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The Island (Island Bay) surfForecast / Wellington / New Zealand
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The Island (Island Bay) surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's The Island (Island Bay) sea temperature is
14.4° C
(Which is 1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at The Island (Island Bay) today (02 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Jun, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 11s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Jun, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Jun, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for The Island (Island Bay) at 10AM is: 0.3m 11s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am June 02). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 10s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.6m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 Jun) | 1ft (0.3m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (02 Jun) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 12s |
| Evening (02 Jun) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at The Island (Island Bay). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Tue morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue morning, min 12°C on Wed afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, strong winds from the NNW by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 2 | Wednesday 3 | Thursday 4 | Fri 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 14 | SSW 13 | ESE 11 | S 13 | E 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | ESE 7 | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 11 | S 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 13 | |
18 | 17 | 22 | 4 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 4 | 16 | 32 | 59 | 58 | 55 | 30 | 28 | 46 | 62 | 52 | 33 | 33 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 33 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | on | on | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 6:19AM1.49m | 6:33PM1.58m | 7:05AM1.47m | 7:15PM1.55m | 7:49AM1.46m | 7:58PM1.53m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:23AM0.82m | 12:21PM0.82m | 1:11AM0.79m | 1:03PM0.80m | 1:56AM0.76m | 1:45PM0.77m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | |
— | — | — | — | 4:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:59 | — | — | 4:58 | |
1 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 |
11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NW 7 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 12 | S 11 | S 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 13 |
38 | 38 | 56 | 37 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 12 | 59 | 58 | 55 | 7 | 8 | 46 | 62 | 52 | 33 | 33 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 33 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | ESE 5 | ESE 11 | ESE 6 | E 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | S 14 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | SSW 4 | SSW 12 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | S 5 | E 6 | S 13 | E 7 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | E 6 | S 9 |
3 | 3 | 22 | 4 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 32 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 30 | 18 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 14 | 1 | 6 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 13 | S 12 | E 12 | E 12 | S 14 | S 14 | ESE 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | SSW 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 5 | E 7 | E 6 | E 6 | E 13 | E 6 | E 13 | — | E 6 |
18 | 17 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 28 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | — | 1 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 5 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 9 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | SSW 3 | S 3 | S 4 | — | — | — | NNW 3 | NNW 4 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 |
20 | 50 | 29 | 35 | 121 | 37 | 42 | 16 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 4 | — | — | — | 2 | 14 | 127 | 143 | 125 | 117 | 93 | 133 | 162 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 123 | 113 | 109 | 65 | 60 | 65 | 44 | 66 | 60 | 109 | 27 | 39 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 39 | 54 | 55 | 54 | 54 | 65 | 55 | 54 |
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