Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Island (Island Bay) today (18 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 13s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 15s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for The Island (Island Bay) at 5PM is: 0.8m 11s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.5m 15s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 18). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (18 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 12s |
| Evening (18 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at The Island (Island Bay). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat afternoon, min 7°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, near gales from the S by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 18 | Saturday 19 | Sunday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 7 | S 8 | S 10 | S 12 | S 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 162 | 147 | 167 | 174 | 222 | 222 | 381 | 597 | 558 | 443 | 351 | 322 | 294 | 202 | 195 | 636 | 397 | 691 | 1370 | 3707 | 6387 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 10:16AM1.61m | 10:39PM1.55m | 11:00AM1.58m | 11:20PM1.52m | 11:43AM1.56m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:45PM0.68m | 4:51AM0.72m | 5:28PM0.67m | 5:31AM0.72m | 6:07PM0.67m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 9 |
Feels °C | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | -4 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | NW 5 | SSW 13 | S 8 | SSW 15 | ESE 11 | SE 11 |
| kJ | 162 | 147 | 167 | 150 | 123 | 222 | 381 | 597 | 558 | 443 | 351 | 322 | 294 | 202 | 195 | 43 | 95 | 691 | 76 | 12 | 30 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SE 11 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | NW 7 | SE 11 | SE 11 | — | — |
| kJ | 24 | 15 | 79 | 174 | 222 | 147 | 142 | 144 | 112 | 103 | 82 | 59 | 60 | 60 | 32 | 31 | 16 | 30 | 30 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 6 | NW 8 | SE 14 | S 5 | NW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | — | — | SSW 11 | NW 7 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 48 | 47 | 9 | 2 | 29 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 31 | 31 | — | — | 40 | 7 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NNW 3 | NNW 4 | NW 4 | — | — | — | N 3 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 5 | SSW 12 | SSW 7 | — | S 10 | S 12 | S 13 |
| kJ | — | 6 | 17 | 8 | — | — | — | 4 | 37 | 52 | 114 | 178 | 223 | 286 | 107 | 636 | 397 | — | 1370 | 3707 | 6387 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 54 | 74 | 61 | 61 | 74 | 113 | 27 | 0 | 62 | 235 | 27 |
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