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The Island (Island Bay) surfForecast / Wellington / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Sunday 31 May 2026 NZSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
14.2° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at The Island (Island Bay) today (31 May):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 May, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 May, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for The Island (Island Bay) at 9PM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm May 31). An open ocean swell of 1.4m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (31 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
| Evening (31 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at The Island (Island Bay). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 31mm), heaviest during Mon night. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon afternoon, min 13°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the N on Mon night, light winds from the NNE by Tue night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 31 | Monday 1 | Tuesday 2 | Wed 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | S 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 12 | E 10 | S 14 | S 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | E 7 | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | |
35 | 35 | 29 | 18 | 20 | 41 | 40 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 12 | 8 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 3 | 16 | 32 | 59 | 58 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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High Tide | 5:06PM1.61m | 5:32AM1.51m | 5:50PM1.60m | 6:19AM1.49m | 6:33PM1.58m | 7:05AM1.47m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:34PM0.82m | 11:38AM0.83m | 00:23AM0.82m | 12:21PM0.82m | 1:11AM0.79m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — |
 | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:59 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 12 | 13 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 |
11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSW 10 | NNW 10 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | S 12 | NNW 10 | E 10 | E 7 | E 5 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | NNW 5 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | S 5 | S 5 |
 kJ | 35 | 33 | 29 | 18 | 20 | 38 | 40 | 19 | 38 | 56 | 12 | 39 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 12 | 16 | 11 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSE 10 | SSW 14 | S 10 | S 9 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | — | E 10 | S 14 | S 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | S 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 33 | 35 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 41 | 7 | 2 | 17 | 16 | — | 8 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 12 | 32 | 59 | 58 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | E 7 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 15 | SSE 10 | — | — | S 9 | S 9 | E 10 | SW 12 | NW 6 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 12 | E 12 | S 15 | E 7 | S 14 | NNW 8 | NNW 7 | E 7 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 9 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 6 | 5 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | NNW 5 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 4 | NNW 10 | NNW 5 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | — | SSW 4 | — | — | NNW 7 |
| kJ | 74 | 72 | 113 | 138 | 56 | 29 | 54 | 76 | 35 | 8 | 176 | 44 | 227 | 260 | 78 | 124 | 64 | 42 | 22 | — | 16 | — | — | 5 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 39 | 54 | 54 | 60 | 39 | 55 | 55 | 39 | 40 | 40 | 55 | 60 | 113 | 113 | 113 | 65 | 65 | 60 | 55 | 60 | 44 | 40 | 54 | 39 |
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