The Island (Island Bay) Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.35° S 174.78° E

The Island (Island Bay) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 05 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's The Island (Island Bay) sea temperature is
13.0° C
1.0° 

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 (05 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 12s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 11s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for The Island (Island Bay) at 9PM is: 2.5m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 17s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Aug)--
Afternoon (05 Aug)11ft (3.5m)12s
Evening (05 Aug)8ft (2.5m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 12°C on Sat morning, min 6°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, strong winds from the NNW by Fri morning).

Wed
5
Thursday
6
Friday
7
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
1
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
S
12
3
S
12
2.5
S
11
2.5
S
11
2
SSE
11
1.9
SSE
10
1.7
SSE
10
1.7
S
10
1.4
SE
10
1.4
S
10
1.3
SE
10
1.2
SE
10
1
S
17
1.4
S
16
1.5
S
15
1.5
S
14
1.7
S
13
1.6
S
13
1.5
S
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2923
2385
1803
1504
850
726
562
586
392
371
348
322
567
959
940
869
1006
826
660
Wind (km/h)
30
S
25
S
20
S
20
SSW
15
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
5
W
5
NNW
15
N
15
N
20
N
25
N
35
NNW
40
NNW
40
NNW
45
NW
35
NW
40
NW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
10:17PM1.57m
10:35AM1.64m
11:05PM1.60m
11:25AM1.69m
Low Tide
4:07PM0.64m
4:36AM0.63m
4:58PM0.61m
5:22AM0.60m
5:48PM0.58m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:22
7:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:29
5:30
5:30
 mm
Temp °C
7
7
7
7
7
6
6
7
7
8
8
8
8
8
8
10
10
10
11
Feels °C
0
1
2
2
2
2
3
5
4
4
4
4
2
1
0
2
2
3
4
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