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 02 Nov 2026 (local time)

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Today's The Island (Island Bay) sea temperature is
14.1°C
0.7° 

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 (02 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Nov, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for The Island (Island Bay) at 9AM is: 0.5m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am November 02). An open ocean swell of 2.2m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Nov)1.5ft (0.5m)10s
Afternoon (02 Nov)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Evening (02 Nov)0.5ft (0.2m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed morning, min 14°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Mon afternoon, light winds from the NW by Tue night).

Monday
2
Tuesday
3
Wednesday
4
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
1
0
1
1
0
1
0
1
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.4
SSW
10
0.3
S
9
0.3
S
9
0.2
SSE
12
0.2
S
9
0.1
S
13
0.2
SSE
12
0.2
SSW
13
0.2
SSW
16
0.2
SSW
16
0.3
SSW
15
0.3
SSW
14
0.3
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
14
0.5
SSW
14
0.5
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
15
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Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
74
71
48
31
15
15
14
6
6
13
16
24
24
42
39
35
61
113
116
152
192
337
312
Wind (km/h)
50
NNW
50
NW
50
NW
50
NW
55
NW
45
NW
45
NW
45
NW
45
NNW
40
NNW
40
NNW
40
NNW
35
NNW
30
NNW
20
NNW
5
NW
5
N
15
N
20
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
25
N
25
N
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
11:39AM1.78m
00:07AM1.65m
12:35PM1.74m
1:01AM1.63m
1:30PM1.71m
Low Tide
5:27AM0.47m
6:06PM0.45m
6:21AM0.46m
6:56PM0.46m
7:15AM0.48m
7:46PM0.50m
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Temp °C
13
14
14
15
15
15
14
15
14
14
14
15
15
15
14
14
14
14
17
17
16
15
14
Feels °C
5
5
5
6
6
7
7
8
7
8
7
9
9
11
12
14
14
12
14
13
12
12
11
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