Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Island (Island Bay) today (23 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for The Island (Island Bay) at 1PM is: 0.4m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 23). An open ocean swell of 1.4m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (23 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
| Evening (23 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at The Island (Island Bay). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Thu afternoon, min 7°C on Sat morning). Mainly near gales. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SE 13 | S 14 | SW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 6 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 93 | 60 | 50 | 55 | 28 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 8 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 21 | 22 | 369 | 1316 | 1939 | 2151 | 1640 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 12:11PM1.63m | 00:31AM1.58m | 12:59PM1.62m | 1:17AM1.54m | 1:44PM1.61m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:00AM0.65m | 6:33PM0.67m | 6:43AM0.70m | 7:19PM0.71m | 7:24AM0.73m | 8:03PM0.73m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:19 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 |
Feels °C | 4 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | -5 | -5 | -4 | -1 | 1 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | S 9 | S 9 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | SE 18 | SE 17 | SE 16 |
| kJ | 93 | 60 | 50 | 55 | 28 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 6 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 78 | 75 | 130 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 13 | SE 12 | S 9 | S 9 | SW 14 | SSW 15 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | NW 10 | NW 14 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 43 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 21 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 23 | 32 | 25 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SE 11 | SE 12 | SE 12 | S 14 | S 8 | S 8 | S 14 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 15 | SE 19 | SE 18 | ENE 12 | SSW 16 | NNW 14 |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 14 | 12 | 29 | 25 | 19 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 2 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NW 5 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NW 5 | NW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 |
| kJ | 1 | 16 | 42 | 78 | 114 | 169 | 257 | 334 | 292 | 299 | 445 | 440 | 373 | 279 | 145 | 195 | 119 | 31 | 369 | 1316 | 1939 | 2151 | 1640 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 9 | 39 | 54 | 110 | 110 | 152 | 110 | 129 | 136 | 137 | 127 | 165 | 137 | 113 | 127 | 60 | 40 | 110 | 294 | 109 | 129 | 62 |
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