Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Island (Island Bay) today (06 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for The Island (Island Bay) at 3AM is: 0.9m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 05). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (06 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 9s |
| Evening (06 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at The Island (Island Bay). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Wed morning, min 9°C on Mon night). Mainly strong winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 5 | Tuesday 6 | Wednesday 7 | |||||||||||||||||
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 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 290 | 240 | 200 | 157 | 115 | 81 | 59 | 40 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 35 | 33 | 50 | 48 | 45 |
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 | 1:15AM1.61m | 1:44PM1.72m | 2:11AM1.59m | 2:39PM1.70m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:11PM0.46m | 7:28AM0.46m | 8:00PM0.47m | 8:21AM0.47m | 8:51PM0.51m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | NW 5 |
| kJ | 290 | 240 | 200 | 157 | 115 | 81 | 59 | 40 | 26 | 23 | 14 | 18 | 22 | 20 | 35 | 33 | 31 | 30 | 12 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 10 |
| kJ | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 38 | 38 | 37 | 18 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 28 | 28 | 50 | 48 | 30 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | E 13 | SSW 13 | — | S 20 | E 6 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | SW 13 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 8 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 3 | 4 | 35 | — | 7 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 23 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 45 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NNW 3 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NW 5 | — |
| kJ | — | 1 | 10 | 22 | 45 | 107 | 181 | 197 | 253 | 275 | 238 | 253 | 299 | 275 | 275 | 253 | 160 | 64 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 54 | 39 | 60 | 54 | 39 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 65 | 65 | 55 | 39 | 1 |
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