Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Island (Island Bay) today (24 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for The Island (Island Bay) at 3AM is: 0.3m 9s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 23). An open ocean swell of 2.0m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (24 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 9s |
| Evening (24 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at The Island (Island Bay). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri afternoon, min 7°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Sat morning, calm by Sun morning). | |||||||||||||||||
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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 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 5 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | S 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 16 | 15 | 15 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 21 | 21 | 84 | 793 | 1121 | 806 | 612 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 00:31AM1.58m | 12:59PM1.62m | 1:17AM1.54m | 1:44PM1.61m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:33PM0.67m | 6:43AM0.70m | 7:19PM0.71m | 7:24AM0.73m | 8:03PM0.73m | ||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:19 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 7 | 6 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 4 | — | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Feels °C | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 1 | -4 | -2 | -1 | 1 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | S 9 | S 9 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | NW 8 | NW 6 | NW 8 | NW 8 | SE 17 | SE 16 |
| kJ | 16 | 15 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 17 | 18 | 75 | 130 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SE 12 | SE 13 | S 9 | S 14 | SSW 15 | ESE 13 | NW 8 | ESE 13 | SE 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 21 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 27 | 50 | 50 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SE 11 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 13 | S 8 | S 14 | S 14 | S 9 | S 7 | SSW 15 | ESE 13 | SE 18 | ESE 18 | NNW 8 | NNW 9 |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 17 | 12 | 30 | 7 | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NW 5 | NW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | S 8 |
| kJ | 273 | 334 | 292 | 284 | 382 | 346 | 504 | 515 | 260 | 251 | 111 | 42 | 84 | 793 | 1121 | 806 | 612 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 122 | 361 | 165 | 136 | 127 | 137 | 165 | 137 | 113 | 65 | 62 | 39 | 65 | 113 | 290 | 109 | 109 |
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