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The Island (Island Bay) surfForecast / Wellington / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Thursday 07 May 2026 NZSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
13.8° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)How big are the waves at The Island (Island Bay) today?
The current surf forecast for The Island (Island Bay) at 12AM is: 0.3m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm May 07). An open ocean swell of 1.5m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (08 May) | 1ft (0.3m) | 14s |
| Evening (08 May) | 1ft (0.3m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at The Island (Island Bay). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Fri night. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri afternoon, min 12°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NNW on Fri night, light winds from the N by Sun morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 7 | Friday 8 | Saturday 9 | Sun 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 12 | SSW 9 | SSW 14 | |
36 | 36 | 36 | 35 | 35 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 36 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 35 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 34 | 21 | 42 | 22 | 15 | 88 | 163 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 9:16PM1.54m | 9:44AM1.48m | 9:58PM1.53m | 10:23AM1.47m | 10:42PM1.53m | 11:02AM1.47m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:04PM0.77m | 3:52AM0.69m | 3:45PM0.74m | 4:31AM0.66m | 4:25PM0.71m | 5:09AM0.65m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — |
 | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 |
— | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 7 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 15 |
11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 12 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 15 | SSW 5 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 |
 kJ | 36 | 36 | 36 | 35 | 35 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 35 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 34 | 21 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 88 | 121 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | S 10 | E 9 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | E 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 15 | SSW 12 | SSW 9 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 32 | 33 | 2 | 14 | 42 | 15 | 8 | 42 | 163 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 14 | — | S 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 5 | NW 9 | SSW 15 | SSW 12 | E 11 | SE 11 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 36 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 14 | 22 | 15 | 2 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 5 | NW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 5 | NW 4 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 3 | NW 6 |
| kJ | 106 | 119 | 125 | 128 | 138 | 138 | 149 | 160 | 126 | 193 | 476 | 501 | 733 | 691 | 583 | 583 | 356 | 154 | 63 | 34 | 74 | 46 | 11 | 28 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 60 | 55 | 65 | 60 | 54 | 55 | 54 | 55 | 55 | 65 | 402 | 123 | 152 | 133 | 123 | 110 | 110 | 74 | 65 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 |
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