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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Monday 20 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
16.5° C
(Which is 1.3°C warmer than 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 1AM is: 5.0m 10s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Apr)16ft (5.0m)9s
Afternoon (21 Apr)16ft (5.0m)10s
Evening (21 Apr)16ft (5.0m)10s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
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
2
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
4.5
S
5
S
5
S
5
S
5
S
5
S
5
S
5
SSE
5
SSE
5
SSE
5
SSE
4.5
S
4.5
S
4
SSE
4
SSE
4.5
S
4
S
3.5
S
3
S
3
S
2.4
S
2.2
SSE
2
SSE
1.8
SSE
Period(s) (?)8910101099101010109999999999988
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)25034318491545834488422237474599502247494260364931752861264429442656201914981150848692562450
Wind
(km/h)
60
S
60
S
65
S
60
SSE
55
S
55
SSE
55
S
55
S
60
S
55
SSE
55
S
55
S
55
S
55
SSE
50
S
50
S
50
S
45
S
40
S
35
S
25
S
20
S
15
S
10
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:26PM
1.82
8:04AM
1.71
8:21PM
1.85
8:59AM
1.71
9:17PM
1.85
9:52AM
1.70
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:20PM
0.60
1:59AM
0.53
2:15PM
0.55
2:57AM
0.49
3:09PM
0.51
3:51AM
0.46
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Sunrise------6:56-------6:58-------6:58-
Sunset5:43-------5:40-------5:39-------
mod rain
mod rain
heavy rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
61014103113431-12---11-----
Temp. °C121110999101010101111101111111110111111111111
Feels °C (?)1-1-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-1-1-2-1-1000235688
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