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 01 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Island (Island Bay) sea temperature is
12.9° C
0.8° 

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 (02 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 11s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for The Island (Island Bay) at 1AM is: 3.0m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 14s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 01). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Aug)6.5ft (2.0m)11s
Afternoon (02 Aug)4ft (1.2m)12s
Evening (02 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon afternoon, min 7°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, near gales from the SSW by Tue morning).

Sat
1
Sunday
2
Monday
3
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
2
4
3
3
3
3
1
1
1
1
2
1
3
3
2
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4
S
11
3.5
S
12
3.5
S
12
3
S
12
2.5
S
11
2.5
S
11
2
S
11
1.8
S
11
1.2
SSE
12
1.6
SSE
13
1.3
SSE
12
1.2
SSE
11
1.1
SSE
11
1
SSE
11
1.1
S
13
1.1
S
12
1.2
SSW
12
1.3
SSW
12
1.9
S
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3968
3643
3027
2457
1828
1485
917
716
385
791
483
366
302
270
389
383
447
511
1065
Wind (km/h)
40
S
30
S
15
S
5
W
20
NNW
25
NNW
20
N
25
NNW
25
NNW
30
N
30
N
35
N
30
NNW
30
N
10
WNW
15
NNW
20
NNW
30
WNW
40
S
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
High Tide
6:54PM1.50m
7:27AM1.44m
7:46PM1.50m
8:15AM1.48m
8:39PM1.52m
Low Tide
12:39PM0.70m
1:33AM0.70m
1:29PM0.68m
2:19AM0.69m
2:21PM0.67m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:28
7:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:24
5:25
5:27
 mm
Temp °C
8
8
7
7
7
7
7
9
9
9
9
10
10
10
9
12
14
13
9
Feels °C
-1
1
2
5
2
1
2
4
4
3
2
3
4
4
6
8
9
6
1
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