
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Island (Island Bay) today (22 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for The Island (Island Bay) at 1PM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 22). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (22 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
| Evening (22 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at The Island (Island Bay). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri afternoon, min 11°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri afternoon, strong winds from the N by Sat morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 22 | Friday 23 | Saturday 24 | |||||||||||||||||||||
4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | SSW 16 | S 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 10 | S 10 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
498 | 408 | 314 | 173 | 131 | 120 | 83 | 79 | 78 | 78 | 56 | 43 | 56 | 66 | 86 | 157 | 254 | 299 | 340 | 263 | 184 | 135 | 133 | |
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-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:47AM1.46m | 2:11PM1.53m | 2:34AM1.48m | 2:58PM1.55m | 3:24AM1.51m | 3:48PM1.56m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:48AM0.69m | 8:24PM0.67m | 8:32AM0.69m | 9:07PM0.69m | 9:24AM0.70m | 9:58PM0.72m | |||||||||||||||||
6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 7:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:51 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 6 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 14 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 10 | S 10 |
498 | 408 | 314 | 173 | 131 | 120 | 83 | 79 | 78 | 78 | 56 | 43 | 56 | 66 | 61 | 157 | 254 | 299 | 340 | 263 | 184 | 135 | 133 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | E 13 | E 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 8 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSW 16 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSW 12 |
— | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 15 | 23 | 18 | 29 | 86 | 40 | 29 | 49 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 75 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | E 9 | E 12 | — | E 12 | NW 5 | SE 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 14 | S 16 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 12 | E 16 | E 16 | S 20 | E 15 | E 15 |
— | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | — | 3 | 1 | 6 | 15 | 18 | 21 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 4 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 3 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NW 5 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | — | — | — | — | ENE 3 | E 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 |
4 | 30 | 50 | 28 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 5 | 12 | 42 | 100 | 133 | 229 | 289 | 254 | 173 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 9 | 39 | 54 | 54 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 39 | 39 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 54 |
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