Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Island (Island Bay) today (24 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for The Island (Island Bay) at 4PM is: 1.3m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 24). 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 (24 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (24 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 10s |
| Evening (24 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at The Island (Island Bay). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat night, min 9°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Fri morning, strong winds from the NNW by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 24 | Friday 25 | Saturday 26 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 408 | 356 | 305 | 293 | 234 | 196 | 196 | 159 | 156 | 518 | 417 | 335 | 335 | 268 | 199 | 184 | 166 | 157 | 151 | 114 | 110 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:32PM1.52m | 2:59AM1.44m | 3:19PM1.53m | 3:49AM1.46m | 4:11PM1.54m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:09AM0.69m | 8:45PM0.69m | 8:58AM0.69m | 9:36PM0.72m | 9:53AM0.69m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:21 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 4 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 |
| kJ | 408 | 356 | 305 | 293 | 234 | 196 | 196 | 159 | 155 | 518 | 417 | 335 | 335 | 268 | 199 | 184 | 166 | 157 | 151 | 114 | 110 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | S 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 15 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 |
| kJ | 44 | 43 | 44 | 44 | 75 | 76 | 112 | 120 | 156 | 17 | 21 | 14 | 28 | 28 | 36 | 59 | 68 | 67 | 66 | 64 | 60 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 11 | SE 10 | — | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | E 16 | E 13 | E 16 | E 12 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | SE 8 | ESE 11 | — | — | — | E 18 | E 17 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 9 | 39 | — | — | — | 6 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 4 | N 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | — | — | — | NNW 3 | N 3 | N 3 | NNW 2 | NNW 2 | NNW 3 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | NW 6 |
| kJ | — | 3 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 34 | 98 | 229 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 39 | 46 | 54 | 54 | 55 |
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