Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Island (Island Bay) today (04 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Aug, local time) - 18ft (5.5m), 11s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Aug, local time) - 18ft (5.5m), 11s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for The Island (Island Bay) at 11PM is: 5.5m 11s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (04 Aug) | 18ft (5.5m) | 11s |
| Evening (04 Aug) | 18ft (5.5m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at The Island (Island Bay). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 10°C on Fri morning, min 5°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SSW on Tue night, calm by Thu morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 4 | Wednesday 5 | Thursday 6 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 | SE 10 | S 10 | SE 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 6952 | 6728 | 6733 | 6733 | 5677 | 5385 | 4379 | 3347 | 2624 | 2229 | 1815 | 1504 | 875 | 663 | 522 | 586 | 355 | 273 | 298 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | 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 | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:29PM1.55m | 9:47AM1.59m | 10:17PM1.57m | 10:35AM1.64m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:15PM0.66m | 3:50AM0.66m | 4:07PM0.64m | 4:36AM0.63m | 4:58PM0.61m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 |
Feels °C | -6 | -6 | -6 | -6 | -5 | -5 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 19 | — | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 | SE 10 | S 10 | SE 10 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | — | 2624 | 2229 | 1815 | 1504 | 875 | 663 | 522 | 586 | 355 | 273 | 298 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 18 | SE 18 | SE 17 | SE 16 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 11 | SE 11 | S 10 | SE 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | 12 | 45 | 41 | 370 | 308 | 281 | 180 | 333 | 270 | 230 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 12 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 13 | SE 13 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 93 | 41 | 40 | 39 | 56 | 55 | 138 | 199 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 3 | NNW 3 |
| kJ | 6952 | 6728 | 6733 | 6733 | 5677 | 5385 | 4379 | 3347 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 256 | 205 | 205 | 194 | 209 | 113 | 113 | 61 | 208 | 85 | 85 | 61 | 61 | 61 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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