Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Island (Island Bay) today (12 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 11s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Jun, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for The Island (Island Bay) at 6AM is: 1.1m 11s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm June 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Jun) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (12 Jun) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 10s |
| Evening (12 Jun) | 2ft (0.6m) | 10s |
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 15°C on Sun afternoon, min 10°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, fresh winds from the NNW by Sun morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 PM | 6 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | S 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 12 | S 12 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 12 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 579 | 446 | 356 | 297 | 229 | 170 | 131 | 100 | 74 | 48 | 41 | 60 | 59 | 144 | 137 | 110 | 106 | 102 | 100 | 96 | 63 | 60 | 59 | 87 |
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-on | cross-on | cross-on | 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 | off | off |
High Tide | 1:25AM1.63m | 1:51PM1.70m | 2:22AM1.66m | 2:47PM1.77m | 3:22AM1.68m | 3:44PM1.83m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:06PM0.65m | 7:34AM0.64m | 8:03PM0.63m | 8:28AM0.64m | 9:04PM0.61m | 9:28AM0.62m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:57 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 |
Feels °C | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | S 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 5 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 12 | S 12 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 579 | 446 | 356 | 297 | 229 | 170 | 131 | 100 | 20 | 48 | 41 | 60 | 59 | 144 | 137 | 110 | 106 | 102 | 100 | 96 | 63 | 60 | 59 | 87 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSE 10 | S 5 | S 4 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSE 9 |
| kJ | 47 | 42 | 41 | 20 | 21 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 74 | 10 | 6 | 14 | 29 | 26 | 51 | 51 | 50 | 44 | 42 | 41 | 41 | 37 | 56 | 32 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 10 | S 20 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | S 18 | S 15 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | S 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 17 | SE 10 | — | SSW 16 | NNW 4 | NW 4 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 |
| kJ | 10 | 7 | 16 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 42 | 21 | 14 | 20 | 28 | 4 | — | 51 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 16 | 15 | 6 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 4 | NNW 3 | N 3 | — | — | S 3 | S 4 | S 4 | — | — | — | — | NNW 3 | NNW 4 | NW 4 | NNW 4 | — | — | NW 4 | NW 2 | NNW 4 | NW 4 | NW 5 | NW 5 |
| kJ | 7 | 4 | 6 | — | — | 2 | 10 | 25 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 18 | 16 | 6 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 19 | 40 | 26 | 64 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 39 | 61 | 61 | 61 | 39 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 39 | 54 | 54 | 60 | 0 |
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