The Island (Island Bay) Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.35° S 174.78° E

The Island (Island Bay) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 22 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Island (Island Bay) sea temperature is
13.5°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 (22 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for The Island (Island Bay) at 1PM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 22). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)13s
Afternoon (22 Oct)3ft (0.9m)10s
Evening (22 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri afternoon, min 11°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri afternoon, strong winds from the N by Sat morning).

Thursday
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
S
13
1.1
S
13
1
S
12
0.9
SSW
10
0.8
SSW
10
0.8
S
10
0.7
S
9
0.7
S
9
0.7
S
9
0.7
S
9
0.6
S
9
0.5
S
9
0.6
S
9
0.7
S
8
0.4
SSW
16
0.6
S
15
0.8
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
13
1
S
13
0.9
S
13
0.8
S
12
0.8
S
10
0.8
S
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
498
408
314
173
131
120
83
79
78
78
56
43
56
66
86
157
254
299
340
263
184
135
133
Wind (km/h)
30
N
35
N
35
N
35
N
20
N
20
NNW
20
N
20
N
5
NNE
5
SSE
5
SSE
10
S
0
ENE
10
NNW
20
N
35
N
40
N
45
N
50
N
50
N
50
N
45
N
45
N
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
1:47AM1.46m
2:11PM1.53m
2:34AM1.48m
2:58PM1.55m
3:24AM1.51m
3:48PM1.56m
Low Tide
7:48AM0.69m
8:24PM0.67m
8:32AM0.69m
9:07PM0.69m
9:24AM0.70m
9:58PM0.72m
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Temp °C
11
11
12
14
16
14
12
12
12
11
14
16
17
16
14
13
12
12
13
14
14
14
14
Feels °C
6
5
6
8
12
11
8
8
11
10
13
14
17
14
11
8
5
5
5
6
6
6
6
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