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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Tuesday 20 Jan 2026 NZDT
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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
16.6° 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 12AM is: 0.6m 14s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.9m 5s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm January 20). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Jan)3ft (0.9m)14s
Afternoon (21 Jan)3ft (0.9m)14s
Evening (21 Jan)3.5ft (1.0m)13s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
1
1
0
1
1
2
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.4
SE
1.2
SE
0.5
S
0.6
S
0.7
S
0.9
S
0.9
S
0.8
S
1
S
1
S
1
S
1
S
0.9
S
0.9
S
0.8
S
1
ESE
1
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
1
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.7
ESE
Period(s) (?)551414131414141414131312121181010101010101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)987010113417630233326039436134533023522415712519415717519015415110581
Wind
(km/h)
30
SE
25
SE
25
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
15
E
15
E
10
E
15
E
15
ENE
10
E
15
E
15
E
20
ENE
5
NE
10
NNW
20
NW
15
N
15
NE
15
NE
20
N
15
N
20
NNW
30
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
onononcross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscross-
off		offcross-
off		crosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		offoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:10PM
1.43
7:23AM
1.53
8:00PM
1.44
8:15AM
1.53
8:48PM
1.47
9:08AM
1.54
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:16PM
0.72
1:10AM
0.69
2:06PM
0.69
1:58AM
0.67
2:53PM
0.67
2:50AM
0.65
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
Sunrise-----6:11-------6:11-------6:13--
Sunset-8:52-------8:51-------8:51------
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part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C171615151515161920181616171817181918181817171819
Feels °C (?)111111111213141818161515161618191717181715151514
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