The Island (Island Bay) Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.35° S 174.78° E

The Island (Island Bay) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 21 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's The Island (Island Bay) sea temperature is
13.5°C
0.6° 

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 (21 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for The Island (Island Bay) at 9PM is: 1.1m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 14s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 21). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)11s
Afternoon (21 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)11s
Evening (21 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu afternoon, min 11°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, strong winds from the N by Fri night).

Wed
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
2
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
S
11
1.1
S
11
1.1
S
11
1.1
S
11
1.1
S
11
1.3
S
13
1.2
S
13
1.1
S
13
1
S
12
0.9
SSW
10
0.8
SSW
10
0.8
S
10
0.7
S
9
0.7
S
9
0.7
S
9
0.6
S
9
0.6
S
9
0.4
SSE
10
0.5
S
9
0.7
S
8
0.5
S
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
289
284
274
279
284
582
498
414
314
173
131
120
83
79
78
57
57
30
40
66
126
Wind (km/h)
15
NNW
10
NW
5
NW
5
SE
5
ENE
15
N
30
N
35
N
35
N
30
N
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
N
15
NNE
0
NE
5
SE
10
SSE
10
S
5
E
10
N
20
N
Wind State
cross-off
off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
1:28PM1.52m
1:47AM1.46m
2:11PM1.53m
2:34AM1.48m
2:58PM1.55m
Low Tide
7:07AM0.69m
7:45PM0.65m
7:48AM0.69m
8:24PM0.67m
8:32AM0.69m
9:07PM0.69m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:24
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6:22
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6:20
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7:46
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7:49
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Temp °C
13
14
15
14
13
12
11
11
12
14
16
14
13
12
12
11
14
16
16
16
15
Feels °C
10
12
14
13
12
9
6
5
6
9
12
11
10
9
12
10
12
14
15
14
11
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