
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Island (Island Bay) today (24 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for The Island (Island Bay) at 11AM is: 1.5m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 24). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (24 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 10s |
| Evening (24 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at The Island (Island Bay). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat night, min 9°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Fri morning, strong winds from the NW by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 24 | Friday 25 | Saturday 26 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
401 | 401 | 408 | 356 | 305 | 293 | 234 | 234 | 192 | 192 | 156 | 518 | 495 | 411 | 282 | 268 | 255 | 232 | 166 | 157 | 151 | 114 | 110 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 2:12AM1.43m | 2:32PM1.52m | 2:59AM1.44m | 3:19PM1.53m | 3:49AM1.46m | 4:11PM1.54m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:09AM0.69m | 8:45PM0.69m | 8:58AM0.69m | 9:36PM0.72m | 9:53AM0.69m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:21 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 |
401 | 401 | 408 | 356 | 305 | 293 | 234 | 234 | 192 | 192 | 155 | 518 | 495 | 411 | 282 | 268 | 255 | 232 | 166 | 157 | 151 | 114 | 110 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | S 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 15 | ESE 12 | SE 8 | ESE 12 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 |
42 | 45 | 44 | 43 | 44 | 44 | 75 | 76 | 112 | 120 | 156 | 17 | 21 | 14 | 16 | 28 | 61 | 59 | 68 | 67 | 66 | 64 | 60 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | ESE 11 | SE 10 | SE 11 | SE 10 | — | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | E 16 | E 13 | E 16 | E 12 | ESE 15 | ESE 12 | ESE 15 | — | — | — | — | — | E 18 | E 17 |
4 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 21 | 28 | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | N 3 | NNW 3 | NW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 2 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | NW 6 |
— | — | — | 3 | 4 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 18 | 42 | 68 | 202 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 39 | 39 | 54 | 54 |
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