Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Island (Island Bay) today (30 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 13s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 13s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for The Island (Island Bay) at 10PM is: 2.0m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (30 Sep) | 7ft (2.1m) | 13s |
| Evening (30 Sep) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at The Island (Island Bay). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Wed afternoon, min 8°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Wed afternoon, strong winds from the N by Fri morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 30 | Thursday 1 | Friday 2 | |||||||||||||||||
4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | S 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1584 | 1376 | 1314 | 1004 | 855 | 759 | 679 | 603 | 441 | 371 | 377 | 324 | 309 | 213 | 167 | 130 | 125 | 120 | 101 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:57PM1.62m | 9:14AM1.73m | 9:51PM1.64m | 10:06AM1.76m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:49PM0.62m | 3:12AM0.64m | 3:46PM0.58m | 4:03AM0.59m | 4:40PM0.53m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:25 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 11 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | S 14 |
| kJ | 1584 | 1376 | 1314 | 1004 | 855 | 759 | 679 | 603 | 441 | 371 | 377 | 324 | 309 | 213 | 167 | 130 | 125 | 120 | 101 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | E 11 | — | E 11 | E 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 12 | SSE 10 | S 12 | S 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 12 |
| kJ | 3 | 10 | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 15 | 31 | 67 | 59 | 37 | 22 | 47 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 12 | — | — | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 26 | — | — | 16 | 16 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | E 11 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | N 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 5 |
| kJ | — | — | 2 | 26 | 61 | 105 | 92 | 83 | 99 | 94 | 75 | 67 | 84 | 123 | 173 | 252 | 381 | 223 | 78 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 1 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 54 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 39 | 9 |
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