Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Island (Island Bay) today (29 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 11s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for The Island (Island Bay) at 4PM is: 0.9m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 29). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (29 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
| Evening (29 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at The Island (Island Bay). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun afternoon, min 6°C on Mon night). Mainly strong winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 29 | Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 14 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 240 | 191 | 184 | 138 | 133 | 100 | 50 | 46 | 69 | 111 | 123 | 95 | 198 | 269 | 527 | 1729 | 1745 | 1586 | 1316 | 1220 | 1145 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-on | on | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 5:34PM1.51m | 6:06AM1.46m | 6:28PM1.52m | 6:57AM1.50m | 7:24PM1.54m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:19AM0.69m | 00:10AM0.72m | 12:13PM0.68m | 1:01AM0.71m | 1:08PM0.67m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 4 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | NW 5 | S 6 | S 14 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 240 | 191 | 184 | 138 | 133 | 100 | 50 | 46 | 69 | 111 | 123 | 95 | 198 | 39 | 116 | 1729 | 1745 | 1586 | 1316 | 1220 | 1145 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SSW 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | NW 6 | NW 6 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 |
| kJ | 17 | 17 | 20 | 39 | 24 | 23 | 18 | 33 | 32 | 19 | 17 | 8 | 8 | 269 | 527 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | S 15 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | NW 5 | SE 11 | SE 11 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 19 | 18 | 26 | 25 | 18 | 18 | 22 | 22 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 6 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NW 4 | NW 3 | NNW 4 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 6 | NW 6 | SSW 6 | — | — | — | NW 5 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 |
| kJ | 148 | 97 | 47 | 34 | 39 | 42 | 19 | 5 | 14 | 59 | 111 | 307 | 259 | 56 | — | — | — | 66 | 287 | 386 | 163 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 39 | 60 | 60 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 54 | 74 | 74 | 85 | 44 | 0 | 43 | 65 | 74 | 74 | 123 |
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