Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Island (Island Bay) today (23 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for The Island (Island Bay) at 2AM is: 0.7m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 22). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (23 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
| Evening (23 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at The Island (Island Bay). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri afternoon, min 11°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, strong winds from the N by Sat morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 22 | Friday 23 | Saturday 24 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 11 | S 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 131 | 120 | 76 | 79 | 78 | 78 | 56 | 48 | 102 | 112 | 84 | 209 | 317 | 299 | 340 | 263 | 232 | 143 | 167 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:11PM1.53m | 2:34AM1.48m | 2:58PM1.55m | 3:24AM1.51m | 3:48PM1.56m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:24PM0.67m | 8:32AM0.69m | 9:07PM0.69m | 9:24AM0.70m | 9:58PM0.72m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:51 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 12 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 11 | S 10 |
| kJ | 131 | 120 | 76 | 79 | 78 | 78 | 56 | 48 | 102 | 112 | 78 | 58 | 317 | 299 | 340 | 263 | 232 | 143 | 167 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | E 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 9 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 15 | S 7 | SSE 9 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | E 15 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 15 | 27 | 16 | 53 | 84 | 209 | 37 | 25 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 9 | — | — | NNW 3 | NNW 5 | SE 12 | SSW 12 | S 16 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSW 7 | E 16 | S 20 | S 20 | E 15 | — |
| kJ | — | 2 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 5 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 18 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 4 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 4 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 3 | NNW 2 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 |
| kJ | 10 | 3 | 6 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 21 | 61 | 100 | 118 | 149 | 200 | 272 | 206 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 54 |
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