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 26 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Island (Island Bay) sea temperature is
14.1°C
1.0° 

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 (26 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 14s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Island (Island Bay) at 2PM is: 0.5m 14s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 26). An open ocean swell of 3.0m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)16s
Afternoon (26 Oct)1.5ft (0.5m)14s
Evening (26 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Tue morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon morning, min 10°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NNW on Mon night, light winds from the SE by Tue afternoon).

Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
17
0.4
SSW
15
0.5
S
15
0.5
S
14
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
12
0.3
SSW
12
0.3
SSW
11
1.2
SSW
5
1.7
S
6
1.7
S
7
1.6
S
8
1.5
S
8
1.5
S
9
1.3
S
9
1.3
SSW
10
1.2
SSW
9
0.9
SSW
9
0.8
SSW
9
0.8
SSW
10
0.8
SSW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
44
93
79
110
101
59
55
49
27
23
61
225
290
294
309
364
269
322
265
141
115
147
133
Wind (km/h)
50
NNW
45
NNW
55
NNW
60
NW
60
NW
60
NW
60
NW
55
NW
60
NNW
60
NNW
40
SSE
30
SSE
25
SSE
15
SE
15
NNE
15
N
20
N
30
NNW
40
NW
50
NW
55
NW
55
NW
45
NW
Wind State
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
5:09AM1.61m
5:41PM1.61m
6:04AM1.67m
6:40PM1.63m
7:01AM1.74m
7:38PM1.65m
Low Tide
11:24AM0.69m
11:59PM0.72m
12:27PM0.67m
00:57AM0.69m
1:30PM0.63m
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clear
clear
clear
clear
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cloud
cloud
light rain
heavy rain
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
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6:16
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6:13
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7:53
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19
1
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Temp °C
13
14
15
15
15
14
14
15
15
15
10
10
11
11
11
11
11
12
13
14
14
13
13
Feels °C
4
6
6
5
5
3
4
5
5
5
2
4
6
8
8
8
7
6
5
4
4
3
3
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