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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Monday 19 Jan 2026 NZDT
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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
17.2° C
 (Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at The Island (Island Bay) today?

The current surf forecast for The Island (Island Bay) at 8AM is: 1.4m 7s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 06:00am January 19). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Jan)4.5ft (1.4m)7s
Afternoon (19 Jan)5ft (1.5m)6s
Evening (19 Jan)4.5ft (1.3m)7s

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

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Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thu
22
4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.5
SSE
1.4
SSE
1.4
SSE
1.4
SE
1.5
SE
1.4
SE
1.3
SE
1.1
SE
1.2
SE
1.2
SE
1.1
SE
1.3
SE
1.5
SE
1.3
SE
0.5
S
0.6
S
0.7
S
0.9
S
0.9
S
0.7
S
1
S
0.9
S
0.9
S
0.9
S
Period(s) (?)8777577755555514141313141414131312
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2402072022111241731471236060538911783100134173289329196388289276251
Wind
(km/h)
30
SSE
30
SSE
25
SSE
30
SSE
30
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
30
SE
30
SE
30
SE
30
SE
25
SE
20
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
10
E
10
ENE
5
SSE
10
ESE
10
ENE
20
ENE
15
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
ononononononononononononononononcross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscross-
on		cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:46AM
1.55
6:22PM
1.43
6:33AM
1.54
7:10PM
1.43
7:23AM
1.53
8:00PM
1.44
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:25PM
0.75
12:23AM
0.72
1:16PM
0.72
1:10AM
0.69
2:06PM
0.69
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thu
22
Sunrise-6:09-------6:09-------6:11------
Sunset-----8:52-------8:52-------8:51--
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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cloud
cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C131314151516151514141616161615151312172021201716
Feels °C (?)778991110111091010101111111110151920191414
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