
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Island (Island Bay) today (16 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 16s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 16s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for The Island (Island Bay) at 12AM is: 0.2m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 15). An open ocean swell of 1.4m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (16 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 16s |
| Evening (16 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at The Island (Island Bay). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed night, min 9°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Wed night, light winds from the ENE by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 15 | Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | Sat 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 16 | ESE 17 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | SSW 11 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 14 | S 23 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 47 | 52 | 109 | 105 | 147 | 223 | 217 | 495 | 857 | 744 | 613 | 431 | 387 | 382 | 372 | 362 | 851 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | on | on | cross-on | 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 | 5:20PM1.84m | 5:59AM1.65m | 6:20PM1.81m | 6:57AM1.65m | 7:19PM1.77m | 7:54AM1.65m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:52PM0.50m | 12:05PM0.45m | 00:53AM0.49m | 1:04PM0.44m | 1:50AM0.49m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | |
5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 |
Feels °C | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | ESE 14 | ESE 15 | NW 6 | ESE 17 | ESE 16 | S 7 | S 7 | S 9 | SSW 11 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | S 11 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 |
24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 19 | 47 | 24 | 109 | 105 | 48 | 62 | 189 | 495 | 857 | 744 | 613 | 431 | 361 | 331 | 229 | 362 | 352 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | ESE 16 | NW 6 | SSW 4 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | SSW 10 | S 23 |
14 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 23 | 22 | 52 | 9 | 6 | 147 | 223 | 217 | 284 | 322 | 392 | 382 | 398 | 387 | 382 | 372 | 167 | 851 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 16 | NW 16 | NW 16 | N 16 | SW 10 | E 16 | E 10 | — | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 25 | SSW 15 | SSW 10 |
10 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 8 | — | 22 | 22 | 21 | 42 | 41 | 68 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | 73 | 123 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NW 5 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | S 2 | S 3 | SE 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 3 | NNW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 |
95 | 98 | 83 | 94 | 216 | 244 | 191 | 72 | 1 | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 29 | 26 | 11 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 74 | 74 | 74 | 74 | 113 | 74 | 74 | 0 | 27 | 27 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 39 | 39 | 55 |
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