Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Island (Island Bay) today (27 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 4s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 7s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for The Island (Island Bay) at 1AM is: 0.4m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 26). An open ocean swell of 3.0m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 4s |
| Afternoon (27 Oct) | 6ft (1.8m) | 7s |
| Evening (27 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at The Island (Island Bay). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Tue morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon afternoon, min 10°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NNW on Mon night, calm by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 26 | Tuesday 27 | Wednesday 28 | |||||||||||||||||
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 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 4 | S 6 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 101 | 59 | 55 | 49 | 27 | 23 | 40 | 225 | 329 | 350 | 360 | 421 | 388 | 348 | 254 | 141 | 147 | 136 | 128 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 5:41PM1.61m | 6:04AM1.67m | 6:40PM1.63m | 7:01AM1.74m | 7:38PM1.65m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:59PM0.72m | 12:27PM0.67m | 00:57AM0.69m | 1:30PM0.63m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:55 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 17 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 5 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | NW 9 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 |
| kJ | 101 | 59 | 55 | 49 | 27 | 23 | 309 | 92 | 28 | 350 | 360 | 421 | 388 | 348 | 254 | 141 | 147 | 136 | 128 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | — | SE 11 | SE 11 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | — | E 15 | SSW 12 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | 5 | 5 | 19 | 19 | 7 | 7 | — | 4 | 30 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | — | — | E 11 | S 14 | E 11 | E 11 | NE 8 | NE 8 | E 15 | E 15 | E 13 | SE 15 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 8 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 8 | SSW 4 | S 6 | S 7 | — | — | — | — | NW 3 | NW 5 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 |
| kJ | 940 | 1020 | 904 | 891 | 869 | 1334 | 40 | 225 | 329 | — | — | — | — | 9 | 141 | 323 | 586 | 742 | 485 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 110 | 123 | 133 | 137 | 180 | 166 | 113 | 62 | 62 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 65 | 74 | 74 | 123 | 74 |
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