Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Island (Island Bay) today (03 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for The Island (Island Bay) at 9PM is: 0.9m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 03). An open ocean swell of 1.7m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (03 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 12s |
| Evening (03 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at The Island (Island Bay). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Fri morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri morning, min 11°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NNW on Fri morning, fresh winds from the NW by Fri night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 3 | Friday 4 | Saturday 5 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 316 | 244 | 188 | 184 | 138 | 51 | 33 | 42 | 26 | 26 | 61 | 72 | 21 | 21 | 39 | 57 | 128 | 137 | 140 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 10:00PM1.61m | 10:16AM1.71m | 10:48PM1.62m | 11:08AM1.73m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:55PM0.59m | 4:15AM0.59m | 4:46PM0.55m | 5:04AM0.55m | 5:36PM0.51m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 6 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 |
| kJ | 316 | 244 | 188 | 184 | 138 | 51 | 30 | 42 | 26 | 26 | 61 | 72 | 12 | 4 | 39 | 57 | 128 | 137 | 140 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | — | SE 11 | SE 10 | SSW 14 | SSE 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 7 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | S 9 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | — | SE 9 | SE 9 |
| kJ | 4 | — | 5 | 4 | 19 | 33 | 33 | 24 | 24 | 9 | 21 | 21 | 14 | 21 | 20 | 20 | — | 3 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SE 11 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 10 | SW 10 | SSW 15 | S 9 | SE 11 | SSW 15 | S 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 5 | 19 | 19 | 2 | 4 | 22 | 7 | 5 | 21 | 6 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 6 | NW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 8 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 6 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 |
| kJ | 345 | 320 | 183 | 176 | 207 | 586 | 955 | 736 | 141 | 95 | 98 | 181 | 177 | 128 | 103 | 177 | 163 | 214 | 145 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 74 | 74 | 61 | 61 | 61 | 123 | 123 | 136 | 113 | 136 | 299 | 294 | 65 | 55 | 65 | 65 | 65 | 112 | 123 |
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