
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Island (Island Bay) today (06 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for The Island (Island Bay) at 8PM is: 1.4m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 1.1m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 06). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (06 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 10s |
| Evening (06 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at The Island (Island Bay). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 12°C on Fri night, min 6°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, strong winds from the NNW by Fri morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 6 | Friday 7 | Saturday 8 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 10 | S 10 | SE 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SE 10 | S 17 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
500 | 653 | 428 | 371 | 314 | 322 | 686 | 959 | 1070 | 1371 | 1127 | 1044 | 846 | 711 | 699 | 573 | 474 | 459 | 442 | 361 | 296 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:35AM1.64m | 11:05PM1.60m | 11:25AM1.69m | 11:54PM1.62m | 12:17PM1.73m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:58PM0.61m | 5:22AM0.60m | 5:48PM0.58m | 6:09AM0.57m | 6:39PM0.54m | ||||||||||||||||
7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 3 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | S 10 | SE 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SE 10 | SE 11 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 |
500 | 653 | 428 | 371 | 314 | 322 | 431 | 959 | 1070 | 1371 | 1127 | 1044 | 846 | 711 | 699 | 573 | 474 | 459 | 442 | 361 | 296 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | SE 11 | S 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 12 | S 15 | SSE 15 | SE 11 | S 20 | S 19 |
281 | 127 | 333 | 302 | 240 | 230 | 240 | 334 | 196 | 244 | 175 | 137 | 127 | 60 | 43 | 49 | 109 | 42 | 19 | 8 | 7 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | S 17 | S 10 | S 10 | SE 13 | — | — | — | — | — | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | S 16 | S 16 | SE 10 |
76 | 56 | 56 | 46 | 199 | 184 | 686 | 240 | 186 | 128 | — | — | — | — | — | 69 | 37 | 21 | 5 | 5 | 4 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NNW 2 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 4 | NW 4 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 |
— | — | — | 1 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 18 | 40 | 84 | 94 | 55 | 73 | 98 | 90 | 43 | 20 | 15 | 20 | 42 | 22 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 39 | 39 | 55 | 60 | 61 | 61 | 61 | 61 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
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