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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Friday 17 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
16.9° C
(Which is 1.6°C warmer than 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: 0.7m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm April 17). An open ocean swell of 2.4m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)9s
Afternoon (18 Apr)0.5ft (0.2m)15s
Evening (18 Apr)1ft (0.3m)9s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
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
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
S
0.8
S
0.7
S
0.6
S
0.5
S
0.4
S
0.2
SSW
0.3
S
0.3
S
0.2
SSW
0.3
S
0.3
S
0.3
S
0.3
S
0.3
S
0.3
S
0.3
S
0.9
SSW
1.8
S
2.2
S
2.4
S
2.5
S
3
S
3
S
Period(s) (?)99999915991499999884667777
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1279671523724211414201414141413121224212384530570776806
Wind
(km/h)
50
NNW
50
NNW
55
NNW
55
NNW
45
NNW
50
NNW
40
NNW
30
NNW
25
NNW
20
NW
30
N
30
NNW
30
NNW
30
NNW
25
NNW
15
NNW
10
S
25
SSE
35
SSE
40
SSE
45
SSE
45
SSE
40
SSE
10
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:08AM
1.65
5:32PM
1.70
6:08AM
1.67
6:29PM
1.77
7:07AM
1.69
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:50PM
0.64
11:27AM
0.67
11:55PM
0.61
12:25PM
0.64
12:58AM
0.57
1:20PM
0.60
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Sunrise----6:54-------6:54-------6:56---
Sunset------5:45-------5:44-------5:43-
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
rain showers
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
heavy rain
thunderstorm
Rain (mm)
--124278454--1--111--11129
Temp. °C161717171716151415141314151516151313131313131415
Feels °C (?)8888107891111889911121196545714
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