Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Island (Island Bay) today (25 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 11s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for The Island (Island Bay) at 10AM is: 0.9m 11s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 25). An open ocean swell of 1.5m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (25 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 14s |
| Evening (25 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at The Island (Island Bay). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue morning, min 8°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Thu afternoon, strong winds from the NNW by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 25 | Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | S 11 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | S 15 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | S 17 | SSW 17 | S 17 | S 15 | S 14 | S 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 404 | 314 | 242 | 215 | 165 | 163 | 165 | 360 | 365 | 308 | 288 | 276 | 250 | 236 | 163 | 888 | 898 | 1555 | 1769 | 2262 | 1632 | 1383 | 1121 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | on | on | on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:09AM1.44m | 2:27PM1.54m | 2:54AM1.42m | 3:09PM1.52m | 3:39AM1.41m | 3:54PM1.51m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:07AM0.73m | 8:46PM0.71m | 8:51AM0.72m | 9:30PM0.72m | 9:38AM0.71m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:51 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 13 |
Feels °C | 4 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | S 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 10 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | NW 6 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | S 17 | SSW 17 | S 17 | S 15 | S 14 | S 13 |
| kJ | 404 | 314 | 242 | 184 | 136 | 92 | 165 | 360 | 365 | 308 | 288 | 276 | 250 | 236 | 159 | 888 | 898 | 1555 | 1769 | 2262 | 1632 | 1383 | 1121 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 10 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | SE 14 | ESE 13 | S 15 | NW 6 | NW 6 | ESE 13 | S 7 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 |
| kJ | 20 | 19 | 160 | 215 | 165 | 163 | 67 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 19 | 18 | 7 | 17 | 163 | 21 | 6 | 16 | 128 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 15 | SE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | — | ESE 14 | — | — | — | SE 11 | — | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | ESE 13 | SE 13 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 5 | 8 | 19 | 19 | 8 | 7 | 7 | — | 20 | — | — | — | 5 | — | 7 | 7 | 7 | 16 | 7 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NNW 5 | NW 5 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 6 | SSW 12 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | — | — | — | E 5 | ENE 5 |
| kJ | 232 | 248 | 154 | 89 | 53 | 44 | 41 | 31 | 59 | 57 | 59 | 115 | 154 | 209 | 145 | 127 | 243 | 210 | — | — | — | 27 | 34 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 61 | 61 | 74 | 74 | 62 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 54 | 39 | 61 | 61 | 61 | 112 | 113 | 62 | 29 | 29 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
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