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 13 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Island (Island Bay) sea temperature is
13.8°C
1.3° 

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 (13 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 15s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 15s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Island (Island Bay) at 9AM is: 0.2m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 13). An open ocean swell of 1.7m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Oct)0.5ft (0.2m)15s
Afternoon (13 Oct)0.5ft (0.2m)14s
Evening (13 Oct)0.5ft (0.2m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 42mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue morning, min 8°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, near gales from the SSW by Thu night).

Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
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
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSW
16
0.2
SSW
16
0.2
SSW
15
0.2
SSW
14
0.2
SSW
14
0.2
SSW
14
0.2
SSW
15
0.2
SSW
16
0.2
SSW
16
0.2
SSW
16
0.2
SSW
15
0.2
SSW
14
0.3
SSW
14
0.3
SSW
14
0.3
SSW
14
0.3
SSW
14
0.3
SSW
13
0.3
SSW
10
0.4
SSW
10
0.8
S
7
1
S
7
1
S
7
1.3
S
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
25
24
21
20
21
20
22
25
24
24
22
21
40
40
39
36
32
21
33
61
103
93
228
Wind (km/h)
40
NNW
40
NNW
40
NNW
45
NNW
45
NNW
45
NNW
40
N
40
NNW
45
NNW
45
NNW
50
NNW
50
NNW
45
NNW
45
NNW
35
NNW
45
N
55
NNW
20
NW
5
WNW
5
SW
5
WSW
30
SSW
40
SSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross
cross-on
High Tide
7:37AM1.64m
8:03PM1.57m
8:26AM1.64m
8:53PM1.56m
9:13AM1.63m
9:40PM1.55m
Low Tide
1:25AM0.73m
1:59PM0.69m
2:14AM0.75m
2:52PM0.72m
3:00AM0.76m
3:42PM0.72m
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6:35
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6:33
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7:37
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7:38
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5
2
1
6
7
2
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Temp °C
14
14
16
16
16
15
15
14
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
13
11
11
12
10
10
Feels °C
8
8
10
9
9
8
9
7
9
8
7
7
8
8
10
8
6
10
10
10
11
5
3
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