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 11 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's The Island (Island Bay) sea temperature is
15.0° C

1.9°C warmer than 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 (11 Jun):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Jun, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 12s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 12s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for The Island (Island Bay) at 10PM is: 1.5m 12s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm June 11). 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 (11 Jun)--
Afternoon (11 Jun)6ft (1.8m)12s
Evening (11 Jun)5ft (1.5m)12s

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 13°C on Sat night, min 10°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, fresh winds from the NNW by Sun morning).

Thu
11
Friday
12
Saturday
13
Sun
14
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)
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
SSE
12
1.6
SSE
12
1.5
SSE
12
1.4
SSE
11
1.2
SSE
11
1.1
SSE
11
1
S
11
0.9
SSE
10
0.8
SSE
10
0.7
SSE
10
0.6
S
10
0.6
S
9
0.5
S
9
0.5
S
9
0.5
S
9
0.6
S
12
0.7
SSE
12
0.7
SSE
10
0.7
SSE
10
0.7
SSE
10
0.7
SSE
10
0.7
SSE
10
0.6
S
9
0.6
S
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
931
755
579
513
356
297
229
170
131
100
68
61
41
42
42
106
145
110
106
102
100
96
63
60
Wind (km/h)
25
N
25
N
25
N
25
N
20
NNE
10
N
5
SSW
15
S
20
S
20
SSE
15
SSE
10
SSE
5
ENE
15
N
25
N
25
NNW
25
N
15
N
10
NNE
15
NNE
20
N
30
NNW
35
NNW
30
NNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
12:57PM1.63m
1:25AM1.63m
1:51PM1.70m
2:22AM1.66m
2:47PM1.77m
3:22AM1.68m
Low Tide
7:06PM0.65m
7:34AM0.64m
8:03PM0.63m
8:28AM0.64m
9:04PM0.61m
9:28AM0.62m
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part cloud
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clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:43
7:43
7:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:57
4:57
4:57
4:57
 mm
Temp °C
12
11
11
11
11
10
10
11
11
11
11
11
10
10
11
11
11
12
13
12
13
13
13
13
Feels °C
8
7
7
7
7
8
9
8
7
7
8
9
9
7
6
6
7
9
11
10
10
9
8
8
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
SSE
12
1.6
SSE
12
1.5
SSE
12
1.4
SSE
11
1.2
SSE
11
1.1
SSE
11
1
S
11
0.9
SSE
10
0.8
SSE
10
0.7
SSE
10
0.6
S
10
0.6
S
5
0.5
S
9
0.5
S
9
0.5
S
9
0.6
S
12
0.7
SSE
12
0.7
SSE
10
0.7
SSE
10
0.7
SSE
10
0.7
SSE
10
0.7
SSE
10
0.6
S
9
0.6
S
9
Energy kJ
931
755
579
513
356
297
229
170
131
100
68
16
41
42
42
106
145
110
106
102
100
96
63
60
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSW
10
0.3
SSW
16
0.3
SSW
15
0.3
SSW
15
0.3
SSW
14
0.2
SSW
14
0.2
SSW
14
0.2
SSW
16
0.2
SSW
16
0.2
SSW
15
0.3
SSW
15
0.6
S
9
0.5
S
5
0.4
S
5
0.4
S
5
0.3
S
5
0.3
SSW
16
0.3
SSW
16
0.3
SSW
16
0.3
SSW
15
0.3
SSW
15
0.3
SSW
14
0.3
SSW
14
0.3
SSW
14
Energy kJ
21
49
47
42
41
20
21
24
24
22
42
61
10
7
9
5
51
51
50
44
42
41
41
38
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSW
14
0.2
SSW
10
0.2
SSW
10
0.1
S
20
0.3
SSW
9
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
15
0.2
SSW
9
0.2
SSW
9
0.1
SW
8
0.2
SSW
14
0.2
SSW
14
0.2
S
13
0.3
S
13
0.2
SSW
16
0.2
S
20
0.3
SSW
16
0.2
NNW
4
0.2
NNW
4
0.1
SE
13
0.2
SSE
12
0.2
SSE
12
Energy kJ
18
10
10
7
16
6
6
4
7
7
3
21
20
14
29
26
31
51
1
1
7
15
15
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
NNW
3
0.5
NNW
3
0.5
NNW
4
0.4
NNW
3
0.3
SSW
2
0.5
S
3
0.7
S
4
0.7
S
5
0.5
N
3
0.8
NNW
4
0.6
NNW
4
0.4
NW
4
0.3
NW
3
0.4
NNW
3
0.9
NNW
4
1.1
NW
5
Energy kJ
5
7
8
4
1
5
17
20
4
18
10
3
2
3
29
54
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
1
1
1
1
1
0
3
39
61
61
85
39
0
0
2
1
1
1
0
0
1
39
39
39
Best forecast wave conditions in Wellington
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
6
7
6
6
6
6
6
6
7
7
9
9
8
8
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
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