The Island (Island Bay) Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.35° S 174.78° E

The Island (Island Bay) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 16 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Island (Island Bay) sea temperature is
13.7°C
1.1° 

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 (16 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Oct, local time) - 18ft (5.5m), 10s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Oct, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 10s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Oct, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 10s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for The Island (Island Bay) at 2PM is: 5.0m 10s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Oct)18ft (5.5m)10s
Afternoon (16 Oct)15ft (4.5m)10s
Evening (16 Oct)13ft (4.0m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun afternoon, min 8°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the S on Fri morning, light winds from the SW by Sat night).

Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
3
4
4
4
4
3
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
5
S
10
5.5
S
10
5
S
10
5
S
10
4.5
S
10
4.5
S
10
4
S
10
4
S
10
3.5
S
9
3.5
S
10
3
S
10
3
S
10
2.5
S
10
2.3
S
10
1.6
SSW
11
1.5
SSW
11
1.8
S
9
1.9
S
14
1.9
S
13
1.8
S
13
1.7
S
13
1.7
S
13
1.7
S
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4579
6338
5411
4910
4084
3676
3067
2720
2337
2175
1702
1454
1203
1024
599
467
476
1309
1233
1074
946
961
956
Wind (km/h)
60
S
55
S
60
S
55
S
50
S
50
S
50
S
45
S
45
S
40
S
35
S
25
S
20
S
20
S
15
S
15
SSW
5
SW
5
NW
15
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
15
NNW
15
N
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
9:57AM1.61m
10:24PM1.54m
10:40AM1.58m
11:05PM1.52m
11:22AM1.56m
Low Tide
3:45AM0.76m
4:28PM0.71m
4:29AM0.75m
5:11PM0.69m
5:11AM0.74m
5:52PM0.67m
light rain
cloud
light rain
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:31
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6:30
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6:28
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7:42
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7:43
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7:44
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 mm
1
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1
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1
1
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1
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Temp °C
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
10
10
10
9
9
8
8
11
13
14
13
12
Feels °C
-4
-3
-4
-3
-3
-2
-2
-1
0
0
2
4
5
6
5
6
6
6
8
9
10
10
9
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