The Island (Island Bay) Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.35° S 174.78° E

The Island (Island Bay) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 22 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's The Island (Island Bay) sea temperature is
11.9° C
0.4° 

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 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 12s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Island (Island Bay) at 3PM is: 0.7m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 22). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)12s
Afternoon (22 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)12s
Evening (22 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Thu afternoon, min 9°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (calm on Wed afternoon, strong winds from the NNW by Thu night).

Wed
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
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)
2
2
2
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
S
12
1
S
12
0.7
SSW
12
0.6
SSW
13
0.5
SSW
12
0.5
SSW
13
0.5
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
12
0.4
SSW
12
0.4
SSW
13
0.3
SSW
9
0.3
SSW
9
0.3
SSW
9
0.3
SSW
9
0.3
SSW
9
0.3
SSW
8
0.2
S
9
0.3
S
9
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
13
0.1
S
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
316
262
157
125
86
92
93
60
50
55
17
16
15
15
15
13
7
13
6
6
7
Wind (km/h)
10
NNE
5
NW
0
W
5
SE
5
ENE
10
N
25
N
35
N
40
N
40
NNW
40
NNW
45
NW
50
NW
50
NW
50
NNW
50
NNW
50
NNW
50
NNW
50
NNW
40
NNW
40
NNW
Wind State
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
High Tide
11:21AM1.65m
11:46PM1.60m
12:11PM1.63m
00:31AM1.58m
12:59PM1.62m
Low Tide
5:45PM0.63m
6:00AM0.65m
6:33PM0.67m
6:43AM0.70m
7:19PM0.71m
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:37
7:37
7:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:15
5:16
5:17
 mm
1
9
4
1
Temp °C
9
11
11
10
9
9
9
9
9
12
12
13
12
13
13
13
13
13
12
13
11
Feels °C
7
10
10
9
7
6
4
3
2
5
4
5
3
4
4
3
4
4
4
5
3
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