The Island (Island Bay) surfForecast / Wellington / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Sunday 01 Mar 2026 NZDT
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The Island (Island Bay) surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's The Island (Island Bay) sea temperature is
16.3° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at The Island (Island Bay) today?

The current surf forecast for The Island (Island Bay) at 12PM is: 0.5m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am March 01). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 4s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.9m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Mar)1ft (0.3m)13s
Afternoon (01 Mar)2ft (0.6m)13s
Evening (01 Mar)8ft (2.5m)6s

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


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Sunday
01
Monday
02
Tuesday
03
Wed
04
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
2.5
S
2.4
S
3
S
4
SSW
4.5
SSW
5
SSW
5
SSW
4.5
S
4.5
S
4
S
4
S
3.5
S
3.5
S
3.5
S
3
S
2.5
S
2.3
S
2.2
S
Period(s) (?)8813131313687810101010999981212121211
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)22223496131131503657930238139594660434838853439298724732038182831002510199014191151
Wind
(km/h)
20
N
30
N
30
NNW
15
WNW
10
SSE
20
SSE
45
S
25
SSE
40
S
50
S
50
S
50
SSW
50
SSW
50
S
45
S
40
S
45
SSW
45
SSW
40
SSW
40
SSW
35
S
30
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
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
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:24AM
1.73
3:58PM
1.57
4:20AM
1.70
4:54PM
1.55
5:16AM
1.67
5:49PM
1.55
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:40AM
0.51
10:03PM
0.49
10:36AM
0.55
11:01PM
0.50
11:35AM
0.59
11:58PM
0.52
Sunday
01
Monday
02
Tuesday
03
Wed
04
Sunrise--7:00-------7:01-------7:03-----
Sunset-----8:05-------8:02-------8:01--
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
clear
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
------531111122122111---
Temp. °C14141616161510910111111111111111111111213131212
Feels °C (?)11911141511131000001222245678
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