Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Island (Island Bay) today (31 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 16s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 15s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for The Island (Island Bay) at 1AM is: 0.4m 11s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 30). An open ocean swell of 2.2m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (31 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 16s |
| Evening (31 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at The Island (Island Bay). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 13°C on Thu night, min 6°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNW on Thu night, light winds from the SW by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 30 | Friday 31 | Saturday 1 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | E 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SSW 12 | SE 16 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SSW 6 | SSW 8 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 74 | 71 | 63 | 40 | 40 | 39 | 40 | 27 | 38 | 83 | 37 | 181 | 2143 | 4756 | 5768 | 5379 | 5539 | 4412 | 3413 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 5:16PM1.51m | 5:52AM1.41m | 6:04PM1.50m | 6:40AM1.42m | 6:54PM1.50m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:57PM0.74m | 11:52AM0.71m | 00:46AM0.72m | 12:39PM0.70m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 |
Feels °C | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | -1 | -5 | -5 | -3 | -3 | -2 | 0 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | E 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SSW 11 | SE 15 | SE 15 | NW 7 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 15 | SE 14 | S 12 |
| kJ | 74 | 71 | 63 | 40 | 40 | 39 | 40 | 23 | 25 | 83 | 37 | 43 | 54 | 128 | 153 | 151 | 147 | 132 | 3413 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | ESE 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SE 15 | NW 7 | E 11 | E 13 | E 13 | E 10 | E 10 | SE 15 |
| kJ | 60 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 14 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 23 | 24 | 11 | 82 | 14 | 20 | 30 | 29 | 8 | 8 | 134 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 16 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SSW 14 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SE 12 | SE 16 | ESE 11 | E 11 | SE 11 | SE 18 | — | — | — | E 12 | E 12 | — |
| kJ | — | 5 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 14 | 14 | 23 | 38 | 23 | 9 | 19 | 12 | — | — | — | 12 | 3 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 8 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 12 | S 12 | — |
| kJ | 260 | 346 | 362 | 465 | 329 | 326 | 224 | 203 | 199 | 235 | 189 | 181 | 2143 | 4756 | 5768 | 5379 | 5539 | 4412 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 65 | 123 | 65 | 61 | 61 | 110 | 123 | 113 | 113 | 74 | 129 | 31 | 109 | 109 | 109 | 109 | 254 | 62 | 61 |
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