Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Island (Island Bay) today (06 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 8s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Jul, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 7s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for The Island (Island Bay) at 9PM is: 2.0m 7s primary swell from a South direction and 0.8m 10s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 1.2m 6s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 06). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (06 Jul) | 10ft (3.0m) | 8s |
| Evening (06 Jul) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at The Island (Island Bay). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 80mm), heaviest during Wed night. Very mild (max 13°C on Mon night, min 10°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Mon night, gales from the S by Wed night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 6 | Tuesday 7 | Wednesday 8 | Thu 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | ESE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1241 | 846 | 399 | 209 | 454 | 435 | 1055 | 1075 | 605 | 909 | 1020 | 758 | 604 | 392 | 402 | 530 | 522 | 1149 | 1823 | 3158 | 4861 | 5954 | 6443 | 5916 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 9:49PM1.53m | 10:09AM1.53m | 10:36PM1.55m | 10:55AM1.58m | 11:23PM1.58m | 11:44AM1.63m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:30PM0.68m | 4:13AM0.66m | 4:19PM0.67m | 4:57AM0.65m | 5:09PM0.65m | 5:41AM0.63m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:46 | — | — |
 | 5:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:06 |
mm | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 5 | 5 |
Temp °C | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Feels °C | 2 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | -1 | -2 | -3 | -2 | -1 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | S 7 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | S 9 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | ESE 9 | S 18 | SSW 18 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 61 | 95 | 399 | 209 | 454 | 435 | 81 | 78 | 455 | 71 | 68 | 154 | 156 | 154 | 94 | 98 | 213 | 6 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | SSW 15 | NNW 8 | NW 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | — | S 20 | S 20 | S 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 8 | 7 | 118 | 85 | 83 | 82 | 7 | 7 | 74 | 7 | 3 | 65 | 71 | 68 | — | 8 | 8 | 25 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 10 | SSW 17 | E 10 | NNW 9 | NNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NNW 9 | — | — | N 8 | — | — | — | S 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 2 | 94 | 31 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 7 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 7 | SE 6 | S 7 | ESE 6 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | ESE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 |
| kJ | 1241 | 846 | 86 | 199 | 209 | 382 | 1055 | 1075 | 605 | 909 | 1020 | 758 | 604 | 392 | 402 | 530 | 522 | 1149 | 1823 | 3158 | 4861 | 5954 | 6443 | 5916 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 274 | 62 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 62 | 62 | 62 | 113 | 39 | 113 | 130 | 113 | 131 | 131 | 166 | 205 | 194 | 200 | 205 | 205 | 205 | 205 |
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