
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Island (Island Bay) today (22 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Jun, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Jun, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 17s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for The Island (Island Bay) at 11AM is: 0.9m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 20s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am June 22). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Jun) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (22 Jun) | 4ft (1.2m) | 12s |
| Evening (22 Jun) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at The Island (Island Bay). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed morning, min 9°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 22 | Tuesday 23 | Wednesday 24 | Thu 25 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 9 | S 8 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 14 | S 14 | S 13 | SSW 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 13 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
194 | 99 | 57 | 248 | 454 | 2498 | 3235 | 2874 | 1960 | 1402 | 1004 | 824 | 700 | 564 | 522 | 497 | 418 | 411 | 313 | 256 | 209 | 282 | 229 | 173 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 10:56AM1.66m | 11:25PM1.67m | 11:49AM1.64m | 00:15AM1.63m | 12:41PM1.64m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:54AM0.51m | 5:16PM0.54m | 5:42AM0.56m | 6:09PM0.59m | 6:28AM0.61m | 7:00PM0.65m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 7:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:47 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:47 | |
— | — | — | — | 4:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:58 | — | — | 4:59 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 7 | S 9 | S 8 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 14 | S 14 | S 13 | SSW 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 13 |
2 | 99 | 57 | 248 | 454 | 2498 | 3235 | 2874 | 1960 | 1402 | 1004 | 824 | 700 | 564 | 522 | 497 | 418 | 411 | 313 | 256 | 209 | 282 | 229 | 173 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 14 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 20 | S 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | N 6 | N 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 |
4 | 49 | 50 | 30 | 232 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 7 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 7 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | NW 7 | S 9 | S 9 | E 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 5 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 5 |
2 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 3 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 3 | ENE 3 |
194 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 62 | 29 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 39 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
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