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 am 28 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's The Island (Island Bay) sea temperature is
12.6° C
0.4° 

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 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 13s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for The Island (Island Bay) at 11AM is: 1.1m 12s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.8m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)12s
Afternoon (28 Jul)4ft (1.2m)13s
Evening (28 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 13°C on Thu afternoon, min 7°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (calm on Tue afternoon, near gales from the NNW by Thu night).

Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
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
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
2
2
2
1
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
ESE
13
1.2
SE
12
1.3
ESE
12
1
ESE
12
1.2
ESE
13
1.1
ESE
13
1.1
ESE
13
1.1
ESE
13
1
ESE
13
1
ESE
13
0.9
ESE
13
0.9
ESE
13
0.9
ESE
12
0.8
ESE
12
0.8
ESE
12
0.8
ESE
12
0.8
ESE
12
0.7
ESE
12
0.6
ESE
12
0.6
ESE
12
0.5
ESE
11
0.5
ESE
11
0.5
ESE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
423
449
504
297
437
408
421
421
326
326
265
235
217
167
167
164
164
125
109
107
74
73
71
Wind (km/h)
10
N
10
N
10
N
10
NNW
5
NW
0
ENE
5
NE
10
NNE
20
N
25
N
35
N
40
N
45
NNW
45
NNW
45
NNW
45
NNW
45
NNW
45
NNW
40
NNW
45
NNW
45
NNW
50
NNW
50
NNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
High Tide
3:35AM1.45m
3:48PM1.55m
4:20AM1.43m
4:31PM1.53m
5:05AM1.41m
5:16PM1.51m
Low Tide
9:34AM0.77m
10:17PM0.76m
10:20AM0.75m
11:06PM0.75m
11:06AM0.73m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:33
7:31
7:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:21
5:22
5:22
 mm
Temp °C
7
7
7
9
9
9
9
8
8
8
7
10
11
12
12
11
12
12
12
12
13
12
13
Feels °C
3
3
3
6
7
7
6
4
3
2
-1
2
2
3
4
2
4
4
5
4
5
3
4
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