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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
13.3° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)How big are the waves at The Island (Island Bay) today?
The current surf forecast for The Island (Island Bay) at 12AM is: 0.3m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm May 21). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 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 (22 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (22 May) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 13s |
| Evening (22 May) | 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 ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu afternoon, min 10°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNW on Thu afternoon, light winds from the NNW by Fri morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 21 | Friday 22 | Saturday 23 | Sun 24 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | SSW 4 | S 4 | S 5 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 13 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | |
13 | 11 | 11 | 22 | 21 | 32 | 28 | 28 | 40 | 60 | 93 | 285 | 260 | 224 | 202 | 244 | 186 | 156 | 117 | 286 | 614 | 723 | 674 | 627 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | on | on | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | |
High Tide | 8:58PM1.85m | 9:32AM1.70m | 9:56PM1.80m | 10:25AM1.68m | 10:53PM1.75m | 11:18AM1.65m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:46PM0.47m | 3:32AM0.45m | 3:43PM0.46m | 4:25AM0.45m | 4:39PM0.47m | 5:16AM0.47m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | |
5:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:04 | |
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Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 12 |
7 | 7 | 8 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 10 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | NNW 6 | S 10 | SSE 10 | S 5 | S 5 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 13 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 |
13 | 11 | 11 | 22 | 13 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 16 | 60 | 78 | 285 | 260 | 224 | 202 | 244 | 186 | 156 | 117 | 286 | 614 | 723 | 674 | 627 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | S 16 | NNW 6 | NNW 7 | S 10 | S 9 | S 5 | SSW 13 | SE 4 | SE 11 | SE 11 | NW 4 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NW 9 | SSW 14 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 |
3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 28 | 40 | 11 | 93 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 61 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 18 | S 18 | E 12 | S 16 | S 16 | NW 7 | SSW 11 | SSW 7 | SE 4 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | NW 9 | SE 11 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | N 8 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 |
— | — | 6 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 18 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | SSW 4 | S 4 | S 5 | — | — | NNW 2 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | S 4 | S 4 | SE 3 | — | SE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 3 |
244 | 260 | 159 | 69 | 21 | 32 | 28 | — | — | 1 | 14 | 31 | 32 | 21 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 9 | — | 7 | 6 | 3 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 127 | 85 | 112 | 62 | 62 | 43 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 39 | 3 | 1 | 60 | 62 | 109 | 44 | 39 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 1 |
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