Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Island (Island Bay) today (07 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for The Island (Island Bay) at 10PM is: 2.5m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.4m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 07). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (07 Jul) | 7ft (2.1m) | 8s |
| Evening (07 Jul) | 8ft (2.5m) | 8s |
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 20mm), heaviest during Wed morning. Very mild (max 12°C on Tue afternoon, min 8°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SE on Tue afternoon, near gales from the S by Wed night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 7 | Wednesday 8 | Thursday 9 | Fri 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | SSE 9 | ESE 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 543 | 994 | 760 | 655 | 459 | 517 | 665 | 703 | 1035 | 1796 | 3369 | 4644 | 5033 | 4362 | 3467 | 2960 | 3294 | 3100 | 2607 | 1799 | 1014 | 675 | 963 | 338 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | 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 | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 10:36PM1.55m | 10:55AM1.58m | 11:23PM1.58m | 11:44AM1.63m | 00:12AM1.61m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:19PM0.67m | 4:57AM0.65m | 5:09PM0.65m | 5:41AM0.63m | 6:00PM0.63m | 6:26AM0.62m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — |
 | 5:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 |
mm | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Feels °C | 8 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | -2 | -4 | -3 | -4 | -2 | -2 | -4 | -3 | -2 | -2 | -1 | 0 | 0 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | E 10 | ESE 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 10 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SSW 12 | ESE 10 |
| kJ | 364 | 71 | 69 | 65 | 85 | 87 | 120 | 173 | 53 | 35 | — | — | — | — | — | 121 | 138 | 138 | 173 | 164 | 448 | 363 | 162 | 338 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | NNW 8 | NW 8 | N 8 | SSW 14 | ESE 10 | E 10 | S 19 | SW 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | — | SSW 18 | — | ESE 10 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 74 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 61 | 34 | 53 | 7 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 38 | 70 | — | 60 | — | 118 | 152 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 9 | NW 8 | — | N 8 | N 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 7 | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | SSE 9 | S 6 |
| kJ | 543 | 994 | 760 | 655 | 459 | 517 | 665 | 703 | 1035 | 1796 | 3369 | 4644 | 5033 | 4362 | 3467 | 2960 | 3294 | 3100 | 2607 | 1799 | 1014 | 675 | 963 | 260 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 29 | 113 | 113 | 155 | 113 | 113 | 155 | 227 | 194 | 194 | 205 | 205 | 205 | 109 | 109 | 209 | 205 | 166 | 205 | 166 | 109 | 155 | 113 | 113 |
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