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 07 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's The Island (Island Bay) sea temperature is
12.8° C
0.8° 

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 (07 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 15s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 13s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for The Island (Island Bay) at 4PM is: 1.8m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 0.7m 12s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 07). An open ocean swell of 1.4m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Aug)5ft (1.6m)15s
Afternoon (07 Aug)6ft (1.8m)13s
Evening (07 Aug)5ft (1.6m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 13°C on Sun afternoon, min 8°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the N on Sun morning, light winds from the SSW by Sun night).

Fri
7
Saturday
8
Sunday
9
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
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
S
15
1.9
S
14
1.8
S
13
1.7
S
13
1.6
S
12
1.6
S
12
1.6
S
12
1.5
S
11
1.4
S
11
1.4
S
11
1.4
S
11
1.3
S
10
1.2
S
10
1.2
S
10
1.2
S
10
1.1
S
10
1.1
S
10
0.9
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
10
0.8
SSE
10
0.8
SSE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1070
1371
1127
932
750
711
699
573
474
457
442
361
290
296
290
245
240
163
163
133
133
Wind (km/h)
40
NNW
40
NNW
40
NNW
40
NW
40
NW
35
NNW
35
NW
35
NNW
35
NNW
30
NNW
30
N
25
N
25
N
30
N
30
NNE
45
NNE
60
N
50
NW
45
NW
40
NW
40
NW
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
11:25AM1.69m
11:54PM1.62m
12:17PM1.73m
00:46AM1.62m
1:12PM1.76m
Low Tide
5:48PM0.58m
6:09AM0.57m
6:39PM0.54m
6:57AM0.54m
7:30PM0.52m
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cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:22
7:20
7:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:30
5:31
5:32
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
8
10
10
11
11
11
11
12
12
12
12
11
11
11
10
10
12
12
13
12
12
Feels °C
0
2
2
4
4
4
4
6
6
6
7
6
6
6
4
1
1
2
5
5
5
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