Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Island (Island Bay) today (10 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Jul, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 7s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 6s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for The Island (Island Bay) at 2AM is: 3.0m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 1.5m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Jul) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (10 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 10s |
| Evening (10 Jul) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at The Island (Island Bay). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Mild temperatures (max 9°C on Thu afternoon, min 8°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Thu afternoon, calm by Sat night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 9 | Friday 10 | Saturday 11 | Sun 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 | ESE 10 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 18 | S 18 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | S 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2216 | 1805 | 1616 | 1519 | 869 | 602 | 364 | 300 | 267 | 265 | 230 | 177 | 108 | 89 | 110 | 227 | 211 | 337 | 304 | 284 | 377 | 286 | 256 | 224 |
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 | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 00:12AM1.61m | 12:36PM1.69m | 1:04AM1.64m | 1:30PM1.75m | 2:01AM1.65m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:00PM0.63m | 6:26AM0.62m | 6:52PM0.61m | 7:15AM0.60m | 7:47PM0.58m | 8:07AM0.58m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — |
 | 5:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 |
mm | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 |
Feels °C | -2 | -2 | -2 | -3 | -2 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | S 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 135 | 511 | 419 | 166 | 419 | 338 | 286 | 223 | 218 | 179 | 148 | 96 | 96 | 71 | 71 | 71 | 211 | 337 | 304 | 284 | 377 | 286 | 256 | 224 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 19 | S 19 | — | — | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 18 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | S 6 | S 6 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 |
| kJ | — | 29 | 29 | — | — | 125 | 162 | 152 | 47 | 47 | 45 | 44 | 56 | 48 | 45 | 227 | 68 | 48 | 35 | 23 | 47 | 46 | 32 | 32 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | S 21 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 18 | S 9 | S 9 | — | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 123 | 87 | 89 | 9 | 41 | 41 | 110 | 43 | 42 | — | 47 | 47 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 5 | S 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2216 | 1805 | 1616 | 1519 | 869 | 602 | 364 | 300 | 267 | 265 | 230 | 177 | 108 | 89 | 72 | 48 | 35 | 39 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 209 | 166 | 166 | 166 | 113 | 113 | 113 | 62 | 62 | 113 | 113 | 61 | 61 | 61 | 61 | 61 | 62 | 39 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
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