 1:51PM1.70m | 2:22AM1.66m | 2:47PM1.77m | 3:22AM1.68m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:06PM0.65m | 7:34AM0.64m | 8:03PM0.63m | 8:28AM0.64m | 9:04PM0.61m | 9:28AM0.62m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | |
4:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:57 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | S 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 5 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 9 | S 9 |
931 | 755 | 579 | 513 | 356 | 297 | 229 | 170 | 131 | 100 | 68 | 16 | 41 | 42 | 42 | 106 | 145 | 110 | 106 | 102 | 100 | 96 | 63 | 60 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 10 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | S 9 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
21 | 49 | 47 | 42 | 41 | 20 | 21 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 42 | 61 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 51 | 51 | 50 | 44 | 42 | 41 | 41 | 38 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 20 | SSW 9 | S 18 | S 18 | S 15 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SW 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 16 | S 20 | SSW 16 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | — | SE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 |
18 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 16 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 21 | 20 | 14 | 29 | 26 | 31 | 51 | 1 | 1 | — | 7 | 15 | 15 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 4 | NNW 3 | — | — | SSW 2 | S 3 | S 4 | S 5 | — | — | — | N 3 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NW 4 | NW 3 | — | — | NNW 3 | NNW 4 | NW 5 |
— | 5 | 7 | 8 | 4 | — | — | 1 | 5 | 17 | 20 | — | — | — | 4 | 18 | 10 | 3 | 2 | — | — | 3 | 29 | 54 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 39 | 61 | 61 | 85 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 39 | 39 | 39 |
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