The Island (Island Bay) Surf Break
Lat Long: 41.35° S 174.78° E

The Island (Island Bay) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Weather Forecast for The Island (Island Bay)

Issued: 5 am 04 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Island (Island Bay) sea temperature is
14.8° C

1.6°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 (04 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Jun, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Jun, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Island (Island Bay) at 9AM is: 0.4m 10s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00am June 04). An open ocean swell of 1.6m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Jun)1.5ft (0.4m)10s
Afternoon (04 Jun)1ft (0.3m)10s
Evening (04 Jun)1ft (0.3m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu night, min 9°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Sat morning, near gales from the SSW by Sat night).

Thursday
4
Friday
5
Saturday
6
Sun
7
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
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
11
0.5
S
10
0.4
SSW
10
0.4
SSW
10
0.3
SSW
10
0.3
SSW
10
0.3
SSW
9
0.3
SSW
9
0.2
SSW
11
0.3
SSW
13
0.2
SSW
13
0.2
SSW
13
0.2
SSW
12
0.2
SSW
13
0.2
SSW
13
0.2
SSW
12
0.2
S
12
0.2
S
9
0.3
S
11
0.3
SSW
11
0.5
S
12
0.5
S
12
0.5
S
11
0.5
S
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
62
52
33
33
18
18
17
16
12
33
16
16
15
16
16
15
12
6
22
23
71
71
63
61
Wind (km/h)
35
NNW
40
NNW
40
NNW
40
N
45
N
35
NNW
40
NNW
40
NNW
45
NNW
45
NNW
45
NNW
45
NNW
40
NNW
35
NNW
30
N
25
NNW
30
NNW
30
NNW
30
NNW
5
WSW
20
S
15
S
15
SSW
5
NNW
Wind State
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
High Tide
7:49AM1.46m
7:58PM1.53m
8:32AM1.46m
8:42PM1.52m
9:13AM1.46m
9:27PM1.51m
Low Tide
1:56AM0.76m
1:45PM0.77m
2:38AM0.72m
2:27PM0.75m
3:19AM0.69m
3:10PM0.72m
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
rain showers
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:39
7:39
7:39
7:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:59
4:58
4:58
4:58
 mm
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
13
14
14
14
15
16
16
16
17
16
16
16
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
13
12
12
12
Feels °C
7
7
8
8
8
11
10
9
10
10
9
8
9
10
11
11
10
10
10
14
9
9
9
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
11
0.5
S
10
0.4
SSW
10
0.4
SSW
10
0.3
SSW
10
0.3
SSW
10
0.3
SSW
9
0.3
SSW
9
0.2
SSW
11
0.3
SSW
13
0.2
SSW
13
0.2
SSW
13
0.2
SSW
12
0.2
SSW
13
0.2
SSW
13
0.2
SSW
12
0.2
S
12
0.2
S
9
0.4
NW
9
0.4
NW
4
0.5
S
12
0.5
S
12
0.7
SSW
5
0.6
SSW
5
Energy kJ
62
52
33
33
18
18
17
16
12
33
16
16
15
16
16
15
12
6
21
5
71
71
22
17
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
S
5
0.2
S
5
0.1
E
7
0.1
E
7
0.2
SSW
12
0.2
SSW
12
0.2
SSW
12
0.2
SSW
11
0.2
S
9
0.2
S
9
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
8
0.1
S
8
0.1
S
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
10
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
12
0.3
S
11
0.4
NW
9
0.4
NNW
9
0.4
NW
9
0.5
S
11
0.5
S
11
Energy kJ
5
2
1
1
14
14
15
13
6
6
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
3
22
22
32
21
63
61
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
7
0.1
E
7
0.1
S
14
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
6
0.1
E
12
0.1
SW
13
0.1
E
7
0.1
E
7
0.1
E
7
0.1
E
7
0.1
E
7
0.1
S
8
0.1
S
8
0.1
E
10
0.1
SW
12
0.1
S
15
0.3
SSW
11
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
16
0.4
NW
9
0.4
NW
9
Energy kJ
4
1
4
3
3
1
3
7
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
6
4
23
5
5
21
21
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
NNW
4
1.6
NW
5
1.6
NW
6
1.3
NNW
5
1.4
NNW
5
1.3
NNW
5
1.3
NNW
5
1.3
NNW
5
1.6
NNW
6
1.7
NNW
6
1.7
NNW
6
1.7
NNW
6
1.9
NNW
7
1.2
NNW
6
0.9
NNW
4
0.7
NW
9
0.8
NNW
4
0.9
NNW
4
0.7
NW
4
0.2
SSW
2
0.5
SSW
4
Energy kJ
17
127
148
99
117
103
80
92
151
183
176
209
304
103
29
79
18
26
17
1
8
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
Distance (km)
54
60
54
54
55
122
65
55
55
65
60
65
65
60
44
44
55
55
55
65
27
27
27
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Wellington
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
1
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
1
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
6
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
9
9
9
9
8
8
8
7
9
9
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