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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Sunday 18 Jan 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
17.3° C
 (Which is slightly warmer than usual)

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

The current surf forecast for The Island (Island Bay) at 7AM is: 2.2m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am January 18). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jan)7.5ft (2.3m)8s
Afternoon (18 Jan)6.5ft (2.0m)8s
Evening (18 Jan)6ft (1.8m)8s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
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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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.2
S
2.2
S
2.1
S
2.2
SSE
2.3
SSE
2.1
SSE
1.9
SSE
1.9
SSE
1.7
SSE
1.6
SSE
1.3
SSE
1.3
SSE
1.3
SSE
1.3
SSE
1.3
SE
1.3
SE
1.1
SE
1
SE
0.8
SE
0.8
SE
0.8
SE
0.5
SSW
1.2
SE
1.2
SE
Period(s) (?)888888888887777777777955
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)65066663264568659249245434428520418318317817117113097717169426263
Wind
(km/h)
30
SSE
35
SSE
30
SSE
35
SSE
35
SSE
35
SSE
35
SSE
35
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
30
SSE
30
SE
25
SE
20
SE
15
SE
20
SE
25
SE
25
SE
30
SE
30
SE
25
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		cross-
on		onononononononononononononononononononononon
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:01AM
1.57
5:35PM
1.44
5:46AM
1.55
6:22PM
1.43
6:33AM
1.54
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:49PM
0.78
11:34AM
0.77
11:36PM
0.75
12:25PM
0.75
12:23AM
0.72
1:16PM
0.72
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Sunrise---6:07-------6:09-------6:09----
Sunset-------8:52-------8:52-------8:52
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C141413131414141413131313151516151414141415161716
Feels °C (?)7766666778881091010101110910101111
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