The Island (Island Bay) Surf Break

The Island (Island Bay) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 41.35° S 174.78° E

Issued: 11 am 03 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's The Island (Island Bay) sea temperature is
12.1° C

Normal for this time of year

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 (03 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 13s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 13s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for The Island (Island Bay) at 3PM is: 0.3m 13s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 03). An open ocean swell of 2.0m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Jul)1ft (0.3m)10s
Afternoon (03 Jul)1ft (0.3m)13s
Evening (03 Jul)1ft (0.3m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Sun night. Very mild (max 13°C on Sat afternoon, min 8°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the N on Sat night, moderate winds from the NNW by Sun afternoon).

Fri
3
Saturday
4
Sunday
5
Mon
6
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
11
0.3
E
13
0.3
E
13
0.3
E
13
0.3
E
12
0.3
E
12
0.3
E
12
0.3
E
12
0.3
E
12
0.3
E
11
0.3
E
11
0.3
E
11
0.3
E
11
0.4
E
11
0.4
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.9
SSW
5
1.4
SSW
5
2
SSW
6
3
SSW
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
19
21
29
29
28
26
26
25
25
24
23
21
21
21
36
31
17
18
8
8
35
106
329
834
Wind (km/h)
45
NNW
45
NNW
45
NNW
45
NNW
45
NNW
45
NNW
45
NNW
40
N
40
N
45
N
45
N
45
N
50
N
60
N
50
N
40
NNW
40
NNW
35
NNW
35
NNW
25
NNW
40
S
45
S
50
S
55
SSE
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
7:15AM1.43m
7:24PM1.51m
7:59AM1.43m
8:12PM1.50m
8:42AM1.45m
9:01PM1.51m
Low Tide
1:10PM0.73m
2:05AM0.71m
1:55PM0.71m
2:48AM0.69m
2:42PM0.69m
3:31AM0.67m
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
cloud
rain showers
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:47
7:47
7:47
7:46
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:01
5:02
5:02
5:04
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
2
7
Temp °C
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
11
9
11
12
13
12
12
13
13
13
13
12
12
9
8
8
8
Feels °C
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
3
1
2
3
4
3
1
4
6
6
6
6
7
1
-1
-2
-3
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
11
0.3
E
13
0.3
E
13
0.3
E
13
0.3
E
12
0.3
E
12
0.3
E
12
0.3
E
12
0.3
E
12
0.3
E
11
0.3
E
11
0.3
E
11
0.3
E
11
0.4
E
11
0.4
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.5
NW
6
0.2
NNW
6
0.2
NNW
8
0.2
E
10
Energy kJ
19
21
29
29
28
26
26
25
25
24
23
21
21
21
36
31
17
18
8
8
18
3
7
8
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
8
0.2
S
8
0.1
SW
14
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.2
NNW
8
0.2
NNW
8
0.2
E
10
0.2
NNW
8
Energy kJ
5
4
8
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
5
5
5
6
6
5
4
7
7
8
7
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSW
14
0.1
SW
14
0.1
S
7
0.1
S
7
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
18
0.2
NNW
9
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.1
S
21
0.1
S
20
Energy kJ
18
8
1
1
5
2
6
7
8
8
9
8
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
NW
6
1.7
NNW
6
2
NNW
6
1.9
NNW
6
2
NNW
6
2.1
NNW
6
1.9
NNW
6
1.7
NNW
6
1.6
NNW
6
1.7
NNW
6
1.7
NNW
6
1.7
NNW
6
1.6
NNW
7
2
NNW
7
2
NNW
7
1.7
NNW
6
1.4
NNW
5
1.3
NNW
5
1.2
NNW
5
1.2
NNW
5
0.9
SSW
5
1.4
SSW
5
2
SSW
6
3
SSW
7
Energy kJ
214
195
275
251
284
335
251
197
160
175
208
215
223
361
404
188
95
83
72
67
35
106
329
834
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
3
2
1
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
2
Distance (km)
62
65
65
65
74
113
62
55
54
54
54
65
60
123
123
65
55
56
54
54
60
109
109
109
Best forecast wave conditions in Wellington
Rating
(10 max)
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
3
2
3
4
4
4
2
2
2
2
4
4
4
5
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
9
9
9
9
7
9
5
5
8
7
6
5
5
8
5
5
5
9
9
9
8
7
5
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