The Island (Island Bay) Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.35° S 174.78° E

The Island (Island Bay) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 28 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Island (Island Bay) sea temperature is
14.0°C
0.8° 

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 (28 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Island (Island Bay) at 6AM is: 1.3m 9s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 28). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)9s
Afternoon (28 Oct)3ft (0.9m)12s
Evening (28 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu morning, min 10°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Tue night, near gales from the NW by Wed afternoon).

Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
2
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
S
9
1.5
S
9
1.3
SSW
9
1
S
9
0.8
SSW
9
0.9
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
11
0.8
SSW
10
0.8
SSW
10
0.5
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
15
0.5
SSW
15
0.5
SSW
14
0.5
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
1
SSW
13
1
SSW
13
1.2
SSW
11
1.5
SSW
11
2.5
SSW
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
372
397
295
169
113
224
156
136
131
104
222
72
121
116
116
156
207
281
395
378
367
370
467
467
Wind (km/h)
10
WSW
20
NW
40
NW
45
NW
55
NW
55
NW
50
NW
45
NW
40
NW
40
NW
50
NW
50
NW
55
NW
25
SW
15
SSE
10
NW
35
WNW
20
SW
10
NNW
35
NW
35
WNW
30
SSW
15
S
20
S
Wind State
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross
cross-on
off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
off
off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
7:01AM1.74m
7:38PM1.65m
7:56AM1.79m
8:35PM1.67m
8:51AM1.82m
9:30PM1.68m
Low Tide
00:57AM0.69m
1:30PM0.63m
1:52AM0.65m
2:30PM0.58m
2:45AM0.59m
3:27PM0.53m
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Temp °C
11
10
12
14
14
14
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14
13
13
13
14
15
12
10
10
11
11
10
13
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14
12
11
Feels °C
9
5
4
5
4
3
4
6
4
4
3
5
5
7
7
7
3
6
7
5
6
8
8
6
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