The Island (Island Bay) Surf Break

The Island (Island Bay), New Zealand Weather Observations

Lat Long: 41.35° S 174.78° E

Issued: 11 pm 09 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Island (Island Bay) sea temperature is
15.3° C

2.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year

The Island (Island Bay) surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Current weather conditions and live observations for The Island (Island Bay) based on the nearest weather station observations (including METAR, SYNOP, ship and quickscat wind data). This is the most reliable place on surf-forecast.com to see what is happening with the weather in The Island (Island Bay) right now. Also check out the current weather map overlays on our dynamic weather maps.

Current Weather near The Island (Island Bay)

as reported by 5 closest weather stations

Weather Station WeatherWindGustsTemp.Visibility
Visibility /
Cloud

Wellington Airport

3 km NE4 m above sea level

1 hour ago
Visibility reduced by smoke
35
fresh winds from the S
(33 km/h at 190°)
12.3 °C4 km
4 km

no observation

Wellington International Airport

4 km NNE201 m above sea level

1 hour ago
clearVisibility reduced by smoke
35
fresh winds from the S
(33 km/h at 190°)
12.3 °C4 km
4 km
broken
no observation
-

Miramar wx

5 km NE51 m above sea level

1 hour ago
dry
15
light winds from the SSE
(14 km/h at 157°)
25
9 °C-
-
-
-
0

Wellington

11 km N116 m above sea level

1 hour ago
dry
5
calm
(3 km/h at 32°)
10
9 °C-
-
-
-
0

Baring Head

11 km SE150 m above sea level

1 hour ago
-
60
near gales from the SSW
(59 km/h at 193°)
85
9.8 °C-
-
-
-
0

Heights Road

15 km SE300 m above sea level

1 hour ago
-
5
light winds from the SSW
(7 km/h at 200°)
25
9.7 °C-
-
-
-
0

Paremata

29 km NNE20 m above sea level

1 hour ago
dry
wind obs. (6 kph from 235 degs) was rejected
(- km/h at -°)
11 °C-
-
-
-
0

Cross Creek wx

40 km ENE451 m above sea level

1 hour ago
dry
5
light winds from the WSW
(6 km/h at 238°)
15
11 °C-
-
-
-
0

Paekakariki

41 km NNE267 m above sea level

1 hour ago
-
25
moderate winds from the SSW
(24 km/h at 210°)
35
7.6 °C-
-
-
-
0

Ngawi Automatic Weather Station

47 km SE8 m above sea level

1 hour ago
-
20
moderate winds from the SSW
(20 km/h at 200°)
11.5 °C-
-

no observation

* NOTE: not all weather observatories update at the same frequency which is the reason why some locations may show data from stations that are further away than known closer ones. We also include passing Ship data if it is recorded close to The Island (Island Bay) and within an acceptable time window.

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