Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Island (Island Bay) today (11 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 9s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for The Island (Island Bay) at 10AM is: 1.9m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 11s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Aug) | 7ft (2.1m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (11 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 8s |
| Evening (11 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at The Island (Island Bay). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Wed night. Very mild (max 13°C on Wed afternoon, min 8°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 11 | Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SSE 9 | ESE 8 | SE 9 | ESE 8 | SE 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 616 | 841 | 645 | 405 | 324 | 244 | 220 | 198 | 164 | 136 | 94 | 67 | 52 | 50 | 48 | 46 | 54 | 52 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 22 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | 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 | 2:41AM1.61m | 3:04PM1.79m | 3:41AM1.60m | 4:02PM1.77m | 4:39AM1.60m | 5:01PM1.75m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:45AM0.49m | 9:22PM0.50m | 9:45AM0.47m | 10:24PM0.51m | 10:46AM0.45m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | S 14 | SE 11 | SE 11 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | 144 | 15 | 133 | 101 | 324 | 244 | 220 | 198 | 164 | 136 | 94 | 67 | 47 | 41 | 33 | 40 | 54 | 52 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 22 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | NW 8 | S 14 | S 13 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | S 12 | SE 11 | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 |
| kJ | 20 | 3 | 14 | 14 | 84 | 60 | 48 | 31 | 29 | 24 | 29 | 36 | 52 | 50 | 48 | 46 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 18 | 20 | 14 | 7 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | N 8 | S 13 | S 15 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 16 | S 10 | S 16 | E 13 | SE 13 | ESE 10 | NW 7 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | S 9 | SE 14 | NNW 8 | SE 11 |
| kJ | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 4 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 5 | 19 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 19 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 20 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | — | — | ESE 3 | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | NNE 2 | NE 3 | NNE 2 | NNW 4 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 |
| kJ | 616 | 841 | 645 | 405 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 17 | 23 | 26 | 21 | 12 | 7 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 62 | 113 | 61 | 61 | 43 | 39 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 40 | 1 |
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