The Island (Island Bay) Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.35° S 174.78° E

The Island (Island Bay) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 03 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Island (Island Bay) sea temperature is
12.6°C
0.2° 

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


How big are the waves at The Island (Island Bay) today (03 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 15s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 15s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Island (Island Bay) at 8AM is: 0.5m 15s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.7m 5s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 03). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Oct)1.5ft (0.5m)15s
Afternoon (03 Oct)2ft (0.6m)14s
Evening (03 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)15s

Table - waves today at The Island (Island Bay). (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Very mild (max 12°C on Fri night, min 6°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Sat night, calm by Mon morning).

Saturday
3
Sunday
4
Monday
5
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SSW
14
0.5
S
15
0.5
S
15
0.5
S
15
0.5
S
14
0.6
SSW
13
1
SSW
14
1.5
S
15
1.6
SSW
15
1.5
SSW
14
2.1
SSW
14
1.8
S
13
1.7
S
12
1.6
S
11
1.6
S
11
1.5
S
11
1.5
S
10
1.4
S
11
1.4
S
11
1.3
S
10
1.3
S
10
1.2
S
10
1.1
SSE
10
1.1
SSE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
115
121
116
109
100
141
395
1088
1007
826
1519
1054
765
632
596
517
452
442
449
374
339
284
250
240
Wind (km/h)
25
NNE
15
NE
20
SSE
35
SSE
35
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
35
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
20
SSE
15
SE
10
ENE
15
NE
10
NE
10
ENE
10
NE
5
W
5
WNW
10
NNW
20
N
Wind State
cross-off
cross
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
10:42PM1.65m
10:59AM1.77m
11:32PM1.65m
11:53AM1.77m
00:22AM1.63m
12:48PM1.75m
Low Tide
4:54AM0.54m
5:31PM0.49m
5:45AM0.50m
6:21PM0.47m
6:36AM0.47m
7:11PM0.46m
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light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:48
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7:27
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7:28
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2
3
1
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Temp °C
12
11
10
9
8
8
9
10
9
9
9
9
10
10
10
9
7
6
6
8
11
11
11
10
Feels °C
7
8
6
3
1
2
2
2
2
2
3
4
5
5
7
6
3
2
2
5
9
9
8
6
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