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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Thursday 26 Feb 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
15.7° C
(Which is 1.6°C colder than average for this time of year)

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

The current surf forecast for The Island (Island Bay) at 3PM is: 0.4m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm February 26). An open ocean swell of 1.9m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Feb)2ft (0.6m)10s
Afternoon (26 Feb)1.5ft (0.4m)10s
Evening (26 Feb)1.5ft (0.4m)10s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
01
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
SSE
0.5
SE
0.4
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.8
SSW
0.9
SSW
1
S
1.3
S
1.4
S
1.4
S
1.4
SSE
1.2
SSE
1.1
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.8
SSE
0.7
SE
0.6
SE
0.8
SE
0.8
SE
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
Period(s) (?)101010101055666666666664598813
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)58493938383539621231581611391007956413525202825231335
Wind
(km/h)
45
NNW
40
NNW
40
NNW
20
NW
15
SSW
20
SSW
30
S
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
20
SE
15
SE
15
SE
10
ESE
10
S
15
SSE
0
ESE
5
NE
10
NNE
15
N
20
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onononononononcross-
on
cross-
on
glasscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:09PM
1.64
1:34AM
1.76
2:03PM
1.62
2:29AM
1.75
3:00PM
1.59
3:24AM
1.73
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:05AM
0.50
7:22PM
0.50
7:55AM
0.49
8:13PM
0.49
8:47AM
0.49
9:06PM
0.49
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
01
Sunrise-------6:58-------6:58--------
Sunset---8:09-------8:07-------8:06----
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C171818181615141313131313131312121316161714131414
Feels °C (?)10121216151399888889891013131713111211
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