Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Island (Island Bay) today (09 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 17s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 15s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for The Island (Island Bay) at 4AM is: 0.2m 18s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 09). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (09 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 15s |
| Evening (09 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at The Island (Island Bay). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri afternoon, min 11°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Fri morning, fresh winds from the NNW by Sun morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | 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 5 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | S 13 | SSW 14 | E 6 | S 11 | S 10 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 27 | 31 | 101 | 135 | 129 | 116 | 169 | 163 | 156 | 135 | 117 | 70 | 75 | 57 | 52 | 48 | 48 | 45 | 43 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 41 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:05AM1.58m | 4:30PM1.64m | 5:00AM1.59m | 5:24PM1.62m | 5:53AM1.61m | 6:18PM1.60m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:17AM0.53m | 10:41PM0.62m | 11:14AM0.57m | 11:39PM0.67m | 12:10PM0.61m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:36 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 9 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | S 13 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 9 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 21 | 31 | 101 | 135 | 129 | 116 | 169 | 163 | 156 | 135 | 117 | 57 | 61 | 57 | 52 | 31 | 31 | 16 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 21 | 21 | 41 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | SSW 14 | SE 8 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | N 16 | — | ESE 5 | E 6 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 15 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 |
| kJ | 7 | 20 | 3 | 11 | 20 | 22 | 5 | — | 6 | 22 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 15 | 14 | 21 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | — | — | N 17 | N 16 | — | — | SSE 6 | SSE 5 | SSW 17 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | — |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | — | — | 5 | 5 | — | — | 3 | 3 | 27 | 70 | 44 | 44 | 47 | 48 | 48 | 45 | 43 | 21 | 6 | 6 | 6 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | S 4 | S 4 | SSE 5 | SE 5 | SE 4 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | E 4 | NE 3 | NE 3 | — | E 6 | NNW 2 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 2 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 4 |
| kJ | 27 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 13 | 39 | 32 | 12 | 2 | 1 | — | 75 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 28 | 52 | 59 | 59 | 29 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 39 | 39 | 9 | 9 | 39 | 39 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 39 | 54 | 54 | 40 | 1 |
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