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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Tuesday 07 Apr 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
15.6° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

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

The current surf forecast for The Island (Island Bay) at 2AM is: 0.5m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.5m 3s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm April 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Apr)2ft (0.6m)9s
Afternoon (08 Apr)2ft (0.6m)10s
Evening (08 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)10s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Friday
10
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.6
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.6
E
0.5
E
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.3
E
0.3
E
0.3
E
0.3
E
0.3
E
0.3
E
0.3
E
0.3
E
0.3
E
0.3
E
1.1
SSW
1.1
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.8
S
Period(s) (?)788991010101010101011111111101010105655
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)344833396572705034351919212020202019181969774228
Wind
(km/h)
10
NE
0
N
15
ENE
15
NE
20
NNE
30
N
30
NNW
35
N
35
N
35
N
35
NNW
35
NNW
35
NNW
40
NNW
35
NNW
30
NNW
30
N
25
NNW
5
NW
15
S
25
S
30
S
25
SSE
20
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crossglasscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:11PM
1.57
9:38AM
1.52
9:52PM
1.56
10:17AM
1.50
10:34PM
1.55
10:56AM
1.48
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:43AM
0.73
3:44PM
0.76
4:25AM
0.70
4:24PM
0.74
5:05AM
0.67
5:03PM
0.72
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Sunrise----6:43-------6:43-------6:45---
Sunset-------6:00-------6:00------5:58-
cloud
light rain
mod rain
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
-39211------------------
Temp. °C171414161817181716171717171717171716151414141414
Feels °C (?)16151214151315121112121212121213131315121091011
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