
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Island (Island Bay) today (28 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for The Island (Island Bay) at 6AM is: 1.3m 9s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 28). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (28 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
| Evening (28 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at The Island (Island Bay). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu morning, min 10°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Tue night, near gales from the NW by Wed afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 28 | Thursday 29 | Friday 30 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 9 | S 9 | SSW 9 | S 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 6 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
372 | 397 | 295 | 169 | 113 | 224 | 156 | 136 | 131 | 104 | 222 | 72 | 121 | 116 | 116 | 156 | 207 | 281 | 395 | 378 | 367 | 370 | 467 | 467 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross | cross-on | off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | off | off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 7:01AM1.74m | 7:38PM1.65m | 7:56AM1.79m | 8:35PM1.67m | 8:51AM1.82m | 9:30PM1.68m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:57AM0.69m | 1:30PM0.63m | 1:52AM0.65m | 2:30PM0.58m | 2:45AM0.59m | 3:27PM0.53m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 7:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:58 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 9 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 9 | S 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | NW 7 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 14 | S 6 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | NW 6 |
372 | 397 | 295 | 169 | 106 | 224 | 156 | 136 | 131 | 69 | 222 | 72 | 121 | 116 | 41 | 109 | 98 | 281 | 91 | 378 | 367 | 370 | 467 | 14 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | NNW 8 | — | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SSW 14 | SE 14 | SSW 8 | SE 14 | SE 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | NW 5 | SSW 14 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 17 | NW 7 | — |
18 | 13 | — | 54 | 113 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 104 | 8 | 23 | 7 | 7 | 116 | 156 | 207 | 39 | 395 | 73 | 21 | 94 | 38 | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | SE 15 | — | — | — | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 13 | SE 13 | NW 7 | S 12 | SE 11 | NW 6 | SE 10 | S 10 | SSE 13 | S 16 | — |
4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 8 | — | — | — | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 19 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 134 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NW 8 | NW 4 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NW 7 | S 5 | — | NW 4 | S 6 | — | NW 6 | NW 5 | NW 5 | — | SSW 6 |
— | 17 | 58 | 208 | 392 | 595 | 505 | 321 | 249 | 374 | 413 | 192 | 469 | 184 | 50 | — | 42 | 81 | — | 9 | 73 | 66 | — | 467 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 74 | 74 | 74 | 74 | 85 | 74 | 74 | 74 | 61 | 113 | 129 | 236 | 15 | 0 | 54 | 61 | 0 | 54 | 85 | 113 | 27 | 27 |
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