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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Friday 03 Apr 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
17.1° C
(Which is 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

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

The current surf forecast for The Island (Island Bay) at 1PM is: 1.6m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 21s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am April 03). An open ocean swell of 1.3m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Apr)6ft (1.8m)14s
Afternoon (03 Apr)5ft (1.5m)13s
Evening (03 Apr)4ft (1.2m)12s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
03
Saturday
04
Sunday
05
Mon
06
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.9
S
1.8
S
1.7
S
1.6
S
1.5
S
1.3
S
1.1
S
1
S
0.9
S
0.9
S
0.8
S
0.7
S
0.6
S
0.5
S
0.4
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.3
S
0.2
S
0.3
SSW
0.5
S
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
Period(s) (?)151413131312121212111111111010101010191615141414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1632129710328757364973392762161981511148354333333172851118120104104
Wind
(km/h)
20
N
25
N
30
N
40
N
45
NNW
45
NNW
50
NNW
45
NNW
35
NW
35
NW
35
NNW
40
NNW
35
NNW
10
NW
10
SSW
5
SSE
5
SSE
5
SE
15
SSE
20
S
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:41AM
1.56
7:09PM
1.58
7:32AM
1.54
7:58PM
1.59
8:22AM
1.54
8:45PM
1.59
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:59PM
0.73
1:26AM
0.69
1:47PM
0.76
2:19AM
0.72
2:34PM
0.77
Friday
03
Saturday
04
Sunday
05
Mon
06
Sunrise--7:37-------7:37-------7:39-----
Sunset-----7:09-------7:08-------7:07--
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C141314151615161616161617171614141414141515141413
Feels °C (?)10888978910111011121513141413121211101010
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