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 29 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's The Island (Island Bay) sea temperature is
13.5° C

Slightly warmer than usual

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 (29 Jun):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 18s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Jun, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 17s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for The Island (Island Bay) at 8PM is: 1.8m 17s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a East direction, 1.1m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm June 29). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Jun)--
Afternoon (29 Jun)2.5ft (0.8m)18s
Evening (29 Jun)6.5ft (2.0m)17s

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 11°C on Mon afternoon, min 7°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Tue afternoon, fresh winds from the N by Thu morning).

Mon
29
Tuesday
30
Wednesday
1
Thu
2
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)
0
0
1
2
2
3
3
3
4
4
3
3
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSW
18
1.4
SSW
18
2
S
17
2.1
S
17
1.8
S
16
1.7
S
16
1.9
S
16
1.8
S
15
1.7
S
15
1.6
S
14
1.5
S
14
1.4
S
14
1.4
S
13
1.3
S
13
1.3
S
13
1.2
S
12
1.2
S
12
1
S
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
418
1245
2398
2492
1565
1404
1834
1489
1263
1057
893
715
683
573
529
423
409
383
331
258
192
187
181
127
Wind (km/h)
25
SSE
20
SE
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
ESE
10
E
10
ENE
10
NE
10
N
5
N
10
NNE
15
NNE
20
N
20
N
20
NNE
20
N
25
N
20
N
20
NNE
25
NNE
25
N
30
N
30
N
25
N
Wind State
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
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
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
4:28PM1.59m
4:58AM1.47m
5:11PM1.57m
5:43AM1.45m
5:54PM1.54m
6:29AM1.43m
Low Tide
10:59PM0.81m
11:00AM0.81m
11:48PM0.79m
11:44AM0.79m
00:36AM0.77m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:47
7:47
7:47
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:00
5:00
5:00
5:01
 mm
Temp °C
11
10
10
9
8
7
7
8
9
8
8
8
8
7
7
8
9
10
10
10
9
9
9
11
Feels °C
6
6
6
6
5
4
4
5
7
6
5
5
4
3
3
4
4
6
6
5
4
3
3
6
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSW
18
1.4
SSW
18
2
S
17
2.1
S
17
1.8
S
16
1.7
S
16
1.9
S
16
1.8
S
15
1.7
S
15
1.6
S
14
1.5
S
14
1.4
S
14
1.4
S
13
1.3
S
13
1.3
S
13
1.2
S
12
1.2
S
12
1
S
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
13
Energy kJ
418
1245
2398
2492
1565
1404
1834
1489
1263
1057
893
715
683
573
529
423
409
383
331
258
192
187
181
127
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
S
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
1.1
S
19
1
S
19
0.3
E
10
0.3
ESE
10
0.4
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
E
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.3
ESE
11
0.3
ESE
11
0.3
ESE
10
0.4
SSE
11
0.5
SSE
11
0.6
S
11
0.6
S
9
0.5
S
9
0.5
S
10
0.4
SSE
10
Energy kJ
71
18
18
17
875
723
17
18
31
18
17
28
28
29
22
22
18
40
66
85
63
45
49
31
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.4
SSE
11
0.3
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
10
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.3
E
11
0.3
E
11
0.3
E
11
Energy kJ
19
17
17
3
3
39
18
18
6
6
21
20
20
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
S
6
1.1
S
6
0.3
N
2
0.4
N
3
0.3
NNW
3
0.4
NNW
3
0.5
NNW
3
0.6
NNW
3
0.5
NNW
3
0.6
NNW
3
0.6
NNW
4
0.9
NNW
4
0.9
NNW
4
0.9
NNW
4
Energy kJ
108
82
1
2
1
3
6
9
7
9
11
21
24
33
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
4
4
4
1
1
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
Distance (km)
113
136
113
44
39
29
29
9
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
9
Best forecast wave conditions in Wellington
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
9
6
6
7
7
5
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
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