The Island (Island Bay) Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.35° S 174.78° E

The Island (Island Bay) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 06 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's The Island (Island Bay) sea temperature is
12.9°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 (06 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 16s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Island (Island Bay) at 7PM is: 0.2m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 06). An open ocean swell of 1.9m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Oct)2ft (0.6m)9s
Afternoon (06 Oct)1.5ft (0.5m)9s
Evening (06 Oct)0.5ft (0.2m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Wed afternoon, min 9°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the N on Wed morning, light winds from the SSW by Wed night).

Tue
6
Wednesday
7
Thursday
8
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
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
S
9
0.5
S
9
0.4
SSE
9
0.2
SSW
16
0.2
SSW
16
0.2
SSW
16
0.2
SSW
16
0.3
S
11
0.4
S
10
0.4
S
10
0.3
SSW
16
0.3
SSW
16
0.3
SSW
15
0.3
SSW
15
0.6
S
9
1.7
S
5
2.1
S
6
1.8
S
6
1.5
S
6
1.3
SSE
5
1.3
SSE
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
59
40
26
25
25
25
24
23
35
33
50
48
45
44
58
164
346
236
141
102
85
Wind (km/h)
45
N
45
N
45
NNW
45
NNW
40
NNW
45
N
45
NNW
45
NNW
50
N
45
NNW
40
NNW
25
N
15
N
10
SSW
35
S
45
S
45
S
40
SSE
35
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
High Tide
1:44PM1.72m
2:11AM1.59m
2:39PM1.70m
3:09AM1.58m
3:34PM1.67m
Low Tide
7:28AM0.46m
8:00PM0.47m
8:21AM0.47m
8:51PM0.51m
9:18AM0.50m
9:44PM0.56m
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6:48
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6:43
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7:31
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Temp °C
10
11
11
11
10
10
11
11
11
12
13
13
12
12
11
10
10
10
10
10
10
Feels °C
1
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
2
4
6
9
10
11
4
2
2
3
4
4
5
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