Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Island (Island Bay) today (16 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jun, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 6s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jun, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jun, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for The Island (Island Bay) at 3AM is: 1.8m 6s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm June 15). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Jun) | 6ft (1.8m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (16 Jun) | 4ft (1.2m) | 6s |
| Evening (16 Jun) | 2ft (0.6m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at The Island (Island Bay). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Mon night. Very mild (max 13°C on Wed morning, min 9°C on Wed night). Mainly strong winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | 3 PM | 6 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 10 | S 10 | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 14 | S 11 | S 11 | S 6 | SSW 13 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 147 | 198 | 237 | 275 | 263 | 178 | 112 | 76 | 77 | 154 | 160 | 164 | 494 | 181 | 382 | 212 | 307 | 476 | 596 | 506 | 565 | 345 | 407 | 821 |
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 | cross-on | on | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 5:22AM1.70m | 5:41PM1.89m | 6:21AM1.70m | 6:41PM1.88m | 7:20AM1.69m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:11PM0.55m | 11:30AM0.54m | 00:15AM0.51m | 12:28PM0.49m | 1:17AM0.48m | 1:26PM0.46m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:46 | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:57 | — |
mm | 8 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 10 |
Feels °C | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 6 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 10 | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 14 | S 11 | S 14 | SSW 11 | S 7 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 14 | S 15 |
| kJ | 9 | 130 | 118 | 63 | 62 | 39 | 112 | 76 | 54 | 154 | 160 | 164 | 494 | 181 | 93 | 123 | 253 | 476 | 596 | 506 | 565 | 345 | 187 | 221 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | NW 6 | NNW 6 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 14 | S 14 | S 14 | NW 6 | S 14 | NW 6 | S 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SE 11 | S 14 | NW 4 | SE 11 |
| kJ | 74 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 18 | 36 | 77 | 69 | 104 | 150 | 37 | 140 | 5 | 136 | 307 | 143 | 187 | 192 | 5 | 181 | 4 | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | SE 12 | SSE 12 | NW 7 | N 7 | SE 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 12 | WNW 6 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | E 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | E 11 |
| kJ | 22 | 5 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 30 | 21 | 42 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | — | — | NW 2 | NNW 4 | NW 5 | NW 6 | WNW 5 | — | S 11 | S 6 | — | — | — | NNW 2 | NNW 3 | NW 4 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 |
| kJ | 147 | 198 | 237 | 275 | 263 | 178 | — | — | 1 | 27 | 91 | 107 | 32 | — | 382 | 212 | — | — | — | 1 | 8 | 18 | 407 | 821 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 62 | 62 | 109 | 62 | 62 | 62 | 39 | 0 | 39 | 61 | 61 | 4 | 1 | 27 | 62 | 62 | 39 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 39 | 60 | 54 |
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