Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Island (Island Bay) today (08 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 7s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Jul, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 8s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for The Island (Island Bay) at 11PM is: 4.0m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.2m 18s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (08 Jul) | 8ft (2.4m) | 7s |
| Evening (08 Jul) | 11ft (3.5m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at The Island (Island Bay). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 11°C on Wed afternoon, min 8°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the S on Wed night, light winds from the SSE by Sat morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 8 | Thursday 9 | Friday 10 | Sat 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | S 18 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 497 | 735 | 1540 | 2585 | 3445 | 3718 | 3515 | 3203 | 2704 | 2472 | 2263 | 1413 | 1014 | 657 | 374 | 292 | 223 | 183 | 183 | 137 | 137 | 137 | 151 | 230 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on |
High Tide | 11:23PM1.58m | 11:44AM1.63m | 00:12AM1.61m | 12:36PM1.69m | 1:04AM1.64m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:09PM0.65m | 5:41AM0.63m | 6:00PM0.63m | 6:26AM0.62m | 6:52PM0.61m | 7:15AM0.60m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — |
 | 5:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 |
mm | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
Feels °C | 3 | 2 | -1 | -2 | -2 | -3 | -3 | -3 | -2 | -2 | -2 | -2 | -2 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | ESE 9 | E 10 | — | — | ESE 10 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 |
| kJ | 52 | 113 | 49 | — | — | 1718 | 138 | 173 | 176 | 176 | 176 | 692 | 530 | 436 | 345 | 292 | 223 | 183 | 183 | 137 | 137 | 137 | 151 | 154 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | S 18 | SSW 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | — | — | — | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 6 | S 9 |
| kJ | 37 | 6 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 38 | 37 | — | — | — | 162 | 152 | 106 | 93 | 62 | 58 | 50 | 48 | 40 | 108 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 10 | S 18 |
| kJ | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 50 | 47 | 45 | 44 | 41 | 41 | 46 | 230 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | — | — |
| kJ | 497 | 735 | 1540 | 2585 | 3445 | 3718 | 3515 | 3203 | 2704 | 2472 | 2263 | 1413 | 1014 | 657 | 374 | 278 | 193 | 144 | 114 | 106 | 89 | 59 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 113 | 205 | 205 | 205 | 109 | 205 | 109 | 109 | 209 | 166 | 205 | 205 | 155 | 113 | 113 | 113 | 113 | 113 | 113 | 61 | 61 | 61 | 39 | 39 |
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