Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Island (Island Bay) today (02 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 11s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for The Island (Island Bay) at 5AM is: 2.5m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 01). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 Aug) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (02 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 12s |
| Evening (02 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at The Island (Island Bay). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon afternoon, min 7°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, near gales from the SSW by Tue morning). | |||||||||||||||||
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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 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 12 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | S 13 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 3027 | 2457 | 1828 | 1376 | 917 | 716 | 385 | 648 | 483 | 366 | 302 | 270 | 395 | 377 | 454 | 519 | 711 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on |
High Tide | 6:54PM1.50m | 7:27AM1.44m | 7:46PM1.50m | 8:15AM1.48m | 8:39PM1.52m | ||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:33AM0.70m | 1:29PM0.68m | 2:19AM0.69m | 2:21PM0.67m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:27 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 9 |
Feels °C | 3 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 12 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | S 13 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 3027 | 2457 | 1828 | 1376 | 917 | 716 | 385 | 648 | 483 | 366 | 302 | 270 | 395 | 377 | 454 | 519 | 711 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | NW 5 |
| kJ | 100 | 149 | 62 | 63 | 253 | 362 | 302 | 250 | 250 | 245 | 163 | 125 | 186 | 183 | 146 | 72 | 18 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | — | SE 13 | S 19 | SSE 13 | S 19 | S 23 | S 22 | S 12 | S 12 | NNW 5 | SSW 18 | SSW 19 | SE 15 | SE 15 |
| kJ | 8 | 8 | 2 | — | 61 | 7 | 225 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 77 | 110 | 2 | 66 | 68 | 9 | 8 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 4 | S 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 4 | 9 | 13 | 18 | 24 | 31 | 28 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 14 | 13 | 74 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 61 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 208 |
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