The Island (Island Bay) Surf Break
Lat Long: 41.35° S 174.78° E

The Island (Island Bay) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Weather Forecast for The Island (Island Bay)

Issued: 11 pm 05 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's The Island (Island Bay) sea temperature is
15.6° C

2.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year

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 (06 Jun):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 11s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for The Island (Island Bay) at 5AM is: 0.2m 9s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm June 05). An open ocean swell of 1.3m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Jun)--
Afternoon (06 Jun)1.5ft (0.4m)12s
Evening (06 Jun)1.5ft (0.5m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri night, min 11°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNW on Fri night, calm by Sun morning).

Saturday
6
Sunday
7
Monday
8
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
3 PM
6 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
2
0
1
1
1
1
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSW
12
0.2
SSW
12
0.2
S
12
0.2
SSW
9
0.4
NW
9
0.3
SSW
11
0.4
SSW
12
0.5
S
12
0.5
S
11
0.9
S
6
0.8
S
6
0.8
S
6
0.8
S
6
0.7
S
6
0.9
S
7
0.8
S
7
1.2
S
9
1.1
S
9
1
S
9
0.9
SSW
9
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
15
15
12
8
0
23
46
71
63
56
48
51
51
36
73
67
240
199
165
138
163
160
300
280
Wind (km/h)
50
NNW
45
NNW
35
NNW
35
NNW
10
WSW
10
SE
20
S
20
SSE
20
S
15
SSE
10
SSE
20
SSE
15
SE
5
N
30
NNW
35
NNW
25
NNW
10
NNW
20
N
20
N
20
N
20
N
15
N
15
NNE
Wind State
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
8:42PM1.52m
9:13AM1.46m
9:27PM1.51m
9:53AM1.47m
10:13PM1.52m
10:34AM1.49m
Low Tide
3:19AM0.69m
3:10PM0.72m
3:59AM0.67m
3:53PM0.69m
4:39AM0.65m
4:38PM0.68m
rain showers
clear
cloud
cloud
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:39
7:39
7:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:58
4:58
4:58
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
16
15
15
15
14
14
13
12
12
11
11
11
11
12
13
12
13
11
11
12
12
14
14
13
Feels °C
8
7
9
9
12
13
10
9
9
8
9
7
8
10
8
6
8
8
7
8
8
10
10
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSW
12
0.2
SSW
12
0.2
S
12
0.2
SSW
9
0.6
NW
4
0.6
NNW
9
0.4
NNW
9
0.5
S
12
0.5
S
11
0.9
S
6
0.8
S
6
0.3
SSW
10
0.3
SSW
10
0.7
S
6
0.9
S
7
0.8
S
7
1.2
S
9
1.1
S
9
1
S
9
0.9
SSW
9
0.7
SSW
9
0.6
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
14
Energy kJ
15
15
12
8
15
58
35
71
63
56
48
21
20
36
73
67
240
199
165
138
88
160
300
280
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSW
12
0.1
E
10
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
13
0.4
NNW
6
0.3
SSW
11
0.4
SSW
12
0.4
NW
9
0.4
NW
9
0.4
SSW
11
0.4
SSW
11
0.4
NW
9
0.2
NNW
9
0.4
S
8
0.3
SSW
10
0.5
S
9
0.1
SE
15
0.1
NW
9
0.2
S
18
0.4
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
S
9
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
Energy kJ
15
2
2
3
13
23
46
22
22
39
39
22
8
18
19
45
9
3
26
79
163
59
8
7
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
17
0.1
S
8
0.1
E
10
0.1
SW
12
0.4
NW
9
0.2
S
13
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
16
0.4
NW
9
0.4
NW
9
0.2
S
12
0.2
S
12
0.3
SSW
10
0.2
NNW
9
0.1
SE
16
0.1
S
21
0.1
SE
15
0.1
SE
15
0.1
SE
15
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.1
NW
9
0.1
NW
8
Energy kJ
6
1
2
6
21
14
5
5
5
21
21
12
11
19
8
10
8
9
8
8
8
8
3
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
NNW
6
2
NNW
6
1.5
NNW
6
1.2
NNW
5
0.2
SSW
2
0.5
SSW
4
0.8
SSW
5
0.9
S
6
0.8
S
6
0.8
S
6
0.9
NNW
4
1.1
NW
5
0.6
NW
4
0.4
NW
4
0.6
NNW
3
0.7
NNW
3
0.5
NNW
3
0.4
NNW
3
0.3
NNW
3
Energy kJ
309
293
148
59
1
9
35
50
51
51
23
49
16
7
6
10
7
4
2
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
65
55
65
85
65
15
27
31
27
27
27
62
27
0
39
39
3
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Wellington
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
1
1
1
2
1
1
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
1
3
4
2
4
3
4
4
5
5
5
5
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
9
9
8
8
8
8
9
9
9
9
9
8
7
8
8
8
8
7
9
7
7
6
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