The Island (Island Bay) Surf Break

The Island (Island Bay) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 41.35° S 174.78° E

Issued: 5 pm 01 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Island (Island Bay) sea temperature is
12.8° C

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.


How big are the waves at The Island (Island Bay) today (02 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 12s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Island (Island Bay) at 1AM is: 0.7m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 01). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Jul)2ft (0.6m)13s
Afternoon (02 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)12s
Evening (02 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 12°C on Thu night, min 9°C on Wed afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Wed afternoon, strong winds from the NNW by Fri afternoon).

Wed
1
Thursday
2
Friday
3
Sat
4
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
S
12
1
S
13
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
13
0.5
SSW
12
0.4
SSW
12
0.4
SSW
13
0.3
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
11
0.3
E
13
0.3
E
13
0.3
E
13
0.3
E
12
0.3
E
12
0.3
E
12
0.3
E
12
0.3
E
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
416
355
265
258
192
187
137
131
89
52
55
33
59
18
19
20
29
29
28
26
26
25
25
24
Wind (km/h)
20
N
20
N
20
N
25
N
25
N
30
NNE
30
N
35
N
35
N
35
N
40
NNW
40
NNW
45
NNW
45
NNW
45
NNW
45
NNW
45
NNW
50
NNW
45
NNW
45
NNW
40
NNW
40
N
45
N
50
N
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
5:54PM1.54m
6:29AM1.43m
6:38PM1.52m
7:15AM1.43m
7:24PM1.51m
7:59AM1.43m
Low Tide
00:36AM0.77m
12:27PM0.76m
1:21AM0.74m
1:10PM0.73m
2:05AM0.71m
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7:47
7:47
7:47
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5:00
5:01
5:01
5:02
 mm
Temp °C
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
10
11
11
12
12
12
12
11
12
12
12
12
12
11
10
11
Feels °C
5
5
5
5
4
4
3
3
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
1
2
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
S
12
1
S
13
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
13
0.5
SSW
12
0.4
SSW
12
0.4
SSW
13
0.3
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
11
0.3
E
13
0.3
E
13
0.3
E
13
0.3
E
12
0.3
E
12
0.3
E
12
0.3
E
12
0.3
E
12
Energy kJ
416
355
265
258
192
187
137
131
89
52
55
33
59
18
19
20
29
29
28
26
26
25
25
24
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ESE
9
0.4
SSE
11
0.6
S
11
0.6
S
11
0.6
S
9
0.5
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.4
SSE
10
0.4
SSE
9
0.3
SSE
9
0.3
SSE
9
0.3
SSE
8
0.2
E
10
0.3
S
8
0.2
S
8
0.2
S
8
0.1
S
7
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
13
Energy kJ
17
40
83
85
63
50
49
31
26
15
15
14
8
12
5
4
1
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSE
11
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
10
0.3
E
11
0.3
E
11
0.3
E
11
0.3
E
11
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.2
SSW
14
0.2
SSW
14
0.1
SW
14
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
7
0.1
S
7
Energy kJ
41
17
18
19
20
21
20
20
19
18
18
18
18
18
8
4
1
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NNW
3
0.4
NNW
3
0.4
NNW
3
0.4
NNW
3
0.7
NNW
4
0.7
NNW
4
0.7
NNW
4
0.9
NNW
4
1
NNW
4
1.1
NNW
5
1.2
NNW
5
1.4
NNW
5
1.6
NNW
6
1.7
NNW
6
1.7
NNW
6
1.7
NNW
6
1.8
NNW
6
2
NNW
6
2
NNW
6
2
NNW
6
1.8
NW
6
1.7
NNW
6
1.7
NNW
6
2
NNW
6
Energy kJ
3
4
4
4
11
12
14
21
34
48
56
98
154
188
170
164
207
275
299
309
237
181
199
283
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
2
3
2
2
2
Distance (km)
1
1
1
1
2
9
9
9
39
39
39
54
55
60
60
55
60
65
65
65
65
56
54
54
Best forecast wave conditions in Wellington
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
2
2
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
8
5
7
7
6
5
6
7
9
9
5
5
6
6
5
5
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