The Island (Island Bay) Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.35° S 174.78° E

The Island (Island Bay) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 01 Nov 2026 (local time)

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Today's The Island (Island Bay) sea temperature is
14.1°C
0.7° 

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 (01 Nov):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Nov, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 11s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for The Island (Island Bay) at 10PM is: 0.8m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 13s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm November 01). An open ocean swell of 2.5m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Nov)--
Afternoon (01 Nov)4ft (1.2m)11s
Evening (01 Nov)2.5ft (0.8m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Wed morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon morning, min 12°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NNW on Sun afternoon, calm by Tue night).

Sun
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Monday
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Tuesday
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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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
S
11
0.9
S
11
0.8
S
11
0.7
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.4
SSW
10
0.4
S
9
0.3
S
9
0.2
SSE
12
0.2
S
9
0.1
S
13
0.1
SW
13
0.2
SSW
13
0.2
SSW
16
0.2
SSW
16
0.3
SSW
15
0.3
SSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
284
188
146
108
74
71
48
31
27
14
14
6
6
7
16
24
24
42
39
Wind (km/h)
55
NNW
55
NNW
50
NNW
50
NW
50
NNW
50
NW
50
NW
50
NW
50
NW
50
NW
45
NW
45
NW
40
NNW
40
NNW
40
NNW
40
NNW
35
NNW
25
NW
5
W
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
glassy
High Tide
11:14PM1.67m
11:39AM1.78m
00:07AM1.65m
12:35PM1.74m
Low Tide
5:14PM0.45m
5:27AM0.47m
6:06PM0.45m
6:21AM0.46m
6:56PM0.46m
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Temp °C
12
12
12
12
13
13
14
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14
14
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14
Feels °C
2
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14
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