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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Saturday 23 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
13.6° 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 8PM is: 1.0m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am May 23). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 May)2.5ft (0.8m)12s
Afternoon (23 May)2.5ft (0.7m)12s
Evening (23 May)3.5ft (1.0m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Sat afternoon, min 10°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Sun morning, fresh winds from the N by Mon night).

Sat
23
Sunday
24
Monday
25
Tue
26
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
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
0
2
3
3
4
3
2
1
1
1
0
0
3
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
12
0.7
SSW
12
0.7
SSW
11
1
S
11
0.9
SSW
13
1.3
S
15
1.4
S
15
1.4
S
14
1.3
SSW
14
1.3
S
13
1.3
SSW
16
1.4
S
16
1.4
S
16
1.5
S
16
1.5
S
15
1.5
S
14
1.6
S
14
1.5
S
13
1.5
S
13
1.5
S
13
1.5
S
13
1.4
S
12
1.4
S
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
198
192
142
117
220
277
780
847
780
636
609
849
1055
1055
1149
1065
905
971
806
771
759
737
604
575
Wind (km/h)
5
SSW
20
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SE
15
SE
10
ESE
10
E
10
E
5
SE
15
SSE
10
ESE
15
ENE
10
NE
10
N
15
N
20
N
25
N
25
N
25
N
35
N
35
N
20
NNW
5
S
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-on
High Tide
10:25AM1.68m
10:53PM1.75m
11:18AM1.65m
11:48PM1.70m
12:12PM1.63m
00:40AM1.66m
Low Tide
4:39PM0.47m
5:16AM0.47m
5:35PM0.50m
6:05AM0.51m
6:29PM0.55m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:28
7:30
7:31
7:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:05
5:04
5:04
5:02
Temp °C
12
12
13
12
12
12
11
11
11
13
13
12
11
10
10
10
10
11
11
11
12
13
12
12
11
9
10
9
9
9
9
9
9
11
10
10
8
7
8
7
6
6
6
6
6
7
9
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
12
0.7
SSW
12
0.7
SSW
11
0.4
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
13
1.3
S
15
1.4
S
15
1.4
S
14
1.3
SSW
14
1.3
S
13
1.3
SSW
16
1.4
S
16
1.4
S
16
1.5
S
16
1.5
S
15
1.5
S
14
1.6
S
14
1.5
S
13
1.5
S
13
1.5
S
13
1.5
S
13
1.4
S
12
1.4
S
12
Energy kJ
198
192
142
117
61
277
780
847
780
636
609
849
1055
1055
1149
1065
905
971
806
771
759
737
604
575
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NW
4
0.2
NNW
9
0.1
NW
9
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
11
0.2
ENE
12
0.2
ENE
11
0.2
ENE
11
0.2
ENE
11
0.2
ENE
10
0.5
NE
10
0.3
ENE
10
0.3
ENE
10
0.3
ENE
10
0.3
ENE
10
0.2
S
18
0.3
ENE
10
0.7
NNW
4
0.4
NNW
5
Energy kJ
2
8
3
5
5
5
2
5
5
14
13
12
11
11
52
22
21
20
20
25
19
21
11
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NW
9
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
12
0.1
NW
9
0.1
NW
9
0.1
N
8
0.1
NE
10
0.1
N
11
0.1
NE
12
0.1
SE
11
0.1
N
18
0.1
E
11
0.3
ENE
10
0.3
ENE
10
Energy kJ
3
5
5
3
3
1
4
2
6
5
6
3
19
19
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NW
4
0.6
SSW
4
0.7
SSW
4
0.6
S
4
1
S
11
0.7
SSE
4
0.4
ESE
3
0.4
SE
3
0.5
E
3
0.4
ESE
3
0.5
E
4
0.5
E
3
0.4
ENE
3
0.4
NNW
2
0.8
NNW
4
1
NNW
4
1
NNW
4
1
NNW
4
0.9
NNW
4
0.7
NNW
4
0.5
NW
4
Energy kJ
3
12
19
14
220
16
3
3
5
4
6
6
4
2
14
38
39
35
29
16
7
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
2
1
1
2
3
2
2
1
1
2
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
2
Distance (km)
60
29
44
39
39
39
11
9
9
29
29
9
1
1
0
1
1
39
39
39
39
39
0
5
Best forecast wave conditions in Wellington
Rating
(10 max)
1
3
3
3
1
1
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
8
4
4
6
7
8
7
6
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
5
5
6
7
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
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