The Island (Island Bay) surfForecast / Wellington / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Friday 29 May 2026 NZST
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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
14.7° C
(Which is 1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at The Island (Island Bay) today (29 May):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 May, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 15s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 May, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 14s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 May, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 13s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for The Island (Island Bay) at 8AM is: 2.5m 15s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00am May 29). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 May)8ft (2.5m)15s
Afternoon (29 May)7ft (2.2m)14s
Evening (29 May)6.5ft (2.0m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun afternoon, min 11°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, strong winds from the NNW by Sun afternoon).

Friday
29
Saturday
30
Sunday
31
Mon
1
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
9 PM
12 AM
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
4
4
4
3
4
4
2
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
S
16
2.5
S
15
2.5
S
15
2.3
S
14
2.2
S
14
2.1
S
13
2
S
13
1.9
S
13
1.8
S
12
1.7
S
12
1.6
S
12
1.5
S
12
1.4
S
12
1.3
S
12
1.1
S
11
0.8
SSW
11
0.9
S
11
0.8
S
11
0.7
S
11
0.7
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.4
SSW
10
0.4
SSE
9
0.2
S
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4248
3287
2716
2216
1895
1584
1359
1191
980
833
726
628
538
449
300
164
188
146
110
102
72
34
29
19
Wind (km/h)
5
S
5
SE
5
E
0
SSE
5
S
5
SE
5
NNE
10
NNE
15
NNE
20
N
25
N
30
N
35
N
30
NNW
30
NNW
35
N
35
N
35
N
35
N
35
N
40
NNW
35
N
35
N
40
N
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
3:10AM1.57m
3:35PM1.62m
3:58AM1.54m
4:21PM1.62m
4:46AM1.52m
5:06PM1.61m
Low Tide
9:14AM0.77m
9:56PM0.76m
10:03AM0.81m
10:45PM0.80m
10:52AM0.83m
11:34PM0.82m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:33
7:35
7:35
7:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:00
5:00
5:00
5:00
1
Temp °C
11
11
11
13
13
12
12
11
11
11
11
12
13
13
15
14
14
13
14
15
16
17
16
15
10
10
10
12
12
11
11
9
8
7
6
6
7
7
9
7
7
6
8
9
9
10
10
9
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
S
16
2.5
S
15
2.5
S
15
2.3
S
14
2.2
S
14
2.1
S
13
2
S
13
1.9
S
13
1.8
S
12
1.7
S
12
1.6
S
12
1.5
S
12
1.4
S
12
1.3
S
12
1.1
S
11
0.8
SSW
11
0.9
S
11
0.8
S
11
0.7
S
11
0.7
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.4
SSW
10
0.4
SSE
9
0.3
SSE
10
Energy kJ
4248
3287
2716
2216
1895
1584
1359
1191
980
833
726
628
538
449
300
164
188
146
110
102
72
34
29
18
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
11
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.6
SSE
10
0.5
SSE
10
0.6
SSE
10
0.2
E
6
0.2
E
6
0.2
ENE
6
0.4
SSE
10
0.2
SSW
13
0.3
SSW
10
Energy kJ
9
8
8
2
2
2
2
2
2
74
52
72
3
3
3
33
16
19
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
6
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.3
ENE
6
0.3
ENE
6
0.1
E
6
0.2
SSW
10
0.2
S
15
Energy kJ
2
2
1
2
2
6
7
1
10
17
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NNW
3
0.8
NNW
4
0.9
NNW
4
1
NNW
4
1.2
NNW
5
1.2
NNW
5
1.1
NNW
5
1.2
NNW
5
1.3
NNW
5
1.3
NNW
5
1.3
NNW
5
1.2
NNW
5
1.3
NNW
5
1.2
NNW
5
1.2
NNW
5
Energy kJ
2
14
26
38
56
56
52
63
95
99
95
72
86
72
66
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
1
0
0
0
0
3
0
0
1
1
9
39
39
39
54
54
39
39
39
54
54
55
60
54
Best forecast wave conditions in Wellington
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
9
7
6
5
5
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
4
1
2
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
7
7
7
5
6
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
8
7
7
7
7
7
6
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