The Island (Island Bay) Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.35° S 174.78° E

The Island (Island Bay) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 29 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Island (Island Bay) sea temperature is
12.7° C
0.5° 

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 (29 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for The Island (Island Bay) at 12PM is: 0.9m 13s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 29). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Jul)3ft (0.9m)13s
Afternoon (29 Jul)3ft (0.9m)12s
Evening (29 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Thu night. Very mild (max 13°C on Thu afternoon, min 7°C on Wed morning). Mainly near gales.

Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
Friday
31
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
ESE
13
1
ESE
13
0.9
ESE
13
0.9
ESE
13
0.9
ESE
12
0.8
ESE
12
0.8
ESE
12
0.8
ESE
12
0.8
ESE
12
0.6
ESE
12
0.6
ESE
12
0.6
ESE
12
0.5
ESE
11
0.5
ESE
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
ESE
11
0.4
ESE
11
0.4
ESE
11
0.4
ESE
11
0.3
ESE
11
0.3
SE
16
0.4
SE
15
0.3
SE
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
326
326
265
235
217
167
167
164
164
111
109
107
74
73
63
71
40
39
39
23
38
60
37
Wind (km/h)
15
N
25
N
35
N
40
N
45
NNW
45
NNW
45
NNW
45
NNW
45
NNW
45
NNW
40
NNW
45
NNW
45
NNW
55
NNW
55
NNW
50
NNW
45
NNW
45
NW
55
NW
45
NW
50
WNW
45
WNW
25
WNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
High Tide
4:20AM1.43m
4:31PM1.53m
5:05AM1.41m
5:16PM1.51m
5:52AM1.41m
6:04PM1.50m
Low Tide
10:20AM0.75m
11:06PM0.75m
11:06AM0.73m
11:57PM0.74m
11:52AM0.71m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
mod rain
rain showers
cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:31
7:31
7:30
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:22
5:22
5:23
 mm
7
2
1
2
Temp °C
8
8
7
9
11
11
11
11
12
12
12
11
13
13
12
12
12
12
11
12
11
10
9
Feels °C
4
2
-1
1
3
2
2
2
3
3
4
3
5
3
2
4
4
3
0
3
1
0
3
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