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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Friday 10 Apr 2026 NZST
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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
15.5° C
(Which is 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 8PM is: 0.2m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 10). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Apr)0.5ft (0.2m)14s
Afternoon (10 Apr)3ft (0.9m)5s
Evening (10 Apr)0.5ft (0.2m)14s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.2
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.8
S
0.2
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
1.4
E
0.5
ESE
0.5
ESE
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.6
E
0.5
E
1.3
ESE
1.6
ESE
3.5
E
1.3
ESE
1.2
ESE
1
ESE
Period(s) (?)144541414101010556677888461110910
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2128372519189973034127232526304533571513247296231200
Wind
(km/h)
15
SSW
20
S
25
S
20
SSE
10
ESE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
NE
5
NNE
0
NNE
5
WNW
0
SE
15
NE
10
ENE
5
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
15
SSE
20
SE
15
S
40
SSW
10
NNW
30
NNW
40
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
crosscrossglassglasscross-
off
glasscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
crossoffcross-
off
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:56AM
1.48
11:15PM
1.54
11:35AM
1.47
11:58PM
1.53
12:17PM
1.46
12:42AM
1.54
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:03PM
0.72
5:43AM
0.65
5:41PM
0.69
6:20AM
0.64
6:19PM
0.67
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Sunrise6:45-------6:46-------6:47-------
Sunset--5:58-------5:55-------5:54-----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
mod rain
part cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
-----------------115186---
Temp. °C151515141413131314181918171717171818171716171717
Feels °C (?)121211111312121114181818161617171817151610171310
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