Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Island (Island Bay) today (23 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Sep, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 8s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 7s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for The Island (Island Bay) at 10PM is: 2.1m 7s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (23 Sep) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 8s |
| Evening (23 Sep) | 7ft (2.1m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at The Island (Island Bay). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 12°C on Sat morning, min 7°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 23 | Thursday 24 | Friday 25 | |||||||||||||||||
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 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 684 | 731 | 420 | 470 | 401 | 405 | 408 | 356 | 305 | 293 | 234 | 234 | 192 | 159 | 156 | 436 | 417 | 340 | 282 |
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-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:47PM1.52m | 2:12AM1.43m | 2:32PM1.52m | 2:59AM1.44m | 3:19PM1.53m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:02PM0.68m | 8:09AM0.69m | 8:45PM0.69m | 8:58AM0.69m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 |
Feels °C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | S 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 11 | S 8 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 160 | 123 | 110 | 74 | 135 | 405 | 408 | 356 | 305 | 293 | 234 | 234 | 192 | 159 | 155 | 436 | 417 | 340 | 282 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | S 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 15 | ESE 12 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 42 | 45 | 44 | 43 | 44 | 44 | 75 | 76 | 112 | 120 | 156 | 17 | 21 | 14 | 16 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | N 16 | N 16 | N 16 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | — | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | E 16 | E 13 | E 16 | E 12 | ESE 15 | ESE 12 |
| kJ | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 21 | 28 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 9 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | — | — | NW 2 | NNW 3 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | — | — | — | NW 3 | NNW 3 |
| kJ | 684 | 731 | 420 | 470 | 401 | — | — | 1 | 3 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 3 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 113 | 113 | 62 | 61 | 27 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9 |
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